Are you planning on going on a snowboarding holiday? Maybe this is with your family‚ friends or through your school or college? Well if you have been before‚ then you will know the score. However if it’s your first time‚ you’re probably thinking‚ what equipment do I need to go snowboarding? If you are just starting out with snowboarding‚ then you will probably need to know what equipment to take. Whether it’s your first time‚ or if you haven’t been for ages and need to get new equipment‚ here is
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Snowboarding Snowboarding is one of the fastest growing sports in North America. It is a hobby that rewards time and effort with an enjoyable experience as well as an adrenaline rush. Snowboarding has a tendency to become very unpredictable. With its increasing popularity‚ it’s no surprise that snowboarding is becoming so mainstream in the world of extreme sports. Also‚ with just about three years under my belt‚ I can attest to how worthwhile it has been to make snowboarding such a major part
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In the winter of sixth grade me and my family had gone on a ski trip at MT. Hood. So far everything was going great I was finally getting the hang of snowboarding because it was my first year. Snowboarding was a little scary but I was very scared of the ski lift I don’t really know why but i was very scared to get off of it. Later that day i did not know that my fear of ski lifts was about to get a way lot worse. I was riding on the ski lift when all of the sudden I noticed my hair was stuck. The
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The wind blew in my face as the fresh fallen snow was packed and hardened‚ leaving a perfect trail for snowboarding. As a novice snowboarder racing probably wasn’t a great idea but as a ten year old boy I could care less. The race began at the top of the mountain where the ski lift drops people off‚ and then begin the descend down the mountain slowly at first then speeding up quickly. My snowboarding
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about snowboarding. For those of you who live under a rock‚ snowboarding is a sport in which a rider straps a board to his or her feet and then slides/glides down a mountain‚ hill‚ slope‚ or basically anything that has an incline. One important piece of equipment is the bindings‚ which attach the rider to the snowboard. The bindings are connected to the board with screws that are short enough not to penetrate the bottom of the board‚ but long enough to be sturdy. The rider must wear snowboarding boots
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Winter sports - Snowboarding What is snowboarding to me? "I would not even call snowboarding a sport. It is a way of life. It is a chance to shut your brain off and live in the moment." Travis Rice could not have said it any better. Snowboarding has become a part of who I am and has had many influences on my life. The sport of snowboarding has taught me very valuable skill such as: persistence‚ hard work‚ courage and dedication. I was taught to be persistent when learning new tricks. From personal
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William Hung‚ Sheng Hsiung Wei‚ Dan 1) The environmental forces influencing the snowboarding industry are: Social: Winter Sports declining  Alpine Skiers 1993 10.6 million 4.6% USA  Alpine Skiers 2003 6.3 million 2.6% USA Demographics 80% participants were under 24 years old‚ median age 15.7 years‚ 74+% male Y Generation 72 Million Economic: 30% of ski passes are snowboarding passes Ski lodges losing 1/3 of market share Price range for equipment $300
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Snowboarding is an extreme winter sport with a considerable chance of injuries ranging from innocent little slips to high impact crashes. Beginning snowboarders are the ones who normally get injured even though they attempt less dangerous maneuvers than advanced snowboarders. This is because they haven’t learned how to maintain a Stable Stance on the Snowboard yet and are thus more likely to lose balance and fall. In fact‚ nearly 25% of injuries occur during a snowboarder’s first experience and almost
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Why go Skiing? I would like to describe why everyone should try skiing‚ at least just once. There is nothing like the feeling of skiing down the piste‚ whether it is in the morning with low temperatures and maybe sunrise glowing on the snow-covered mountains‚ at midday‚ or in the late afternoon. The feeling of gliding upon the perfectly groomed white snow and having the wind blowing in your face‚ is just terrific. Another great thing about skiing is the personification. You can ski completely
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The main focus in skiing is to make turns. This may not seem like a lot‚ but people spend their entire lives perfecting their ski turns. The mind‚ body‚ and skis of the skier need to be working together in perfect harmony in order for the skier to be successful. A skier may make hundreds of turns in a day‚ but to create a turn of flawlessness‚ every single little ligament‚ tendon‚ and muscle in the skier’s body needs to be pushing and pulling the right way. In my opinion‚ it is impossible to be a
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