The cross-country skiers go in lines past our window.
The skiers disappeared into their houses or went ice skating or swimming.
Instead, the skier goes directly to the lift line, and shows the card.
The farther apart the gates, the faster the skiers can go.
Besides, many recreational skiers are already going too fast.
They want to make sure the skiers go away as happy as can be expected under the circumstances.
"These shorter events let skiers go at their own pace," said Lee Todd, executive director of the series.
There may have been something magical about the moon in 1970, at least as far as skiers go.
The rules require a downhill course to be constructed so that a skier could go from top to bottom without using poles.
By the time I went downstairs again the skiers had all gone.