Still, as 1970 ski racing moves toward its competitive pinnacle — the FIS World Alpine championships next week at Val Gardena in northern Italy — there are signs that the season is about to produce one of sport's classic battles: the challenge of the crafty old kings of the mountain by brashyoung hotshots.
If you've never read the Musketeers story, here's a quick rundown: brashyoung D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) leaves his home in the French countryside in order to be a King's Musketeer like his father.