A day to savor the unexpected City Edition

CHARLESTOWN -- The storm gave rise to a comedic home video, "Extreme City Skiing." On Winthrop Street, Erik Alberich, 29, lay mock-sprawled against a snow-covered car, his skis splayed beside him, while friend David Sloan, 28, filmed the scene and intoned about perils of city moguls -- whi...

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Published inThe Boston globe
Main Author The following Globe staff members contributed to today's blizzard coverage: Geeta Anand, David Armstrong, David Arnold, Karen Avenoso, Matthew Brelis, Richard Chacon, David Chandler, Kevin Cullen, Zachary R. Dowdy, John Ellement, Anthony Flint, Judith
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, Mass Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC 02.04.1997
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Holidays & special occasions
Personal relationships
Snow
Storms
Massachusetts
Boston Massachusetts
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Summary:CHARLESTOWN -- The storm gave rise to a comedic home video, "Extreme City Skiing." On Winthrop Street, Erik Alberich, 29, lay mock-sprawled against a snow-covered car, his skis splayed beside him, while friend David Sloan, 28, filmed the scene and intoned about perils of city moguls -- which look soft but have an interior of frigid metal. "You don't have to go north to ski," explained Sloan, having already filmed his friend negotiating the slopes around the Bunker Hill Monument, and the glade-skiing opportunities of the snow-shrouded trees of Monument Avenue.
ISSN:0743-1791