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    hitting the Slopes

    Feb 04, 2022 3 minutes
    by Michael H. Swanson, COL, (Ret.) US Army

    To say Germans “love skiing” is an understatement. Germany has more active skiers than any other country in Europe, with a current figure of over 14.6 million Germans partaking in the sport each year. Every weekend from fall to spring, German television stations broadcast live European ski competitions to millions of households so Germans can follow their favorite type of ski competition and athlete. Skiing is in !

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