Ski

strenuous place to reach but you can have a little fun too, but if you can’t roll with the punches it can be exhausting if you’re new to snowboarding. Mammoth has copious amount of activities for people of all skill levels and age groups, like kids ski club for the little ones. All the way up to double black diamond slopes for pros. There are also bars, cafes, a small museum of sorts, and shops for people who like to shop on their vacation. The whole trip was a little exhausting; still it’s…

What do you do with a face full of snow and a trail of ski equipment marking your every mishap? Some may turn red with embarrassment, some may cry, and some may swear to never go down that wretched mountain again. Trust me, I have done each one. As a fourteen-year-old freshman, I suddenly found myself in a strange new land. Colorado had me knocking more snow off my boots after a walk across the street than I had seen throughout my entire life living in Texas. Early the first morning I bundled…

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 up and we felt confident. The next thing on our agenda was to ride the ski lift right up to the most challenging slope, black diamond. Once we arrived at the top, I took a deep breath in, and a long cry out. This slope haunted me just by looking down. That wasn’t going…

test tubes inside all day when I could be burning my lips off flying down a mountain? Fast forward eight years, and while I have grown to understand and respect professions from all walks of life, my passion for skiing remains ever so present. When I ski, I fly. Nothing can catch me. No physics problem set, no essay on Beowulf’s attitude towards Grendel, no marketing presentation could ever do more than nip at my heels when I’m gliding down the slopes. When my grandfather died, I wept. I cried.…

Twist” I was instantly brought back to the ten days that I spent in Springhill, Colorado where freestyle skiing was the norm. The lodge where I stayed was one of the lesser popular resort for skiing because my mother refused to let myself or my father ski in fear of injury. On the contrast, I felt immersed in the winter culture, and this article brings back those fond memories of my vacation. The author, Henry Fountain is able to catch the reader’s attention by illustratively breaking down the…

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back began to stick to my tight fitted coat. I looked up at the rest of the ski carts which were moving in sync, following each other into oblivion. My eyes then wondered down as I slowly searched the winter wonderland, it was exquisite. The snow gently sprinkled the scattered mountains which were becoming smaller and smaller as our cart followed the rest of the lifts into the puffy clouds. One by one we wriggled off the ski lift and like penguins, we waddled in the snow. I watched my friends…

When I was nine years old my parents finally told me that I could go skiing with them on their annual skiing trip that they do every February. Although they commonly go in February, they decided to also take me and my brother in December and said that we would still go in February. When the day arrived, we loaded our car up and left our house and started to head to Breckenridge, Colorado. About ten minutes after we left, my mom goes “Oh Crap”. My dad asks what and then she told him that we left…

have become so attached to my activities and lifestyle in Vail, I can’t imagine growing up anywhere else. The beautiful mountains that surround me have shaped me into who I am. I am so fortunate to have grown up in the mountains with ski racing as a big part of my life. Ski racing has crafted my friendships, continues to motivate me in every aspect of my life, and has given me the opportunity to immerse myself in other cultures through travel. I’ve been able to grow up with…

So one day I was thinking can I turn my backyard into a ski park? My backyard already has the shape of a ski hill I envisioned using the path to gain speed, stairs for a jump and then a steep drop off to finish of the run. I already made rails out of pvc pipe and had black plastic jumps, all I needed was a team to help with the manual…