Personal Narrative Essay About Skiing

From the small window of our plane we could see the mountains touching the white fluffy clouds as we flew through the night sky. Small white snowflakes fell upon the plane as we descended through the clouds to land on a snowy runway in Colorado Springs. We were hit by a cold wind coming from the north as we step out from the cozy warmth of the plane and into the vehicle. We are now off heading towards my cabin in the snowy mountains for the best skiing adventure ever.
We had Sam, an ex-marine, driving our snow covered S.U.V up the hill with chains clanging on the asphalt, and the tire spinning at points on the mountain as we drove through the night. I was in the front passenger seat squinty ahead to make sure we do not drift off the road. Michael …show more content…
Michael is cooking breakfast for us four while Sam is preparing out snow gear, like we were going to war, for this afternoon snow skiing. I am only half awake when the smoke detector start buzzing off causing me to freak out. I turn around and see the Michael had turned the juicy bacon into a very burnt crisps stick. As we ate our breakfast, that is partially burned, we saw the outside was like a winter wonderland with the sun shining down on the perfect white layer of snow. Our snow boards and gear are ready and we head to the helicopter that would take to the top of the snow mountain. We sat on the edge of the helicopter with helmets, gloves, snow jackets, and snow boards on our feet. Wind was whipping through the air and the helicopter was shaking as we approach the top. As we reach the top Michael, Matt, and Sam jump down onto the side of the mountain. I remain on the helicopter for a minute longer fixing my board, when I hear a loud thunder crack sound. I look down below me and see the snow rushing down like a waterfall. The helicopter goes up higher while a stare down as I see me best friends getting suck below the massive avalanche. I wait in fear until the avalanche descends down the