Skiing

we can’t scream and yelp with excitement like we did on the ski hill. My friends and I were known to be the last ones on the bus, and this week would be no exception. We had just finished dinner, and were looking forward to another hour or so of skiing. The hill we were at, Toggenburg Mountain, was not the greatest ski mountain around, nor was it anywhere close, but it had character. So much character that we somehow returned to ski there every time. With our stomachs full of lousy, unhealthy,…

Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding are two fun winter sports and are both in the Olympics. You might think that the two sport are polar opposites, but they actually have just as many similarities as differences. Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding have several similar traits. Athletes in both sports ride on slick polished pieces of wood that require special boots and can get going very fast. In snowboarding both feet are on one wide, straight piece of wood and you don’t need poles to propel you.…

“Somethings are More Fun Than Expected” A moment that has changed my life was when I learned how to ski. I had been being harped on forever to try it. Skiing can be breathe taking, nerve racking, and fun all at the same time. For several years I have wanted to try it but deep down I was always way to nervous. Finally, I told myself you have to try it to know if you're going to like it. The day has finally come! I went running to my mom "The next time we are at Cuba Lake I'm…

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. For these reasons it would…

Skiing is a great way to exercise, yet have fun. I ski because I like the feeling of going really fast down a steep snow covered hill and catching really big air. I like any type of skiing, downhill, cross country, even backcountry. I love the feeling I get when I am in the air for a long time. I also like the vibe that a ski resort gives off. There are the ski bums(that are there everyday), the crazy ski team kids that send it off anything, and the first timers, everyone is having fun. I like…

world that deposits its ideas into me. I am a filter that chooses which ideas I want to follow. I am a melting pot that takes these ideas and turns them into one unique view of the world, my view. One thing that I have observed from my many years of skiing is that bowing to fear is not the way I want to live. I learned this when I had a massive face plant that bloodied my face, broke both my helmet and my goggles, gave me a concussion, and forced my lower lip to inflate to the size of a…

Mom walked into the living room and told me that this would be the year that I skied. Naturally being a six year old i didn't appreciate the notion right away because I wanted toys instead. However this changed as soon as it was time to actually go skiing. After we packed up the car we headed straight to Mt. Spokane. The forty five minute car ride felt like an eternity in my mind but when I we finally…

my mom to call me out sick from school. I then jumped in the car and took off for one the scarce opportunities we get in Vermont these days. Skiing was never a big part of anyone in my family's life. It's a very expensive sport. But thanks to my parents, they have created this opportunity for me to find what I live for. Every waking chance I get, I go skiing. Even when I can't make it up to the mountain, I ski…

Thesis: Filming skiing is beautiful because of the environment, the skier and the finished product The skier is also the artist of the whole project, the landscape is the canvas, the skis are the paintbrush and the camera preserves the piece. Environment: The environment is beautiful because of the subtle smell of the trees, the untouched snow, the amazing sky, and the sound of someone’s skis cutting through the snow. The camera is the best way to capture these amazing moments, the skier of…

“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…