Scouting, Volume 38, Number 2, February 1950 Page: 33
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Down goes the starter's flag and off go the teams in the Orienteering Race. It's a combination of cross country
ski racing and map reading. Good skiers may lose if they don't pick and follow the shortest route on the map.
The Lowville School, where we headed after
supper, has a fine gym and auditorium. Oh sure,
the girls were there in full force and it didn't take
us long to get acquainted. A caller gave those city
slickers who couldn't square dance some quick
pointers, and before you knew it their stocking
feet were flying. Ski boots were lined up all around
the gym. If you didn't care to dance, free ski movies
ran continually in the auditorium. These were se-
cured from the United States Eastern Amateur Ski
Association for just the express charges.
It seemed that 7 o'clock Sunday morning came
earlier than most 7 o'clocks, but after a fine break-
fast, we succeeded in getting our "slightly" aching
muscles moving once again and headed for special
services held in the local churches. Back at the
slope the downhill race got underway, but beyond
that, I'd rather not talk. Those Lowville sharpies
trimmed us again and copped the title as champs
for the year.
The amateurs had so much to do, we didn't
know quite where to start. There was a swell win-
ter camping demonstration over in the woods —
where one Unit spent the night, several short
cross-country trips went out with the instructors,
and five tows and hills competed for our every
minute. Noon found us gathered in Turin again for
another of those "never to be forgotten" dinners.
First prize of a racing compass for each man on
the team went to those crack Lowville skiers; we
The Obstacle Race is fun for skiers and spectators.
Ladders, wheel barrows, and saw horses are used.
took second, and Herkimer was third. It was all
over too soon. Most of the Explorer Units stayed
on for some more skiing in the afternoon, and about
4:00 p.m. we slowly and reluctantly mounted our
chariot to go home.
At first the conversation was brisk and story
after story of the eventful two days poured out.
The team members re-raced those tricky turns at
least a dozen times and always did a better job.
Six of the gang announced that they could do a
snow-plow turn and had skied the number 6 slope
under perfect control — some stuff for rank ama-
teurs. Gradually the voices quieted and the last
strains of "Two Boards Upon Cold Powdered
Snow" died away, I couldn't help thinking that
another wonderful Exploring weekend could be
logged in our Unit books, and with that I joined
the gang in sleep.
Champion skier or "sitzmaker," everyone's a winner
when he puts aside his ski poles for knife and fork.
EXPLORER SECTION
FEBRUARY, 1950
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