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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 24 > Alpine skiing’s feisty cousin is hitting it big

Alpine skiing’s feisty cousin is hitting it big

By Bill Pennington / The Bulletin
January 24, 2009

WILMINGTON, N.Y. — The edgy appeal of ski racing has not changed in 100 years. There is the ageless thirst for speed, the enduring dance with danger and the zeal to be first to the bottom of a mountain.

But what’s an edgy sport to do when its history and tradition are seen as....

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