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NEWS photo Terry Peters

“Skiing in. hard snow Conditions requires skis that are tuned. On
a run like e Cougar Cnute (above), sharp edges are essential.

HOW ‘ARE your s skis ‘perform:
ing? oe .

, By Brett Davenport
Contributing Writer +
“If you Haven't had. your skis
-tuned in,a while, it’s probably time
to-turn tiem over and check out the
bases.

With the hard- -packed snow con-.

‘ditions you have probably found

yourself skiing in recently, you may

“find your edges sliding out every

time you start or finish a turn.

2, Hard surface conditions take

“their toll on your skis much quicker
than soft snow conditions. Also. if
* you've hit the edge of a rock recent-
‘ly, your edges will probably need
work,

.  Gouges and holes i in the bases of
"your skis can be repaired. with a p-

tex candle, but holes that penctrate
to the base of the ski will require a
base patch.

Af sucha deep hole is not fixed.
water will seep directly into the ski
body, and once that water freezes,
the damage will be irreversible.

When was the last time you had
your skis or snowboard waxed?

The base material on both is
very porous, and should be waxed

every five to 1G times you hit the

slopes.

Not only will waxing allow your
skis to glide better, it will prolong
the life of your equipment. When
unattended bases get dry, they con-
tract and, become brittle.

You've no doubt made a sizable
investment in your equipment. so
remember to look after it so that
you can continue to enjoy it.

Brett Davenport is the repair
shop manager at Cypress Mountain
Sports in Park Royal South in West

Vancouver,

‘Varsity cager action

ABBREVIATIONS: Are = Argyle: Bal
= Balmoral; Bric = Brackendale; CG =
Carson Graham: Coll = Collingwood:
‘Hand = Handsworth: Hill = Hillside:
HS = Howe Sound: STA = St. Thomas
Aquinas; Sent =° Sentinel: Sey =
Seycove: Suth = Sutherland; WV = West
Vancouver; Wsr = Windsor, ‘

Rasketball

Senior Boys: Hand 97. Sent 63;
Wsr 116, Hand TS: WV 90. Sent
65,

Wsr 48, Coll 37; Suth 62,

WV 59. STA 48; Sent 36, Coll 23:

Wsr 56, Hand 31; Bal 43, Coll 35;
Arg 54, Suth 45: CG 61, Wsr 54.
Juvenile Boys: Bal 40, Col!
Gold 26, Sent 42, Bal 31; STA 52,
Hand 26; Suth 58, Hill 36.
Bantam Boys: Hill Red 69,
Hand Gold 24; STA 39, Wsr 24;
Suth 40, Bal 36: Hand Blue 53,
Coll 32; Hill Blue 55, Sent 31.
Senior Girts: WV 44, Arg 38;
Sent 45, Coll 41; STA 77, WV 22;
Hand 42.
dunior Girls: Arg 45. CG 19;

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pudding loaf cakes

lemon, chocolate & madeira
228932

Foremost™, 4 L jug

581983

Green Giant, assorted, 500 4, frozen

international
vegetabies

752741

‘Mazola, 2L

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429191

Farkay, or stearn fried noodles, 397g °

chow mein noodles |

410878

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laundry detergent

347377

Bal 43, Wsr 40: Sent 47, Hand 19;
Sent 55, Coll 7; WV 51, Hand 18:
Bal 48, Suth 29.

"Intermediate Boys: WV 52,
o> Coll 47.
Junior Boys: Arg 49, Sent 25;

-Prices in effect until closing, Saturday, February 12, 1994, while stocks last.
We reserve the right to to lirntt quantities.

DASE vos <i SRERECEE; Po