“SHAMES Skin iing MOUNTAIN At Its Peak

Ki TIPS

by Tim Foster, Skier Services Diractor

Skiing soft spring snow "Mashed potatoes"

- When skiing this ‘soft snow, it’s ‘important to stay balanced. You’ ll ‘encounter piles of snow, bare ‘spots and other skiers’ ‘tracks which will want to take your skis. _ Ensure all your weight is on the outside ski and that your inside ski ‘is there to help you balance. Keep -your feet under you by pushing “them ahead as you hit an obstacle. ‘Otherwise, as your feet slow down, you'll feel like you're ‘falling forward,

_ Play with your balance point and find out what.works best for you in the "mashed potatoes”,

Shames Spring Hours

‘9 am. - 4 p.m. daily. ‘Lift tickets a

1/2 price throughout March! March 29 - Kermode Tuck fun speed skiing AND Nutrition Grand Ski competition Snowphone — out-of-town, call ‘toll-free 1-800-663-8300. Terrace skiers, call 638-8SKI (638-8754). For Skier Developnient programs, call 635-3773.

EALTY WORLD’ : aly 78 PEOPLE:

REALTY WORLD Lakelse Realty Skeena MAIl phone 638- 0268 — Supporters of : Shames Mountain

- playing “her

KELOWNA’S - LOSS A GAIN» FOR SMITHERS

The community ‘of Smithers | will host the highest calibre race ~

event ever awarded in our région.

_A Federation Internationale De

Ski (F.LS.) race will be held at Ski Smithers on March 28, 29, 30

and 31:°

‘Ski areas require: special ap-

_ proval from the International

Federation to be considered to host such an event. . This competition was original-

‘ly scheduled to take place at Big . White ski area in Kelowna. Insuf-

ficient snow prompted race offi- cials to seek an alternate ski area,

With just eight days’ notice, the

Smithers Ski Club and the Smithers . -Ski accepted the event. Over 130

competitors, including J1, JA, JB»

and Seniors, will be seeking F.1S. points in slalom and giant slalom

events. Acting as technical del-

egate (T.D.) for the race will be Dee Read, mother of ‘Crazy

’ Canuck’ Ken Read.

The sudden. change of race venue has presented new chal-

lenges for local race organizers. |

Anyone willing to assist with the

| event would be ‘greatly appreci-- ated. Please call Ski Smithers

(847-2058) or Paul Ghallen, Chief

.. of Race, (847-2438),

MICHELLE STILL

AN ALL-STAR

team didn't return, home empty-

Terrace’s Michelle Hendry, . nal games .as a.

member of the Clan, was named

"to the | ‘all-tournament all-star -

Terrace Review — March 27, 1992

Corporation

_ off to even make the top’

second. team. Just last month | Michelle was selected NAIA: player. of the year for a fourth consecutive season for District One, and she’s one of 10 finalists for overall player of the ‘year’ for 1991-92. i:

She became only ‘the fifth player in NAIA history to top the — 3,000-point plateau. She wound up with 3,162 points, fourth among all players: in NATA his- |

. tory.

There has been talk of. retir- ing Hendry and career assist record-holder Andrea Schnider’s jerseys, but a decision on this won't be made till the Start of next season.

The NAIA tournament title went to Arkansas Technical Golden Suns who bounced South- — western Oklahoma 644d in the title contest. - :

This week sees. Michelle at

‘Toronto for National team try:

outs.

| RUPERT

OUTMATCHED

- Prince Rupert Senior Second- ary basketball teams fared badly in their B.C, playoff quests for provincial championships,

The female Rainbirds: were thumped in straight matches for a winless record and final position of 16th and last.

. The male Rainmakers went

down fighting. Placed iii :the un-

enviable position of havin ‘to play

group

for triple ‘AAA’, Rainmakers

fought back from a 37-19 Halftime _ defigit to tie against Cranbrook’s Mount Baker Trojans, "" Although her Simon Fraser: _ University Clan ladies’ basketball “ team’ was eliminated - after: two games at the NAIA. champion-. ships at Jackson, Tennessee, the

“Tt was 84-84 with-seconds.to go when a Trojan stole ‘the ball. ‘and hooped the wi ing two-

_ pointer, . This was. the ‘ sudden- ‘death, '' back-door ‘qualifier to

clirich the final berth. Rainmakers out.

. Next day in the tournament's opening: ‘round, ‘Nort Delta Huskies‘ - knocked Muaht!'Baker ‘into the losers’ side 106-54,