RECREATION
Snowless Skiing, Iceless Skating
For skiers, snow is white gold. Until it falls, they are a frustrated lot, all booted up, geared, waxed, with nowhere to go. Some skiers have tried to get in condition early by skiing on sand, pine needles or hay — all far from satisfactory.
To hurry up the season, and extend it after the snow has melted, at least 20 different manufacturers have tried to find a good synthetic substitute. Most of them have wound up with a blizzard of problems.
One firm covered the...
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