Skiing Research Paper

Skiing is a sport that requires determination, toughness, and good physical fitness. It is the one thing that I look forward to all year (other than cross country). My dad was the one that taught me to ski; he had been a ski instructor for ten years before and after college. I began skiing when I was only two years old. At that time, my dad would put me on a ski leash so that I couldn’t get too far away from him and crash. Being only two, it was very scary for me; at the same time, it was super exciting because my parents had always needed to help me with things that I wanted to do. Skiing was completely different from anything else that I had ever done because it put me in complete control. Once I got onto the hill, there was no stopping me. …show more content…
My dad thought that it would be best for me to learn to ride the chairlift. I was hesitant at first, but I gave in after Dad bribed me with candy canes. Once I rode the chairlift a couple of times, I got used to the feeling of being lifted off the ground. Without chairlifts, I would not be even close to the level that I’m at now. They allowed me to progress much faster because I was able to take long runs. Once I got older, I started to really understand the sport of skiing. I began to love it more and more, and every day that we skied I made the most of. In February of 2008, my dad went to British Columbia, Canada to ski at the Monashee Powder Snowcats Mountain Ski Resort for the first time. There were about 15 other guys on the trip, and they have gone there every year since 2008. His yearly trips have motivated me to work extremely hard at getting better every time we go skiing because I hope that when I’m sixteen, I can go up there and ski with