Vintage Female Long Board Skier in 1850 Attire
by Bonnie Colgan
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Vintage Female Long Board Skier in 1850 Attire
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Bonnie Colgan
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Photograph - Photography Prints
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Contestants, both male and female, young and not-so-young, decked out in 19th-century winter attire, strap themselves onto very long wooden skis or "longboards" with nothing more than leather strips. Then the daredevils lunge straight downhill. Going straight is absolutely necessary, because these long, skinny skis, sometimes 15 feet or longer, do not turn. Success is all in the dope, longboard ski historians say, "dope" being the 1850s term for secret-recipe homemade ski wax.
But after you achieve lightning speed down the slopes at 88 miles per hour!-you do have to stop. That means practically sitting on your ski pole, creating an impressive "rooster tail" of flying snow behind when there's plenty of powder. But if fellows aren't careful with that pole they may worry about their ability to father future generations. (Thus the nickname "soprano stick.") Ladies have been silent on the subject of ski-pole contact. They probably worry more about those long skirts flying up in their faces, showing off pantaloons to all and sundry spectators. And yes, being blinded by fine woolens, even temporarily, is a safety hazard. Complicating competition still further is the alcohol, a big part of the event since local competition began. Imbibing is almost mandatory, in keeping with tradition; safety helmets and goggles, however, are not allowed.
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April 12th, 2021
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