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Lofty Views.(The Good Life)(paragliding in the Alps)(Brief article)
Byline: Lily Huang
Paragliding, the most peaceful extreme sport, now has an exhilarating new edge. In the Alps, wings and skis come together for speed riding--essentially bounding downhill at high velocity. The skis get you from the chairlift to the slope, then give you the speed to take off. The wing--a lightweight rectangular parachute--hovers over the skier, providing lift and drag. As riders skim down the mountain, their skis periodically brush the ground and send them soaring back up. They clear cliffs, boulders and small trees by making subtle adjustments to the angle of the wing via controls in each hand.
Several schools in the French Alps offer paragliding lessons year-round, ...
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