THIS 100YD SKI SLOPE, 30ft wide at the top and 40ft at the bottom with a 50ft drop, has been built by the British Army at Aidershot, Hampshire. The slope is surfaced with plastic matting and will be used mainly for military training. The club-house and floodlighting cost £10,000. Miss D. Calica, the British international ski-team member who made the first run on the new slope, is shown at the top during the opening ceremony.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32143, 12 November 1969, Page 37
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75THIS 100YD SKI SLOPE, 30ft wide at the top and 40ft at the bottom with a 50ft drop, has been built by the British Army at Aidershot, Hampshire. The slope is surfaced with plastic matting and will be used mainly for military training. The club-house and floodlighting cost £10,000. Miss D. Calica, the British international ski-team member who made the first run on the new slope, is shown at the top during the opening ceremony. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32143, 12 November 1969, Page 37
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