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ri .('f). As soor rs ll,c righr wing l)cg,rs lilling. th. ri.pl,,ac is rcrd! 1o tl!, k) neuLrrlize thc Nil.hns rnd thc !jrflrnc $ ill lili oft. This rcchniqu€ rcsulls 1n srlcj shorttrlcolls witI an xl,plrrc lihing oll brnkcdslighrll r.wxrll lhc rvind Bcc!uscthc rirfhrcr is bnnled, (hr o$ sidc ol lhc airplanc rviil hrvc ils \kl ir (hc snorv slightty lorgcf th.f lh. hi!||snlc skr. The.msr {l,rEon thal ldr ski cruscd . }rw rharI *rll nol soon lorScL.llccrusc Lhc rirplanc was alrcxdt' llling. lwas ahlc lo cl,mbrwa] tn)m Lhcl-Z and pondcr Ihc i$uc of {hcci pcnclralion skisdnd Frsl nwnj(l 1owinterot 2{)01. crry l.r Ics handcd nrc the key to his hangar. staring that his 150 hor\cpowcl PA 12, od Ihc l!tcst gcncrrLion ol' LW25{X) wh.cl p€rel.rlior ski1, is just liLc ary olhci Cub. Fnc nlnrutes lronr \4.rill liicl.l in dow'rt(trvI Älcfiofrgc,I Ltr"(led or ä snrll hke SDo*.ondilio $ cons;tcd oi lirur iichcs ol srll srrcw on top ot r cflrs1y la!cr, pr.scntinS ihe fh. fitst ge@ahon LW5aa (abave)sliu used a tal .ütaDt lka the ol$t LW3601J fhe tut rt js.:tnüate.1 !rmc drrg issücs lhrl 1 l,r(l . lncounrcrc.lwirh lhc PA r:l highr)n rhc glr.i.r. Withoul th! advrnragc oi a s opc.l lrkeoif arer. lhc drlg ol thc whccls on lhc sno$ wrs,,ptrrcnl. ltut. f()lloi!ing powcr rpfli.alion. I lcll a drrg clccf.rsc as rhe lrllwhccl liiied Jre. ol th. sno{ \ürlr.c iLnd the skis clrnrhcd on k)f of thc soll läy.r. liirins rhr D n $hccls iroDr rbc crüst A Lril ski $ill go a longwi! ro rcducinS lI. In \)lt, w.l. or prcked sdo\!. thc LW 2500 works srcat. bül r nrri{hl ski is .1 | {lrcisivc rd!anlagc on bfcrkablc ..us1 A ncr\rrc{i (l.rg I ac. tr)littoll is lik. ) 10hc $on b! | \lnighr ski o!.. I wh.ül ski i. är! condilions but dry gmünd.Wh.n usirFr !lopcdafd sJhft l.rdiig zonc l()r sfringtino glacicl opeirrl,,n\. llrc fcflo.nrn.c. \inrplicirv. ard low costot rhc Ländcs ^irgla\ $hccl tencrratiorr ski mrk. lh. I-W25i)ll rhc pÜfccl lool li), th. jdr. fot,ürr ixb"tttrnn t.nttd,,1iu]hs Lt1liütoiU Ir. .! 907 111-1150 ot ti\il Sqve spqce ond sove your life. Now corrying thesurvivol sleeping bogyoumoy need in on emergency iusl got o wholelol eosier. Becouse Wiggy's bogs orenow ovoilsble in o convenienl, spoce-soving vocuum pock. Compressed inlo o woterproof pockoge obouilhe size of firstbose, yourWiggy's survivol sleeping bog is lighiweighf, eosy lo slow, ond reodily ovoiloble for protection ogoinsi lhe horsh Alqsl<on elements. Avoiloble wilh o lifelime guorontee, Wiggy's sleeping bogsore lodoy's choicefor ihose whose survivol depends on high quolity geor. And with our newexclusive vocuum pockoging you con be sure lhol your Wiggy's bog is 'there when you need il. For more informcrtion obout Wiggy's new compression pocked sleeping bogs, coll ioll-free todoy or seeus on lhe web- I -800-748-1827 www.wiggys.com

