Ski-runs in the high Alps . e middle of yourstride, but somewhat higher on the rise of the hillthan the ground you stand on. It is a commonmistake to plant ones sticks down the slope, a sureway of running into danger. In case of a shp, theplace of hands and sticks is on the higher ground,while it is the business of the feet to seek alonea fresh hold lower- down. They are thus partlyrelieved from the weight of the body, and this iskept upright. 5. The clothes of the winter mountaineer should bestrong and warm. When moisture-laden, the air ismore trying than when it is dry, though a
Ski-runs in the high Alps . e middle of yourstride, but somewhat higher on the rise of the hillthan the ground you stand on. It is a commonmistake to plant ones sticks down the slope, a sureway of running into danger. In case of a shp, theplace of hands and sticks is on the higher ground,while it is the business of the feet to seek alonea fresh hold lower- down. They are thus partlyrelieved from the weight of the body, and this iskept upright. 5. The clothes of the winter mountaineer should bestrong and warm. When moisture-laden, the air ismore trying than when it is dry, though are not unknown in winter, and rain in thevalleys is an experience to be prepared and leggings should be weather-proof. Oneshould wear wind-proof knickerbockers or breeches, a WINTER MOUNTAINEERING 299 chamois leather waistcoat, a short but wide and easycoat. Rough woollen material collects the should be reserved for underwear. Outer gar-ments should present to the snow a smooth, closelywoven CHAPTEE XIV WINTEE STATIONS—WINTEE SPOETS-HOW TOUSE SKI The awakening of the English—Switzerland the ice and snowrink of Europe—The high winter stations and the low—Principal sporting centres — Insular delusions — TheContinental network of winter sport associations—Wintersports on ice—Tobogganing—The winter climate varieswith the altitude—A classification of sporting centres ac-cording to altitude—The ski-runner is monarch of the Alps—How to keep ones ski in good order—How to learn thegentle art of running on ski—Precepts and practice—Theturns, breaks, and swings—Point final. T is strange to have to acknowledge, that whilein the high-lying valleys of the Alps the Swisshave basked for centuries in hot Christmassunshine, the English, till within the last twentyyears, remained ignorant of Alpine wintersports. Enlightened medical men first recom-mended the tonic properties of the Alpineclimate in winter. Then came the spiritedpro
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