European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              What was if that instructor was saying about not lifting Back although the ski season is rapidly drawing to a close except for the dedicated types who Schuss on glaciers in july it might be Well to cast thoughts Back to the beginning of the Winter when you were getting a first exposure to the sport. Today you May feel like Jean Claude Killy but member that first gentle slide Down that Little Mound when the skis Sud Denly decided to go in different directions and you were left in the Middle or that creeping chill on the seat of the stretch pants after a Tumble into the Snow or that impasse when in some perverse Way a right ski got locked behind a left ski and it just was t possible to do anything except wait for help or that terrible sense of frustration when a safety binding refused to lock in place and you were stuck at the Bottom of the Hill while everyone else was already Riding the chairlift up you mean you Only remember that wonderful run when you out skied the instructor As Well As that obnoxious 6-year-old slalom artist Well to refresh your memory Here Are some photos of crisis us experienced by beginners taking part in the annual Southern european task Force ski session in Northern Italy. Now do you remember that ache a a. Now How in the world did that stupid ski get Clear Back there and How do i get it looses a photos by Guenter Schuettler from top left clockwise Welt Down again. Stand still you darn skis. Hey watch where you re falling. Maybe i can crawl Home on my Knees Page 12 maybe if i just Lay Here until the Snow melts it la be easier to get up the stars and stripes tuesday f 19, 1968 the stars and stripes