Not all Norwegians are awesome skiers

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Rob Bradlee

Traditional Easter ski break leaves Norwegians battered and bruised

Tue Mar 29,12:00 PM ET


OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norwegians claim they are just about born with skis
on their feet, but injury statistics from the Easter weekend suggest
they need more practice.



So many Norwegian snow lovers broke bones over the Easter holiday that
one hospital ran short of plaster for casts, a newspaper reported
Tuesday.


Easter break begins when the Nordic nation shuts down at midday
Wednesday and lasts through Monday, although many people stretch it to
10 days.


Just as the long, cold winter fades in the lowlands, Norwegians head to
the mountains in search of more snow.


The Norwegian Red Cross on Tuesday said it assisted 1,230 people,
mostly skiers, in the mountains during the holiday, an increase of more
than 60 per cent from Easter 2004.


Ole Gladsoe of the Red Cross said Easter can be the first and only ski
trip of the season for many, with neither the skiers nor their skis
being up to it.


"One should not set out on a (cross-country ski) trek without training.
One should not take off down an alpine slope without practice," he said
at the start of the break.


At the Ringerike Hospital, which treats patients from some of the most
popular ski areas in southeastern Norway, so many people - 278 - were
treated for broken bones that doctors ran out of its most commonly used
plasters for casts.






Rob Bradlee
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Bones heal,
Chicks dig scars,
Pain is temporary,
Glory is forever.


(Rob Bradlee) wrote in message .yahoo.com...
From Yahoo news (thanks to fark.com)
Rob Bradlee

Traditional Easter ski break leaves Norwegians battered and bruised

Tue Mar 29,12:00 PM ET

Rob Bradlee wrote:

From Yahoo news (thanks to fark.com)
Rob Bradlee

Traditional Easter ski break leaves Norwegians battered and bruised

Tue Mar 29,12:00 PM ET


OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norwegians claim they are just about born with skis
on their feet, but injury statistics from the Easter weekend suggest
they need more practice.

This is the key point:

This winter had horrible snow conditions for most of the winter, for
most of southern Norway.

Ole Gladsoe of the Red Cross said Easter can be the first and only ski
trip of the season for many, with neither the skiers nor their skis
being up to it.

Right, not skiing all winter, and then expecting to be able to ski at
Easter just as well as at the end of regular winter, just doesn't work.

Terje
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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Lars wrote:

Bones heal,
Chicks dig scars,
Pain is temporary,
Glory is forever.

So... is this an old Viking rowing song?

-Mitch