Backcountry skiing

My first experience of snow was like a snow globe, except it seemed whoever was shaking it wasn’t going to stop. Snow Globes are a model of a scene surrounded by particles of fake, white matter resembling snow, but when shaken it turns to a magnificent snowstorm. While I have many snow globes at my house collected from my childhood, this was the first one I was in. I think a lot about the countless times my dad has told me of stories of his childhood. His numerous adventures of snow days,…

After numerous failed skiing attempts, I was certain that I would not once place my feet in the stiff boots again. In hindsight, two runs down the mountain were not enough to make me an Olympic skier. Clumsily returning to ski school for the third year in a row, I again towered above all my fellow novices by approximately two feet. The three and four-year old children flew down the slopes with ease, making my attempt at skiing a pitiful sight to watch. Despite the embarrassment…

summer because their are snow days, you can play in the snow, and it is christmas time. First winter is better than summer because their are snow days. Snow days are great because you do not go to school. Snow days are also great because you can go skiing the whole day instead of just going a little bit after school. Finally snow days are great because you can play in the snow with all your friends because all of the school district…

sports you need to try (-- removed HTML --) Most winter sports seem kind of nuts. You can just picture the wintertime boredom that persuaded people to strap planks of wood to their feet, or slide down ice face first. Although typical sports like skiing and luge are now professional sports, there are far more crazy winter activities out there. Here are a few of the winter sports from around the world you need to try. Yukigassen (-- removed HTML --) Who doesn’t love a good snowball fight?…

“Let’s hit the slopes!” This is what everyone says when going skiing. Especially in my situation. It was my seventh grade year, I had never been skiing before, but I was ready to go. I had on my snowsuit, three different hoodies, a hat, a scarf, gloves, and extra fuzzy socks. Could I have been more prepared? In my head I couldn’t have, but hitting the slopes would tell me something completely different. My best friend at the time and I made our way into our bulky ski gear. We talked each other…

3, 1986, in San Diego, Calif., White grew up in nearby Carlsbad. He survived a heart defect that required two operations when he was an infant. Despite his early health problems, he was soon skateboarding, surfing, skiing, and playing soccer (association football). He took up snowboarding at age six and the next year won his first competition. He became a phenomenon on the amateur circuit, claiming five national titles, and turned professional at 13. After making his…

GORE-TEX Experience More Table of Contents Break Points: Cycle Meets Snow with SnoGo Story: Mattie Schuler Featured Photography: SnoGo Home > Break Points: Cycle Meets Snow with SnoGo 07 Cycle Meets Snow: Hitting the Slopes in a Brand New Way CLICK TO SHARE Man on ski slope with snow bikeIt’s a blue bird day—sun shining, no clouds in sight—and the snow beneath your blades is like satin. You got first chair and are ready to feel the wind up against your jacket. But there’s no need to…

“Skeleton racing involves plummeting head-first down a steep and treacherous ice track on a tiny sled. It is considered the world’s first sliding sport” (“Skeleton”). The current definition, which is widely accepted, brings into question the validity of some olympic events being called olympic sports. The definition also needs to change due to the nature of language, which is that it changes. The current definition of a sport needs to be changed to better capture the essence of what a sport is.…

Utilizing contrast and contradiction, the author writes about nothing that could be called pleasurable and so little about skiing to defy what the readers will be expecting. Seeing the article, SkiMag followers and fans of travel writing are looking forward to reading an exciting story about skiing in an extravagant place. But Neville does the unexpected and compares the experience of skiing, an exhilarating activity, with a trip to North Korea, a country under a dictatorship of one man, to…

The chilly breeze grew stronger into gusts as I gradually made my way to the top of Copper Mountain on a midsummer day. It was afternoon when I finally reached the top of the humongous mountain. I hopped off the lift that had brought me all this way and I snatched my bike off the next chair coming by, scared I would miss it. My twin sister Abby, my older brother Dylan, my dad, and my Uncle Tim all came along on this adventure on the monstrous mountain. We hopped on our bikes and headed down the…