Snowboarding History and Characters. Introduction This Chapter will provide an indepth look at the history of snowboarding and its origins and founding characters and how it has developed over the past 60 or so years. this will help provide context and a basic knowledge to the reader about the history of this sport‚ from the icons to the brands to the struggles and Ideology behind the sport. from its early origins from skateboard and surfing culture to the struggle for the mainstream acceptance
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I was six years old when my father strapped me into my first pair of skis‚ “Skiing is way more fun than snowboarding. Snowboarding isn’t even a real sport‚” he jokingly told me while putting on his own skis. Little did my father know I would later become a snowboarder at the age of twelve‚ following the example of my mother and two brothers. During my junior year at age sixteen‚ I joined the brand new snowboarding club at Blackfoot High School. Although the club only functioned for a year‚ I realized
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Tyner HIST 161 The History of Snowboarding The invention of snowboarding is directly related to the increase of concussions through the years. At first the snowboard was very basic‚ but now it has become a sport that a lot of people participating in. However some people choose not to wear helmets that protect their heads‚ which make them more susceptible to concussions. The National Ski Patrol says that only 61% of people wore helmets for both skiing and snowboarding in the 2010/2011 season. That
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Part 3 Some statuses within snowboarding are Professional‚ Amateur‚ and Recreational snowboarders. Another status involved with snowboarding could be‚ a snowboarding instructor‚ or a ski lift operator (Mathews 2). People are socialized into snowboarding by hanging around their friends at their local hill‚ and by reading magazines‚ viewing websites‚ and watching snowboarding on television. The two most important agents of socialization are‚ as stated before‚ peers and the media. Your peers
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The History of Skiing Skis have been used for thousands of years‚ and their use has evolved from hunting and transportation‚ into a multi-billion dollar industry that millions of people participate in each year. There are many technological advances that have caused skiing to evolve‚ along with the creativity in people’s minds. In this paper‚ I will give a brief summary of how skiing has changed through the years and different ways it has been used. The first depiction of skis can be traced
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write. To verify these claims‚ more work is needed. In this paper I argue that you can be literate in skiing. Through extensive examples I hope to show you how skiing is a literacy. Skiing has always been a huge part of my life and I hope to share it with as many people as I can. There are five categories that skiers usually fall into. The first type of skier is a backcountry skier. This type of skiing is when you only ski in the “backcountry”‚ which means any unmarked and unpatrolled areas either inside
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from building endurance to muscle mass‚ and improving flexibility‚ cold weather athletics can also improve your mental well-being. Snowboarding in particular‚ is an aerobic exercise that has the ability of burning up to 480 calories and hour offering an intense cardiovascular workout. It also offers a great way to increase your physical endurance. Snowboarding utilizes all the major muscle groups in your body to include minor muscles in your feet and ankles some
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Ziplining in Maui. Snowboarding in Telluride. A long stroll through the Christmas market in Munich. Can you guess the common denominator? If you guessed that all are fun ways to stay fit while you travel during the winter‚ you’d be right. Most fitness buffs do worry about keeping up their exercise routine when they travel‚ especially if they’re not traveling to a place that’s a destination vacation like these are. If you fit into that category‚ here are some fun ways you can stay in shape during
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------------------------------------------------- Skiing into oblivion The issue of whether or not our lifestyles are environmentally and economically sustainable has been the source of an ongoing debate and prompted an opinionative piece with an accompanying photograph by Paul Evans‚ “Skiing into Oblivion” (March‚ 2008). Contending in a predominately concerned and passionate tone‚ Evans argues that our consumption of the planet’s resources is irresponsible and that we are becoming increasingly
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participation in athletics and other team activities have taken up a vast majority of my fifteen years‚ and helped me find a variety of things I am passionate about. Though I am remarkably ardent about anything I embark in‚ skiing has always reigned victorious to all others. My participation in skiing has alluded me an outlet to escape from whatever outside sources weighed me down‚ and has given me the opportunity to meet a multitude of benevolent people while traveling in exemplary places. Participation in Squaw
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