John Snow

for me in my life. To truly understand the joy of skiing, you must feel the connections to everything around you. From your body to the skis, from the skis to the snow and ice, from the icy snow to the ground, you must feel and connect through all of it. That is when you can finally understand the freedom gliding through and on the snow brings. After donning my equipment, I board the ski lift. As I go up I can see everything. There are skiers in plumes of white powder, a father guiding his…

Memoir Piotr Hoila Oct. 8, 2015 p.4 Colors envelop me as I speed through the frosty hills. Dazzlingly bright snow forces me to squint. Racing down the slopes, I try to keep up with my father, who is weaving in and out of trees. The cold air swooshes into my face, invigorating my senses and mind. Speeding up and slowing down, I drift around trees and rebound off bumps, enjoying the experience thoroughly. Before me, arises a steep slope, and I ready myself for…

Why Asphalt Is A Good Driveway Material For Cold Climates Two common surfaces for residential driveways are concrete and asphalt. While either one is a suitable choice, asphalt tends to be a better choice for northern climates. Unless you just prefer the look of concrete, you may want to choose asphalt when you put in a new driveway. Here are some reasons why. Fewer Cracks In Cold Weather Concrete and asphalt contract in cold weather and expand in hot weather. However, asphalt has more…

I had been preparing for weeks to visit my cousins in Massachusetts. I packed my snow pants, my sleds, and the rest of my winter gear, as the weather forecast spoke of a series of snowstorms to hit the Boston area. Every year I would come to Massachusetts to find nearly a foot of snow on the ground. I always looked forward to having snowball fights and sled races in the wooded hills behind my cousin’s house. However, this year the forest was different. I had entered searching for fun, and left…

So once upon a time I decided that I would learn how to ski. Now, I'm pretty sure everybody knows what skiing is. Where you get on a lift, go up a mountain, ski down, and then start all over again. Turns out there is a lot more to it than just pointing your skis in the direction you want to go and then ta-da. Learning how to stop is probably a very crucial factor in skiing, but I thought it was so easy that I could do it without much instruction. Turns out it's very important to get instructions…

Timothy Walt, a seventeen - year old boy scout had one big survival story to tell after his ordeal in climbing the Clavender Mountain in Aspen, Colorado near his hometown. It was June 22, 2017, a group of boy scouts assembling in the foot of Clavender Mountain for the “4th Annual Winter Survival. Timothy Walt was very excited to participate in the prestigious event. Timothy watched at the beauty of the mountain and it was magnificent – sharp peaks, stony slopes and serene ponds expansive to the…

The people of Nebraska, especially the children, teachers, and parents who had to face many challenges during the Schoolchildren’s Blizzard. In both the poem “A Woman’s Voice” by Ted Kooser and the article “Blizzard!” by Jeanie Mebane shows all the challenges the ones affected by the storm had to face. Both passages described the bravery and courage people needed to survive the blizzard. But both passages also described how many families were separated by the powerful storm. In both the poem, A…

I’m always the first one to go onto the slopes. You can’t wait for the lift to take you up, you stand in line eager to take you up the hill. You listen to your snow boot clamp against the ground as you stomp your way up to the front only to find the gondola is under repair and you must take a bus to the next one 3 miles away. And the worst part is trying to run in them is terrible because they weigh like 20 pounds…

Snow has arrived on the east coast. It’s cold. I’m sitting in my house wearing a snowsuit and drinking hot chocolate. The outside is a mess of fallen branches and frozen roads, and so I can’t replenish my dwindling soup supply. Now would be a great time to get on a plane and fly to California, the land of non-cold. I welcome you to join me. For the trip, I’ve built a playlist of nine grooving songs to put us in a California state of mind. You may be wondering why I have chosen nine songs to…

multiple, treacherous and seemingly never ending winter storms made there way through New England. All the snow sparked hibernation but also curiosity within me. I have noticed through out the last week that even the most experienced with snow are sent into frenzy at the sight of a single snowflake. Rhode Island, although small has a huge stereotype of freaking out the second someone says “snow”, but in a very strange way. With every storm whether it be hurricane Sandy or winter storm Nemo…