There's No Business Like Snow Business PAGE2B DAILY NEXUS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER20. 1980 Haute Couture ■ Slope fashions Revealed . The era of the super-hot,$ clusive Nexus interview. LeBlanc: Oh, }oui. They super-fashionable, super-e­ Nexus: What makes you have been creating quite a xpensive outfit was think that American skiers sensation at all of the finest thought to have passed us are ready f°r high-fashion European ski resorts. by. These past few years, the ski clothes? Nexus: Which retail best skiers the slopes LeBlanc: Well, as you chains have you negotiated were more likely to be know, I began my clothing w i^ to carry your fine? wearing a faded pair of empire by designing high- LeBlanc: None what­ Levi’s bellbottoms and a fashion jeans.' It was for­ soever. My line of ski wear is ■ m windbreaker than a form- midable. The more we far too exclusive to be sold fitting, meticulously changed, the more we sold- over ‘ the counter. Qur detailed, eye-catching en­ Naturally, we assume that designers and construction semble. However, thanks to skiers have tbe same sen­ people accept personal the efforts of noted French sibilities as jeans wearers, orders only; my un­ designer Jean-Claude Remy but a lot more money. It’s derstanding is that, at this LeFIeur LeBlanc, the well- just good business logic, no? time. there is a waiting list of dressed skiier n»ay be Nexus: Haye the approximately six years per making 3 comeback. prototypes of your new line item. LeBlanc discussed his new of clothes already made Nexus: I see. And who wiU line of ski wear in this ex- their debut? be abto to afford these rather extravagant articles of clothing? LeBlanc: Only the most A WARREN MILLER FEATURE FILM serious and dedicated ski- enthusiasts. You know, Emperors, Sheiks, Crown Priqces...that lot.

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Ski Team Ski Club It’s not too difficult to find students here at UCSB who like Snow skiing at UCSB? Maybe not. to ski. The UCSB Ski Club, with the largest membership of But what about snow skiing at Sun Valley, Mammoth, any club on campus, is evidence of this fact. Through the Tahoe, Aspen, or June Mt.? Ski Club, many of UCSB’s skiers have an economical op­ The UCSB Ski Club offers fun filled trips to all these portunity to get in a week of skiing during Christmas, a places. This club now offers 300 members terrific discount couple of weekends during the quarter and possibly another rates on traveling, lodging, and ski lift tickets. In addition, weekend during Easter. This leaves the average student, many of the local sports stores give a 10-20 percent discount who likes to ski, relatively satisfied and absolutely broke. to club members. This savings can certainly add up for However, for those few students here whose affection for those planning to buy new skiis, bindings, or boots. skiing borders on the obsessive, UCSB’s Ski Team is a Many on-campus activities are also offered by the ski- panacea to their obsessed condition. Along with aiding club to keep both mind and body tuned for the slopes. The these aspiring alpinists, the Ski Team also provides UCSB’s club will be showing a number of excellent ski movies campus with several ski related events which can be en­ (including that by Warren Miller) during the winter joyed by campus skiers of any levej. Two such events are quarter. planned this quarter to help get campus skiers ready for the Meetings are held every other week to keep members season. well informed on the latest plans for activities. During There is probably no better nonchemical means to get these meetings, guest speakers frequently demonstrate the excited about the upcoming ski season than a good Warren newest equipment and sportswear. These demo’s prove Miller ski movie. The UCSB Ski Team is bringing an hour helpful for members who are deciding whether to purchase and a half of this stimulant to the campus on Sun., Nov. 23 at new equipment and what to for. Buchanan Hall, Rm. 1910. Along with the film, door prizes, The club recently bought two Techni-, for members to donated by All-American Sporting Goods, will be given use at no cost. These “skis” simulate downhill skiing on a away. All this, for a buck and a half, isn’t too bad con­ skate—board like apperatus. The Techni-ski helps to sidering what the same dose of Warren Miller is going for in strengthen leg muscles and to develop coordinaton. The town. * ‘skier’ ’ simply cruises down any gradually sloping road. The next step to get ready for a good season is to take the To keep members’ skis in top condition, the ski club also old skis out of the closet and see if they still have bases and provides a tune-up bench, file, and iron for use before trips. edges. Since most skiers have a slight paranoia of burning 12th, just in time for the winter All-Cal trip. The tune—up It is nice to know that even at a “beach school” so far hot P-Tex into their bases or dragging a metal file along service will be priced well below that of any shop yet away from the snow, the Ski Club provides ample op­ their edges, they usually end up paying some resort ski conducted with the same high level of exjiertise. portunities for UCSB students. shop an exhorbiant price for the work. This year, the UCSB Finally, the UCSB Ski Team is putting together a ski Ski Team is providing two days of ski tuning, during which weekend during winter quarter, which will include, in campus skiers can have their bases and edges renewed by addition to recreational skiing, a chance for people to try a Ski Team members, people who have been tuning their own little racing and get some free instruction from some of the racing skis for years. This will happen on December 5th and more accomplished racers on the team.

