Snowboard

Crazy Horse “YAYYY!” we all screamed when Mrs. Mack told us that I can go to Galena with Emma and Lauren. We were all so excited. After I went home and laid down a while, I thought that this weekend wouldn’t turn out good. I should still try to make the best of the trip while I can. On the day we were leaving the house to go to Galena. I got all of my things ready and went to the Mack’s house. Soon after, we left to go to the car. The ride was long drive. We played cards, sang to songs, slept…

The first trip of ski bus two years ago, should’ve been the end of my life, along with all my other friends who shared the experience with me. It was the first trip of the year, and everyone was so excited. All the way there, people were talking about how they couldn’t wait to “get on the slopes again.” It was pretty exciting, if I do say so myself. Once I arrived, I hopped off the bus, and ran towards the lodge to go get my gear that was already prepared for me. The snow looked wonderful,…

challenges which I have directly encountered have been instrumental in preparing me for my future not only as a nurse, but also with working with an underserved community. In 2010-2013 I was the lead coach of the Winter Park Competition Center’s girls snowboard team. During my as the lead coach, one of the six athletes I coached was deaf. I worked with an interpreter to create an original vocabulary of signs to communicate proper technique and skill development. The ambiguity and nuances…

speed (velocity) which is termed as acceleration. In the video, I explained velocity by elaborating the difference between a ‘carved turn’ and ‘skidding.’ “The most efficient turn occurs when the snowboarder does a purely carved turn, in which the snowboard is pointing in the same direction as its velocity,” (Physics Of Snowboarding) while on the other hand the skidding movement slows a snowboarder as snow provides resistance to their movement. I also used the idea of velocity to explain the…

REI or Recreational Equipment, Inc. is a Washington based retailer of outdoor recreation gear, sporting goods, and clothing. From snowboards to climbing gear REI sells just about anything that one could need for the outdoors. REI is committed to “…inspire, educate, and outfit for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship” (about). To reaffirm this, the company offers other services besides retail. Through the REI Adventures branch, REI offers vacations for active travelers all over the…

The Bad Knee As I see the ball flying up in the Monticello Trails gym, I knew I could catch it and get the other team out. Once I try to jump up to get it, my feet don’t even leave the ground before I feel a horrible pain in left knee. A terrible pain I hoped never to feel again. Dislocation is the displacement of one or more bones at a joint according to the Merriam Dictionary. Dislocation feels like someone ripping one of your extremities off. That is one of the most unsatisfying feelings…

system has ensured, and will continue to ensure my success. As a young woman growing up in a rural community, fear of failure steered me away from pursuing my career as a nurse and into coaching the Winter Park Competition Center Women’s snowboard freestyle snowboard team. This time provided the tools I needed for my future as a nurse, and it allowed me to realize my full potential. Several factors propelled me past my fears and self-doubts and into my direction of purpose. To be a…

The snow crunched beneath my feet as I walked onto the chairlift the wind howled and I shivered as the snow went down my back, the lift shuddered to life and started climbing up the face of the mountain, near the top I started strapping the Burton snowboard to my feet I turned to the right of me and saw two Swedish skiers who must have been on vacation it was odd because Sweden has a lot of snow so I asked them if they spoke English and they either couldn't hear me or didn't understand me and…

For my Intergenerational Service-Learning Project I chose option B. I thought that this was the best choice for me because it gave me the chance to be creative and hands on. I typically enjoy activities and learning in a more hands on setting, so I figured that I would get more out of the project by choosing this option. So, I guess the choice was very easy, but figuring out who I would work with and what we would do was the hard part. The gentleman that I chose to work with on this project…

Aristotle said that ‘the aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.’ The connection between art and design is often represented in the public. The relationship between these two mediums of creativity is clearly represented in the chairs that sit along the foreshore of the Jindabyne Lake. These seats use both mediums and show the spirit of the mountainous area and the environment that surrounds it. There are intelligible affiliations between…