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r i . ( ' f ) . A s s o o r r s l l , c r i g h r w i n gl ) c g , r s l i l l i n g . t h . r i . p l , , a c i s r c r d ! 1 ot l ! , k ) n e u L r r l i z e t h c N i l . h n s r n d t h c! j r f l r n c $ i l l l i l i o f t . T h i s r c c h n i q u €r c s u l l s 1 n s r l c j s h o r t t r l c o l l s w i t I a nx l , p l r r c l i h i n g o l l b r n k c d s l i g h r l lr .wxr l l lhc rv ind Bcc!usc thc r i r fhrcris bnnled, (hr o$ s idc o l lhc a i rp lancr v i i l h r v c i l s \ k l i r ( h c s n o r v s l i g h t t yl o r g c f t h . f l h . h i ! | | s n l c s k r . T h e . m s r{ l , rE on thal ldr sk i cruscd . } rw rhar I* r l l n o l s o o n l o r S c L . l l c c r u s c L h cr i rp lanc was a l rcxdt ' l l l ing. lwas ahlclo c l ,mb rwa] tn)m Lhc l -Z and pondcrIhc i$uc of {hcc i pcncl ra l ion sk is dnd

Frs l nwnj( l 1o winter ot 2{)01. cr ryl . r I c s h a n d c d n r c t h e k e y t o h i shangar. s tar ing that h is 150 hor \cpowclP A 1 2 , o d I h c l ! t c s t g c n c r r L i o n o l 'LW25{X) wh.c l p€re l . r l ior sk i1, is justl iLc ary o lhc i Cub. Fnc n lnrutes l ronr\4. r i l l l i ic l . l in dow'r t ( t rv I Ä lc f io f rgc, IL t r " ( led or ä snr l l hke SDo*.ondi l io $cons;tcd oi lirur iichcs ol srll srrcw ont o p o t r c f l r s 1 y l a ! c r , p r . s c n t i n S i h e

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In \ ) l t , w. l . or prcked sdo\ ! . thc LW2500 works srcat . bül r nrr i {h l sk i is .1| { l r c i s i v c r d ! a n l a g c o n b f c r k a b l c. .us1 A ncr \ r rc{ i ( l . rg I ac. t r ) l i t to l l isl ik . ) 10 hc $on b! | \ ln ighr sk i o ! . . Iw h . ü l s k i i . ä r ! c o n d i l i o n s b u t d r ygmünd. Wh.n us i rF r ! lopcd afd sJhf tl . r d i i g z o n c l ( ) r s f r i n g t i n o g l a c i c lo p e i r r l , , n \ . l l r c f c f l o . n r n . c .\ inrp l ic i rv . ard low cost ot rhc Ländcs^i rg la\ $hccl tencrrat iorr sk i mrk. lh .I -W25i) l l rhc pÜfcc l loo l l i ) , th . jdr .

fo t ,ürr ixb" t t t rnn t .n t td, ,1 iu]hsLt1 l iü to iU I r . . ! 907 111-1150 ot t i \ i l

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Now corrying the survivol sleeping bog you moy needin on emergency iusl got o whole lol eosier. BecouseWiggy's bogs ore now ovoilsble in o convenienl,spoce-soving vocuum pock.Compressed inlo o woterproof pockoge oboui lhe sizeof f irst bose, your Wiggy's survivol sleeping bog islighiweighf, eosy lo slow, ond reodilyovoiloble for protection ogoinsilhe horsh Alqsl<on elements.Avoiloble wilh o l ifelimeguorontee, Wiggy'ssleeping bogs orelodoy's choice forihose whose survivoldepends on h ighquolity geor. And withour new exclusivevocuum pockoging youcon be sure lhol yourWiggy's bog is 'there whenyou need i l . For more informcrtionobout Wiggy's new compression pockedsleeping bogs, coll ioll-free todoy or see uson lhe web-

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zero degrees plus d 12 knot wind chi l l f rornthe north The Maole MX 7 235 ski plane, f i l led wirhwinter gear and two pi lots, charges nto the cotddense air air thick with performance and promrse.

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The advantages of combination skis (either

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flexibility, increased tanding area' operations from

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