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After the Game Come by and Celebrate Tech or Drown Your Sorrows in HOT FUDGE Year-Rou Friday, 2 p.m. Still anxiously working out the ans my 100A midterm, I mount my I.V. and head back to my aprtment, ph; refreshed but mentally exhausted. Upon trudging up the stairs to mj ment I find a piece of notebook papei BASKIN-ROBBINS door. “Heading for sunshine and Meet us at the green house at 3:30 ICS CREAM STORE you techni-ski, Scott and Glen. 5749 Calle Real Two beers and 20 minutes later Open till 11 pm daily • Midnite Fri & Sat Glen and I are at 2,000 vertical fe< sunshine, scented sagebrush and clt After some limbering excerices, we | ourselves for the four-mile, 30 descent down Gibraltar Road. A quick mental check list identii equipment: a magnesium based t The Ski Instructor super wide trucks and urethane ' rubber tipped ski poles; a pair of shoes. Standing atop Gibralta we mount our boards, give an init thrust, and begin our high energy rui We carefully time each pole plant, close to the fall line as we carve c down the winding balck asphalt strip Half way through the run our 1< lungs start sencing the effect of t ditionings. Calf and thigh muscles strain from the constant weigh Adrenalin pumps through our bodi tricky declining radius turn se shooting into a straight section, ena! to slow down and regain our control i This is the narrative of a techni-i revolutionary sport of the 80’s , tec are specifically designed to duplic carve of downhill skiing without the i

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"Ski People": Another Miller Success Santa Barbarians have the are as welcomed as kidding), and he continued to greatest concentration of stockings over the fireplace refine and expand the skiers of all the and (for us Jew s) candles on quality and range of the schools (at least in the Santa the Menorahs. As the title so movies. Each year following Barbara area). It’s also no boldly suggests, the movie is has brought over and secret that a fantastically about “the personalities of ushered in more frames of spirited and funny ski film ski people” and how they are film, and Miller’s millions by the Sorcerer of Slope, “as different as the terrain began to look forward to the Warren Miller, comes out they frequent.” The film next productions year after every year at around contains the visual year. Christmas time. Well, it’s stimulation fellow skiers will In Warren’s films, people around Christmas time find almost as orgasmic as are the stars (and those are again, and you know what riding the slopes themselves. the ones who most often see that means, you smart It is Miller’s personal doff of stars), but they also serve to devils. Yup, this year’s the ski cap to all the folk who record the styles of dress feature ski film is here. Not contribute to make our and modes of ski equipment only is itTiere, but you could wintertime exciting, en­ over the passing years. be there to watch it for a joyable, and expensive. Where boots once cost two SANTA BARBARA'S CROSS COUNTRY SKI SPECIALISTS mere pittance. Enjoying ‘ Warren Miller started his and four dollars, and skis skiing was never so cheap. motion picture career way practically DOUBLE that, Featuring the finest in quality outdoor clothing, Ski People is. Warren’s back in 1950, long before one can tell that times, most of us became unwanted methods, and prices have backpacking and mountaineering equipment ’ newest title, the latest in a line of thrity feature-length children on the slopes of life changed. Ski People is a films that we have grown (sorry...). His first culmination of die new CROSS COUNTRY AND DOWNHILL RENTALS accustomed to expect production, Deep and Light, equipment, the touching 3040 State at De La Vina 682-1083 around this time of year, and was an x-rated ski film (just (Please turn to page 7)

