MICHIGAN STATE UNIVJERSITY S'F A T E N E W S East Lansing, Michigan Tuesday, January 16, 1968 Michigan State News, East Lansing, Michigan A patch of genius Wappen range in size from matter how hard it is for you. Un­ By BOB ZESCHIN small, three - by - two - inch der no circumstances are you to State News Staff Writer patches to impressive five-by- reveal that you had to work for two The ultimate status souvenir five inch crests (which also make straight summers in a sewage LANSING STORE that a skier returning from Eu­ dandy decorations for sport coats plant to be able to afford your rope can bring back— next to a — just say that “everybody on the six - wed; hitch - hiking vaca­ plaster cast autographed by team got these blazers.”) Prices tion. FOR PROFESSIONAL SKIWEAR Marielle Goitschel— is a set of range from thirty-five cents to If anyone asks you about them, the small ski patches, one from rarely more than a dollar, de­ look surprised, then check your each city where he’s skied. pending on the decoration. jacket (to give the impression by ERNST ENGEL A t last you can show up a 11 those Although it helps to get them that you didn’t know you were sm ug rich kids, who think they’re at each individual city, it’s com­ wearing them,) then say, “Oh, so smart with their Aspen andSu- forting to know that ypu don’t even these?” in the same tone that the garbush lift tickets dangling from have to go traipsing all over the Duchess of Windsor might use to parkas, with your own Jacket Alps to get these patches— refer to her star sapphires.Then studded with patches from the they're sold in just about every give a casual discourse on skiing most glittering names on the Eu­ major railroad station in Austria, conditions at each city. Drop ropean ski circuit — Innsbruck, Switzerland and southern Ger­ phrases like “Chamounix was all Kltzbnehl, St. Moritz, Garm isch- many. You can get enough for two right but Val D ’Isere is where it's Partenkirchen, Cortina and or three parkas in one easy stop, really happening.” And "A ll the d o z e n s o f o th e rs. and nobody will know that that’s tourists at Hahnenkahm were These patches, or “Wappen,” how you got them. dreadful— I might as well have .as they are called by their col­ And they’re sold year-round, been at Boyne (or whichever lectors, are small, embroidered all four seasons. You don’t even American patches whoever asks felt shields, usually decorated have to wait until winter to get you is wearing).” with the name of the city and what­ them. Just because they’re for Good names of people to drop: ever that city’s crest is. The skiers doesn’t necessarily mean Toni, Jean-Claude, Marielle, Tirol patch, for example, has a that all those little old ladies Christine, Christl, Traudl and huge red eagle on a silver back­ operating souvenir shops (Inns­ Egon. Under no circumstances ground, the symbol of that Aus­ bruck averages nearly three sou­ use last names and for God’s trian province. Kitzbuehl’s fea­ venir shops to every other kind sake, don’t blow the whole put- tures a golden mountain goat In of business) have to wait until on by referring to "Stein” — he a field of edelweiss. there’s snow on the ground to spends all his time in the States Wappen from the Olympic make a few pfennigs off the tour­ anyw ay. cities are especially prized— is t s . If you intend to go the whole Innsbruck, Cortina, Garmiscb Before you sew them on your route, be sure to read skiing and Grenoble. Even Munich, se­ jackets, try to weatherbeat diem magazines regularly, to prevent lected for the 1972 games, has a little to give them the look getting nailed if somebody draws start putting “Olympia Stadt” and of having been baptized on the you into an even deeper discus­ the five-ringed Olympic symbol slopes. Putting them under a sun­ sion of skiing. Making a clanger on their patches. But then again, lam p to fade the colors is one way, like saying that a stem Christie Munich will be the site of the while soaking them in a solution is your favorite apres-ski cock­ summer games and telling any­ of weak bleach is another. tail will shoot your whole care­ body that you skied there would Tips on Wappen-wearing; A s­ fully worked out put-on sky high, tip them off for sure than you're sume the proper attitude of casual which of course, is the last thing putting them on. Indifference to these patches, no in the world you want. Frandor Store Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Monday thru Friday . 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Sevet^l slopes with four tows Beginning at Houghton, there’s can be ¡*>und at GLADSTONE SKI MOUNT RIPLEY. Open daily, PARK, three miles northwest of the area is served by.a T-bar Gladstone. Night skiing is a spe­ and rope tows. Snacks, rental c ia lty! ' equipment and instruction are Open' weekends is THUNDER offered. BOW L. Northwest of Manistique PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN, 17 on Thitpder Lake, the Bowl has miles west of Ontonagon has six six sidles, cross-country trails slopes, double T-bar and rope and tobogganing. tows. Rental equipment, meals and a ski chalet are available. BIG. VALLEY is located one At Ironwood is MT. ZION. mile south of Newberry. Open Four slopes and two downhill slopes with three tows are avail­ and two slalom are found. Rope able. A warming house is pro­ t o w s service the area where v id e d t%D. tobogganing is enjoyed by chil­ dre n. BRIQS’S HILL has one slope Three miles northwest ofBes- and tov^ plus a shelter house. It semer is BIG POWERHORN. Lo­ is five miles west of St. Ig- cated on US-2, the area offers 11 nace or, US-2. trails for novice, intermediate and expert skiers. Double chair IROQfJIS MOUNTAIN LODGE lifts, a T-bar, rope tows, danc­ at Saul^Ste. Marie has six runs ing, a cocktail lounge, d inin g cross-country trails, chair lifts room, ski shop, ski rental, ski and rop tows. Overnight lodging, Skis await school, rathskeller and cour­ lounge, > ;afeteria and instruction tesy transportation are all avail­ are available too. The snow Is ready at Caberfae. the skis are awaiting and the skiers are coming. able at Powerhorn. That’», a wrap-up of the ski The sport attracts thousands of new enthusiasts each year. Open daily and nine m iles east story in the UP. State News Photo by Jim Richardson of Ir o n w o o d is IND1ANHEAD MOUNTAIN. A triple chair lift, double chair lift, T -b ars and rope tows carry skiers to the tops of nine runs and three slopes. MICHIGAN BRULE MOUNTAIN, seven m iles southwest of Iron River on M-189 and M-73 along the Brule invites you to a River, has six slopes, aT-bar and four tows. A chair lift, as well as cross-country trails, snow mak­ ing equipment, chalet and lunch room are found here too. Located at Crystal Falls off S K I WEEKEND US-2 is CRYSTELLA SKI HILL. Several slopes with two tows, Junior jumps and night skiing will be found. Skating and tobog­ ganing are offered to non-ski­ e r s . A t Ir o n Mountain is P I N E MOUNTAIN SKI AREA. With 12 slopes and trails, two double chairs and eight tows ride ski­ er s to the far hilltops. The w o rld ’s l a r g e s t artificial ski jump is located here. Instruction, lunches, and overnight lodging are available. At Ishpeming is theALQUAAL RECREATION AREA. It has three ski slopes, junior jumping hills, cross-country courses and toboggan runs. That’s not all either. Snowmobile trails, the National Ski Hall of Fame, Na­ tional Ski Museum and Suicide Hill Ski Jump are also located here. Iri M a r q u e t t e is CLIFF’S where the boys where the where the RIDGE SKI RESORT.