WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO BUT SKI when there’s snow on the ground?
When asked that question, late Austrian/North Conway skimeister Hannes Schneider (1890-1955) would answer, "Ja, what else is there to do but ski when there's snow on the ground?"
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