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The
definitive guide to skiing and snow boarding on real snow
with real ski lifts
in the mountains of Cumbria, Northumberland and County Durham
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The
historical perspective |
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Snow
sports in the North of England can be traced back to
before the war. The Lake District Ski Club was founded
in the 1930's and skiing had taken place in the Lakes
and Pennines for some time before that.
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Historical
Links
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Country Diary - Winters gone by |
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Details:
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Newspaper
article on skiing in the Lake District. Originally appeared
in The Guardian of Monday January 3rd 2000. There are
references to the history of skiing on Raise. Beautifully
written by long standing countryside columnist and keen
Lake District skier A Harry Griffin. |
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Link:
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www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,247478,00.html |
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the link is no longer working try here |
| Cambridge
University Mountaineering Club |
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Details:
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Cambridge University Mountaineering Club Journal entry
from 1926 partly on skiing activities in the Pennines
at Langdon Beck and other areas. |
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Link:
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www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cumc/journals/26/notes.htm |
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the link is no longer working try here |
I would
be most ineterested to here any old stories of skiing in the
Pennines and Lake District, and would be happy to publish them
here.
please
email me
snowlion@computermail.net
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