* By GAB! BUDAPEST =)When} ‘Tiberius ‘Nero conquered Pannonia and set up his capital city of Acquincum in the northern part of today’s Budapest, the Romans found hot; springs inithe foothills of the, mountains.')) 8 81000) 58 ithe: Bugaboo’ Mee fT a b ‘southwest of Golden, a hell- .'ating’in’B.0, ‘copter drops a load of skiers °° In’ begciinad how an aye into a world of virgin snow — " i ‘They quickly the pl ofa “baths! in the ‘city.’ To ‘date, '12):of ‘them have. been; uncovered ‘by archeologists, : | The barbarians who eventually overran in Hungary did. not share the Romans’ love of sleenliness and: deatroyed moved in around AD 896' and ‘were soon seduced by. the’ ‘warm, water, Then the therapeutic value of the hot springs was iscovered,.and’ the. Johannite “Knights. build: the: firat' bathing hospital in 1178. ‘The: first’ western ‘tourist known to ‘have tried the Hungarian hot | springs was'a French Bertran- . | supply o of hot water and opened several public and private ‘| the adventurer instinct,’ \"They come from’ ‘around thei the ' world, Some’ are thrilt- snow. already 3: ( ith lager a soa ery- 1 80-minute run through 'hip-’ stals.: 0: top of this ‘can rest. deep! powder’ snow. than etre of powder posure, Th beat’ of powder: aiding" manager’ of Canadian’ Moiin 2 ‘Canadian "Mountain jers imiade 28,000 visits 8, with whom the last five; to Shep province in) ie 1978-79 ators tolose thelr lives were | seaso! oh the ‘Mark’ Kingebury,: general spectacular’ photographs ‘of But they all have one thing ‘snow. tellin that ey: ‘accept ney ‘Bugaboo, Monashee and ‘sports, ‘in: common. ! ‘They! are rlak: ‘Belles sald sier tra. tho roa, tls very hard to, Purcell Mountain ranges, did takers. ':- : 201 ‘and without don de la Broquiere, who wrote that the ater was 80 Bot that‘ he could’ not put’ his:hand ‘in it.; fu Moat of the country was devastated by the Turks in the 16th century but they left the baths intact, building some of their own which are still in operation. ;)..° >; Modern Budapest is dotted with baths and spas and. several. hospitals. adjoining the hot springs’ offer ‘a full: inge ‘of medical:services at reasonable prices. x At’ the Hotel Therman'on St. Margaret aan: where ip! } ineludin, chest: Kay aa aed lab tests, ‘costs about $45. i’ Wa guest is hampe of the "Hungarian food’ and ees a pretty ‘woman: dentist } charges roughly $15 for an X-ray. and ‘filling ‘one tooth, = with no waiting for ‘hotel! guests.) pes ; Early-morning’ attendance'at ‘the hot pools auggesta that some over-indulgent patrons of the hotel's nightclub ‘find the thermal water eases the pain of facing a new: day: ‘Gabriel ‘Timar is a freelance journalist. warnitg, pieces: of that! gla- cial peak which momenta’ be- fore was a picture of serenity -break away, rumbling down ‘behind ' ‘the skiers, catching - “LONDON, ONT. (cP) A selves together as a couple. them and swallowing them in ties ‘winter cruise may. That kind of pressure doesn’ a’ grave of white. : ive yo s ‘¢apt but don't count . solve ‘anything, Mount: said. Eighteen skiers have died, on,{t’ to solve, your marital While forcing ‘people to- in avalanches since the helt. woes, vent, cabin fever. © gether: jto confront an issue many 0 id up around dent, ‘two Eruopeans died’ the home during | the : long { Jan: 18' in‘an avalanche 76 months of winter, isn't Justa ‘ kilometres (46 miles) south'of | fault df'the weather. f Te has. ie ‘do' with -under- Cai bean crui ; same’ day. an:-inquest : was: lying pro! j such as poor being held into the'deaths of peskae ‘among. spouses one’ ‘healthy : three : others | in’’a” similar and family.’ The, ‘winter’ con- handle conflict \ accident '11;months carlier.| finement only, provides the | Roe Fe (Canadian Press) 1 ‘In’ many. ‘countries, inélud- ne for, such ;problems to Invermere. _ Recreational Mecca: we There is a village in the southeastern corner, of ‘Brit- ish Columbia: that * has’ been of other sports activities. The Village of Invermere is ; ‘situation ona plateau: sloop- as‘a/ Mecca and when local ‘resi- ing: to Lake’ Win- dermere and three. kilome- ‘bounds — ‘because the. per: cape. from, each are as centage of avalanche deaths readily | as ‘other: times of the certainly low enough that | year. ou cannot say it’s the sui- “If avoidance has. been jal-maniacs that go_heli-’. your typical: pattern for. han- dents hear ‘the Seralation tres from Highway 95 mid- way between Cranbrook and * Golden’ in“ East® Kootenays. Lake Windermere, 19 kil metres - long, ‘is “noted : for. >" warm water swimming, sail. {akiin; boating ‘and cross-country tional ae and has, a wealth ig ; copter skiing,” said Fred yotcat crude her avoid‘es ! . 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