At first I tried to get up, as I didn’t think anything was wrong. Then
At first I tried to get up, as I didn’t think anything was wrong. Then
"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do,"this quote by Henry Ford reconnects when it comes to facing something you're afraid of; our fears. When we get over fears, we realize only then that we had the courage before to do that something we were afraid of doing. One time I was afraid was when I started ice skating. I was at a party for my younger sister's friend at an ice ring.…
On December 29,2016 My friend Jack and I went snowboarding at Mt.Alyeska. During that Thursday morning we woke at at 5:45am and drove and picked up Jack. It was approximately 1hour and 45 minute ride there so about 82.6 miles. We got snacks for the ride like Airheads,doritos,and sodas.…
I’m a sponsored snowboarder who boards at Massanutten Mountain. I claim it as my home mountain. One day, up at Mass, I was with my boy Carl Leake. We’re both amatuer professional snowboarders. We were boarding all day, a 13 hour boarding day.…
Snowboarding was developed in the United States in the 1960s as people across the country began to seek out new winter activities. Over the next decade, various pioneers boosted the production of boards and the sport began to gain crossover appeal. Surfers and skateboarders became involved, and by 1980, snowboarding was a nationwide activity.…
The snow ramp built at the bottom for the sleds to launch from suddenly seemed far too large and steep. ‘WOOSH!” Robert was airborne. He reveled in the freedom of the vicious snow, but then he was falling once again, headed straight for an ice patch that was quite jagged, and there was no way to avoid it. He landed with a sickening CRACK as one arm gave way and the rest of his already damaged body fell onto the fearsome and forbidding ice.…
Being a licensed snowboard instructor can have its perks; for instance, you get insane deals on all of the gear you could ever possibly need and get free lift tickets, but the most rewarding part of instructing for me is seeing how excited my students get when they finally nail the skill they’d been working so hard to master, whether it be making it down the hill without falling for the first time or landing their first air 360. That exact excitement is what drew me into this sport in the first place, and helping others achieve a sense of accomplishment and build up their riding skills is the best part of the job. Admittedly, it took me a little while to appreciate my students’ strange ways of expressing enthusiasm for learning, and for the…
“I remember I texted you from my mom’s phone after the shooting asking if you wanted to run. You said yes and we met at goodson. That day you were one of the first people I told about everything, all you did was listen but it made me feel better. Thank you for being there.”…
I’m been really busy with work lately, that’s why it took so long to get back to you. There are more things that I could even write that draws me to you, and many are things that I didn’t focus or think about before. I really like that you aren’t scared. You lived in Ukraine, traveled to Switzerland, then Germany, then back to Ukraine and ended up in Moscow. That’s significant amount of change in a short period of time.…
I stepped into the area and waited in front of the red line for the chair to come behind me. For the few seconds I wait I notice the things and people around me. Like the man operating the chairs. And the 20 people waiting in line behind me. And I look ahead at the hill I'm about be on top of.…
ISP Snowboarding trumps skiing Over the past few decades ski areas have been split between skiers and snowboarders. People who are looking to hit the slopes for the first time have a big decision to make: buy/rent skies or a snowboard? Given these two options, I believe that first timers should take up snowboarding instead of skiing. Snowboarding has a cooler and more interesting culture, snowboarding is more practical, and snowboarding has better style than skiing.…
I just flew down the hill where my skies were almost of the hill. With the snow in my face, the wind making me ears cold, and the fact that I had no idea where I was going I was frightened. I was so scared to keep on skiing, I was just about to plan to fall over…. I opened my eyes and there I was on the other end of the hill with my heart beating fast racing to my dad. I just realized that I dropped one of my glove warmers, I wanted to get them…
My snowboard looks like a long round board with handles on the side. It is a red and blue snow storm…
I got inside my blanket, warm in my new pajamas, I look through the weather report that is predicting a foot of snow. My mom comes in and tells me, “you will still have school tomorrow, the news anchor is never right, go to sleep!” As I snuggle into my blanket I turn to turn off the lights, my eyes suddenly notice white fluff falling outside the window, It was snowing! I get up and look out the window and watch until a decent amount of snow is present. My hopes of a incoming snow day were rising as I went to my parents bedroom and told them, “I can’t sleep”.…
Dad and I pull up to Ski Ward parking lot and I look up at this hill this only 220’ vertical hill it's not even a mountain and I think it is huge as I look up I'm very intimidated. Going into the building little kids about 6-10 year olds are running around. I didn't know how to react when I saw all these smaller kids flying by me. As went rented the ski equipment I sat down and tried to get these heavy, weird looking boots on my feet I pushed and pushed and eventually my dad helped me slip them on my feet.…
It all started after my friend’s party, where we all went ice skating for her 9th birthday. It was my first ever time stepping onto the ice, a long time before my life revolved around the sport. Even though I had never skated before, my friends and their parents told me that I stood out compared to the other girls. After I realised how much I enjoyed it, my mum decided to sign me up for the learn to skate program, where I progressed through the levels and soon learnt the basics of ice skating.…