. Ski-running . ly breaks only a short distance above the runner, and consequently, intlie event of an accident, search should first be made in that part of themass which is highest up the hill. Freshly-fallen snow is accordingly quite the most .serious danger of ski-running, and, inasmuch as it usually affords but poor going, it is seldomworth while venturmg far on very steep ground after a recent fall. After;v few days of fine weather, however, the snow settles down, the avalanchesnni off. and what remains becomes firmer and more crystaline in the pressure of its own weight,
. Ski-running . ly breaks only a short distance above the runner, and consequently, intlie event of an accident, search should first be made in that part of themass which is highest up the hill. Freshly-fallen snow is accordingly quite the most .serious danger of ski-running, and, inasmuch as it usually affords but poor going, it is seldomworth while venturmg far on very steep ground after a recent fall. After;v few days of fine weather, however, the snow settles down, the avalanchesnni off. and what remains becomes firmer and more crystaline in the pressure of its own weight, and owing to the peculiar property ofreijclatioii which solid w-ater possesses, the new fall attaches itself to theold crusts, and the conditions become, comparatively speaking, safe. It is a common saying amongst the Swiss that it is unsafe to ventureabove the tree-line, as long as any snow is left clinging to the trees onthe sunny side of the valleys. This rough test we have found to be a veryuseful one.— Br3ad Peak, in foregronnd at a height of 20,000 hi) hi\ GaillariiiOil. ODDS AXD EXDS, By E. C. Richardson. ANTIDOTES TO STICKING AND AIDS TOCLIMBING. In warm weather snow is apt to stick to the bottom of the ski(see page 22). It accumulates there in large watery clods, audrenders progress very slow and laborious. Under such circumstancesthe advice commonly given is not to go out at all, and unless thereis a prospect of better things, either in the shade or higher up, itis certainly best to stop at home. Nevertheless, the boundary linebetween sticking and not sticking is an extremely narrow one, and,moreover, one is not always sitting comfortably indoors when thetrouble begins. It is therefore important to consider what is to bedone to avoid or cure it. Waxing the ski is the simplest plan, and proves effective in thegreat majority of cases. It is true that with waxed ski hill-climbing may liecome a matter of considerable difficulty, for thewax is
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