European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. December 18, .1990 the stars and stripes a v Page 9 ski season Snow in a by Brenda Fowler Vienna Austria not a it has been snowing a a realty snowing a in the Alps and contrary to popular belief that is a bit unusual for this time of year. A a it a snowing again right now a said Nikolaus dumb who runs the hint Arbrau hotel a Small Lodge at Kitz Biichel Austria s jct set resort in Tyrol. The Early Snow is Welcome. So Little fell in the Alps in the last three Winters that Many ski slopes became mud slides and would be skiers ended up on nature hikes or at Barbie us. The poor Snow conditions damaged economies that rely on a Strong flow of tourists. Quot but since the first snowfall at the end of november moods have improved and austrian skiers ski makers and those who run ski lifts Are hoping that the Snow will stick. A a meteorologist can Only predict for three or four Days in Advance but it s a relatively Good Start a said Peter Parson a meteorologist with the weather service in Innsbruck. A a in la say the Winter is beginning better than it has for the last three  the situation is similar All Over the Alps where in some areas several inches of Snow have fallen in the Las week on top of older Snow. A i think the whole Alpine Region is full of Snow a said Gottfried Kunzi director of the Swiss tourism federation in  a it a already quite difficult to get accommodations Between Christmas and new years  across the Border at Chamonix in the French Alps two Cable cars Are already working and the resort has been inundated with people who made last minute reservations when it snowed said Bernard Prudhomme who runs the tourist office there. On the Hahnenkamp a 5,461-foot Mountain near Kitz Biichel 24 inches of Snow have fallen already this Winter compared with 8 inches by this time last year said Gerhard Baumgartner a meteorologist at the. Centra station for meteorology and geodynamics Here adding that the snowfall was Normal for this time of year. A a a a a. A a a a a while the first major crush of tourists is not expected until dec. 20, when Many europeans begin their Winter vacations Many More skiers than usual crossed into Austria from Italy and Southern Germany last weekend to try gut the fresh Snow. Quot you can already ski All the Way from the top of the Sunn it to the Valley a said Rudi Sailer who runs the ski school at Kitz Biichel. Retailers and others who have been especially hard hit in the last three Winters Hope that the excitement of skiers on the slope will carry into their shops where the Neon yellow and Pink ski outfits from seasons past have just about reached their life expectancy. Quot what our experience has shown is that if tourists stay away one year the purchasing Power they had originally allocated on travel will be saved up and they will spend it the next year a said Georg Busch an economist with Vienna a Institute for comparative economic research Winter tourism which accounts for less than 3 percent of Austria s Gross Domestic product was expected to bring in a record $6.7 billion it Revenue this year even before the unexpected snowfall Busch said. Despite the Lack of Snow last Yeier 50.5 million a overnight stays half of them in Tyrol were registered during Winter months in Austria this year even before the heavy Snow economists had predicted an increase to 51,3 million overnight. Stays he said., in fact despite the groans from those in the Industry austrian resorts have fared far better in the last three Winters than those in Switzerland where losses amounted to nearly $400 million last year and drove sonic Low lying resorts to the Brink of bankruptcy Kunzi said.  people argue that the ski Industry is overextended and that Many villages offer skiing at altitudes that Are too Low to guarantee Snow in Decem her and Early january what saved Austria last year was the eight glaciers that offer nearly year round skiing Parson said. Other places were Able to produce enough artificial Snow to keep skiers relatively satisfied. A a there was always enough Snow to ski at Kitz Biichel last year but the feeling Wasny to there a dumb said who added that real skiing requires deep powdery Snow. A Quot a a / a a it at Kneissl a Large ski manufacturer in Kun Stcin three poor seasons meant financial losses of 10 percent said Sci isfried Pazier a partner in the company. A a v / but the poor Snow conditions inspired the company to develop a relatively inexpensive Type of Short ski that can be used on Little Snow. Since the a big foot ski was introduced in september sales have been just As High As for regular skis a you can ski backward with it because the tips Are curved take it on your Mountain hike or whatever a Pazier said. /25 Are saved from ice floes in Minnesota Lake Mille lacs Minn. A Twenty try. People were