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Miljer Discusses Flew Film CLUB For Downhill £r Crosscountry (Continued from page 6) Miller narrates the film, personal effects, and some of throwing in expletives like SkHng Excitement ttie best skjers in the world. “pops!” “Opph!” and and many good friends— The movie takes you all ‘.‘Gorki ” making the already over the wprld, and over humorous visual scenes even jo|n the UCSB $ki Club today some of the most challenging mqrehilariqus. For information contact Rep. trailer terrain ever negotiated; of palLSteve 968-2763. ' l 1 - With his camera in hand, For those of you who have previous sentence. In any between his legs (skiing is so witnessed W-arren’s previous casé,“' you’ll see that Ski exciting), or planted filmsr you’ll know what to People is a ski picture about stationary in the ■ snow; expect: \ dazzling people who : ski, and if you W a rrp n ^ ^ —a-triTC h is photography and comedic people see 'Shi Peopfetonight igultital&ited and dedicated narration. Of course, those at the Magic Lantern at 7 or cameramen show us people unfamiliar with' previous 9 p.m„ you’ll admit that Ski who keep their composure efforts ’ will knbw what to People is thè ski picture to when on one ski going, down exppet just by reading the see/ V/ S the hardest run in (jnlor?,**?- aiiu ski manufacturers who handcraft each pair of skis they produce, among othej* ski people (Ahh, now 1 un­ derstand the title). Like his other films, this one abounds w^th W arren’s humanitarian, unselfish wit, humor, and photography* He places the differences in skiing yeqr by year intone statement: “There was a time when my skis were too long, my boots too short, and my pants were baggy. Now my skis are short, my boots You can t do this in the winter .. . are tall, and my face is baggy.w without a wetsuit Special hours for HCIOR/^^VETSUTS SALE WEEKEND Friday 10-6 pm Accept Nothing Less SatS-T pm now made in California Sun 10-7 pm W ETSU ITS Australia's Hottest FREE WAX 25* (limit 4 bars) MT. ST. HELEN'S ASH ALL WETSUITS NARKED DOWN 6551 Trigp Rd. Isla V ista • 968-7735 I f » ' thru Sunday

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Many of us really ap­ few considerations to think than one heavy coat because your bag and while getting preciate the out-of-doors, of when preparing your this creafes warm air into it. Also, a foot saving tip especially on a hot summer pack. pockets between material. is this — put hot water in day. Imagine how beautiful The main point is it’s With this in mind, a good your water bottle and puf everything looks and feels on cooler in winter than sum­ system would be wearing a that in the bag at your feef. a cool crisp winter morning. mer, so be sure you have the woo| get undershirt and over You’ll be grateful you did. It’S PvhiltraHng, the Cold right clothing, shelter, food tfiat, a light wool sweater. biting into your cheeks as and other-equipment. It’s a When on the moye, this ¡pay As for equipment, your you start the morning good idea to start with a few be aU you'!! need. A heavier terrain must be considered. campfire and hot chocolate one niters, so you caft get the wool sw§arteF~br sh&f over If you’re campfug in snow, a is bn its way. If you’ve often feel of the differences befdre this, arid lastly a water tent must be self supporting. thought about a winter back­ you go for the week long repellant shell parka should That'is,-nopegs because they packing trip, but never took excursion. do. Wool material stays áre hard to g ét'te-stick in the step, this winter is as On clothing, remember warm even wheri damp. snow. There are however, good a time as any to enjoy that layering a few light You’ll want to keep (fry. so long sridw spikes that you the mountains. There are a garments is always warmer try to remove clrithmg as you can pick up at local moun­ are getting warmer to avoid taineering shops. An excess perspiration. For the alternativo to a tent in snow lower half of your body, is this: build a snow trench. wear a pair of wool parits It’s easy, all you need are a with light long-johns un­ ffew pieces of equipment. derneath, a pair of wind First is a shovel which you _ at times of wind because the of show and stack them on wind-chill factor could make a 40 degrees temperature the sides of your trench so actually 20 degrees against that as you go deeper, your your body. As far as your walls are going up too. Next, feet, a thin rag-—wool spck lay skiis or sticks across the tucked neatly in a good pair top from wafl to wall, and a of hiking boots should keep sheet of plastic goes over the you comfortable. Don’t top and is secured tightly all forget to waterproof your around. Another sheet of boots with a good water­ plastic for the floor, block proofing agent. Soo-Seal is a One end, pie other end is your good brand. I read once that door, aria there you have it! a plastic bag first and socks It’s actually warmer in your oyer that will keep your new home than it would be in socks dry, which is im­ a tent. MSM portant.' first the greenest sticks as a are what you want a lot of ■ Nowj you’re warm PP the Your bag, of epurse, must be base then build your fire on because they are good to trad, but what ghaut bed­ temperature rated for the that. burn for heat. Breakfast is time? Easy, opce ypu know a Climate you are going to be maybe oatmeal, bananas iafif tibi. An e ^ a phfr of Camping in. An dbsopte pad Food is a good source of and powdered milk. For thermals, and wopl' socks, is a mukt lor insulation from infernally generated beat. lunch," maybe some soup, other than the pries you’ve jtbe ground, and‘ an extra Eat warm things at yoqr bread arid peanut butter. Tty bppn walking in p jl day, are squaifp 2’x 2’ is a gppd idea to meals, like mdcarpiu and to eaf everything warm, l°ts your lpaja‘mas.: ! Try to bring alpng to sit on around a Cheese, gooey pupping and of bpt chocolate with meals generate as much brat as fire. soup for a gpod tpnripf. arid sittfhg around a fire is possible before griuggliog in As fpr pie fire, lay down Protein and rarbraytiratps always my idea of relaxing.

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