Telemark skiing

The snow crunched beneath my feet as I walked onto the chairlift the wind howled and I shivered as the snow went down my back, the lift shuddered to life and started climbing up the face of the mountain, near the top I started strapping the Burton snowboard to my feet I turned to the right of me and saw two Swedish skiers who must have been on vacation it was odd because Sweden has a lot of snow so I asked them if they spoke English and they either couldn't hear me or didn't understand me and…

Thesis: Filming skiing is beautiful because of the environment, the skier and the finished product The skier is also the artist of the whole project, the landscape is the canvas, the skis are the paintbrush and the camera preserves the piece. Environment: The environment is beautiful because of the subtle smell of the trees, the untouched snow, the amazing sky, and the sound of someone’s skis cutting through the snow. The camera is the best way to capture these amazing moments, the skier of…

Whenever it snows at my house, the driveway and sidewalks freeze over with snow and ice. My father takes his little snow shovel and stands out in the cold shoveling the snow out of the way and trying to get rid of the ice. He’s usually out in the cold for a long time and that could make him sick. To make the winter time more effortless on him and other people in the world, I invented the heated snow shovel. The heated snow shovel is a smarter, quicker, and simpler way to make the snow and ice…

McKayla O’Brien Mr.Forbes LINC 7 Personal Narrative The first time I went skiing Have you ever had your ski’s hanging off a mountain and starting to sweat wondering, how you are going to get down? The warm sun beated down on my face as I breathed in cold air chilling my throat tingling on the way down. This is what I was feeling on the first time down the mountain skiing. At the time I didn’t know this would become one of the highlights of the trip. On our way to Colorado we stopped at my…

Mom walked into the living room and told me that this would be the year that I skied. Naturally being a six year old i didn't appreciate the notion right away because I wanted toys instead. However this changed as soon as it was time to actually go skiing. After we packed up the car we headed straight to Mt. Spokane. The forty five minute car ride felt like an eternity in my mind but when I we finally…

chemistry of snow and waxing is crucial to waxing skis because it helps ensure our skis glide smoothly on the snow. The unseen world of chemistry is present everyone. It affects everyone on a daily basis from routine activities to athletics. Skiing has showed me the importance of physical changes and explains how ski wax goes through the states of matter when applying wax to a ski. If I did not understand the physical properties of wax, the various density of waxes and their melting points…

temperature for a day of skiing, not too cold to make it uncomfortable, but still cold enough to keep the snow from melting and turning slushy. With these snow conditions and bright blue skies above, all in all, it looked to be a perfect day for skiing with my family. Accompanied by my Mom, Uncle, and 4 cousins, we woke at the crack of dawn, packed the car with equipment and snacks, and began the hour and a half trek to Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire. At best, my level of skiing competence…

taking calculated risks. It took physical and mental pain to realize this; however, my early experiences became the catalysts for what would become a driving force of my personality. My first lesson in the danger of blind risk was when I attempted skiing with a group of experts just to make friends. I should have taken the bunny hill. I started out shaky; soon the ground beneath began passing faster. Before I knew it, the earth fell from my skis. As the snow covered my battered face, I felt…

Deanna sipped her morning hot chocolate in quiet contemplation. She was curled up on a comfy couch in front of the large fireplace that warmed the common room of the ski resort. It was the quintessential resort filled with furs and taxidermied animal heads galore. Not to mention plenty of lacquered wood and chandeliers made of antlers. If one were to observe her they would think she was the model of comfort and ease. However, that was not the case; not at all. She was comfortable, sure there is…

years since I had last spent time in Colorado, my old home. I was ecstatic I had the opportunity to visit during the winter so I could once again experience one of my favorite activities of skiing. Shortly after attending my family reunion, my family made their way up to Monarch Mountain to spend the day skiing. I was more than happy to have gotten to see all of my relatives, whom I only get to see once or twice a year. During the remaining fifteen minutes before closing time, most of my family…