European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                S a it or offt tsar l Quot a it a. ,. A s in r a Ltd i or a Ysmel  terror makes for a Good teacher by Effie Bathen staff writer fear can really improve skiing according to Chuc Dittell. At the time he was t talking about falling Down the Hill. Actually that s where he was trying to get fast. Checking his watch at the top of an austrian Mountain the skier and his teacher suddenly realized that they were going to be late for the bus Back to the hotel at Chi Emsee a Lake in Southern Germany. They screamed Down a red or intermediate run. Quot our legs were on fire Quot he said. Quot it was like getting four lessons in 10  Dittell had started his ski week with Only experience from a couple of lessons a which he had taken on a Bunny Hill in the italian Alps almost 10 years ago. The panicked skier in quieter times is a vehicle control noncommissioned officer at the 608th Aerial port so at Ramstein a in Germany. He is also working on his master s degree in counselling and Only half jokingly mentions that he might decide to use skiing As therapy someday. But As far As his mad dash for the ride Home went he said Quot every time i banked my legs were screaming Stop you fool but then i thought it s a Long haul Back if i miss the  an amazing thing about skiing is How quickly a skier in Good physical shape can Advance once he or she has mastered the basics and has the drive. Quot we Rise to the occasion Quot said fellow ski student Mike Frigault a Petty officer second class from a Navy unit at bad sibling Germany. He also signed on the recent ski trek sponsored by the armed forces recreation Center at Chi Emsee. He hit the Milder slopes in the German Alps a few times last year and started his ski week in the beginner 2 category. Within a few Days he was also mastering the intermediate . No doubt the former football player and All european Power lifting competitor has an Edge on lower body strength. He can squat and lift 500-plus pounds. Although the Bristol conn., native grew up in Snow country he said that As a kid his Only Winter sport was making Snow Angels. Before this season s lessons Frigault said that he was Quot pretty much a Down Hiller. I could t control  Quot now i know i can ski Austria. And i know what i m doing on the slopes Quot said the 27-year-old who expects to ski at least a dozen More Days this Winter. Quot i m ready to go All  facts the armed forces recreation Center in Germany sponsors a number of Winter activities and Tours. Ski lessons Are available at All Levels. Teachers also customize lessons to students skill Levels. According to officials Contact the following for information and reservations Chi Emsee Call Dan 441-2355 or civilian country code 49 8051-803172. Fax country code 49 8051803158. Write Chi Emsee reservations unit 24604, Apo a 09098 or . Rathaus am Chi Emsee Felden 25, 83233 Bernau. Garmisch Call Dan 440-2575 or civilian country code 49 8821-79081. Fax country Conje 49 8821 -3942. Write Garmisch reservations unit 24501, Apo a 09053 or Osterfeld Strasse 2, 82467 Garmisch Parten Kirchen. Or visit your military travel office. A Effie Bathen Beautiful scenery Only adds to the enjoyment of skiing. Chuck Dittell Quot puts on the brakes Quot on an intermediate slope. Mike Frigault a Navy Man stationed in bad sibling Germany enjoys the intermediate slopes