Mr. Busschaert, 35, a retired racer and mechanic who lives in Harlem, was familiar with off-road snow races known as cyclocross from his native Belgium.
Although the word "avalanche" often brings to mind billowing clouds of snow racing downhill to smother skiers and snowmobilers, another type of snow slump is on the rise: a slow-motion slide of thick, wet snow that despite its languid pace can pummel structures with devastating force.
The New Yorker, December 5, 1936 P. 29 Long talk story about the coming Winter Sport Show at the Garden--skiing, skating, dog racing, snow shoe racing, etc. Snow will cover the floor of the arena, and the jump to a depth of 4-5 inches.
Incidentally, there need to be more snow-racing games.
Unseasonably warm weather and a lack of snow forced race organizers yesterday to change the site for next week's women's World Cup Alpine event.
And the city has seen so little snow that race organizers had to ship in more than 250 cubic meters of snow for the ceremonial start.
With the whipping wind and blowing snow, the race was delayed 30 minutes and the start moved down the hill, eliminating a steep portion.
I told my husband Todd to look at the upside: Now, at least, he can clear his schedule, and get ready for championship title number five in the Iron Dog snow machine race!
"And yet that story was not nearly as interesting as The Story of the Time Sarah Palin Made Love to a Polar Bear While Her Husband Was Winning the Great Northern Snow Machine Race......
I was game, even when it snowed on race day.