rescued after the ice they were fishing of broke free and drifted More than half a mile into a Lake authorities say. No Otic wins injured sunday but it ice houses and three All terrain vehicles were left on the 5-Ineh-Lhiek Iee. Authorities said they would be recovered after the ice freezes Back together probably in about two weeks. Quot one person told me they looked Down at their fishing Hole and noticed rocks going by and could t understand Why the water was moving so rapidly Quot said sheriffs Deputy Herb Willis. John Odle owner of a resort on Lake Mille Lac a said he barely managed to reach the Shore before the ice broke free. Nineteen people were left on the Floe which was about a half mile Long and a Quarter Niile w Ide he said. Quot some were frantic and started to panic waving shirts to get attention a Odle said a things got really crazy at this Point a Odle and Billy Cawelti who operates a nearby resort rescued the 19 by boat he said. The men along with Rescue workers uld brought four adults and two evil Dreili to Shore from another Floe a half mile away a they were All very wet and one of the Little boys was Only wearing Tennis shoes a Odle said. Willis said Lake Mille Lues usually does not break up this late in the year hut warm weather and Strong winds had opened a Large Hole in the Middle of the Lake allowing room for other chunks to break free and Drift. Temperatures in the area this month have been in the 30s and 40s, the Lake is about 60 Miles North of Minneapolis where was 31 degrees at  feels min quake free of injuries damage Lafayette and up1 a slight earthquake Shook Central Indiana Early monday but no injuries or serious damaged were reported. The National earthquake information Center in Golden Colo said the quake hit at 12 25 . Est and measured 3 on the Richter Seale. Its epicentre was about 15 Miles North of Lafayette. People in the area had been sensitive to earthquakes because of predictions by new Mexico climatologist i Ben Browning who said the Midwest would experience a major earthquake around dec 3 along the new Madrid fault. Officials said mondays tremor apparently was unrelated to Brownings prediction. High tide reveals prehistoric site at Cape cod archaeologists George Stillson Center and Gerald Kelso left dig up evidence. Eastham mass a the a we come sign at the Border of this Small Cape cod town reads a settled by Piu grims in 1644,�?� _ but archaeologists have found evidence the Date is really 8,000 years before that when ancestors of today s indians formed a settlement Here. Unusually High tides last month sliced through 15 Feci of Sandy dunes on coast guard Beach part of the Cape cod National seashore the tide uncovered what archaeologists say is a portion of the oldest undisturbed example of a prehistoric settlement Ever found in the Northeast a we consider it kind of a miniature Pompeii a said Mike Whatley the Parks supervisory Ranger. But with More High tides expected on new years eve the Seaside window into the past could quickly close. So a team of archaeologists is frantically working in freezing temperatures and High winds to excavate the site. A a a it san emergency excavation. Just about everyone on our payroll is Down Here Quot said Linda Towle archaeology supervisor for the National Park services North Atlantic Region. In their Rush to save the treasure buried on the Beach the scientists have yet to spend much time evaluating what they be found they believe however that the area was used about 8,000 years ago by a Small group of people who moved from one place to another depending on the season. Ice covered All of new England until about 15,000 years ago. After the glaciers retreated scientists say the first human beings started arriving 10,000 to 12,000 years  and Spear Points found at the site indicate that this particular group of Cape coders was made up of Hunters most Likely of Deer Moose and Bear the dim outline of Post holes  of a Wall suggests a shelter was constructed using saplings stuck into the ground and covered with Reed Mats bark or fur. A Pond just to the South would have furnished water and Freshwater fish Towle said. It Park service rules limit excavation of / Sites unless they Are threatened so the archaeologists Here done to have carte Blanche to dig up the entire area. 7 he settlement was four Miles from the Ocean because the sea level was significantly lower and the eroded dunes show that the landscape then formed a Valley that would have sheltered the Encampment from the elements. Archaeologist Gerald Kelso noted the settlement is a reminder that other peo ple were in the area centuries before the pilgrims arrived from Europe. A your history was written by europeans so you have this Story of the Hardy pioneers settling Virgin territory a he said a a a Wasny to and it Hadnot been for i0,000 years before they got