Do you love to ski? Do you have the adrenaline rush to go long distances? Cross country skiing goes back thousands of years when we attached wood to our feet. This allowed us to travel fast at high speeds on the snow covered ground. Believe it or not‚ cross country skiing still flourishes today. Cross country skiing was not considered a sport until the 19th century. Many people hardly even knew about skiing‚ let alone calling it a sport. In 1924 it showed up at the Winter Games Olympic held in
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I can still remember the first time I went downhill skiing. It was a cold and dry November day. It hadn’t been snowing much at the time‚ so most of the snow on the hills was that slick‚ jet blown‚ artificial-ice/pseudo-snow. Not exactly what a first timer likes to start on.My friend Michael had been trying to talk me into going on a skiingtrip with him and the local Boy Scout troop for some time. I was afraid at first; I had heard many over-exaggerated stories from people who had claimed
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sweaty from fear and the sun rising just over Nordic Mountain. I could feel my head pounding harder and harder I couldn’t keep my past from creeping into my mind. My friends (Jacob and Daniel) seem to be pretty excited “ man I can’t wait to start skiing this is my first time this year!” Jacob said looking like he hasn’t skied in 3 years. As we pulled into the parking lot‚ Daniel flew open the door and waited impatiently for his skis. I got out moving as slower than a sloth and feeling sick to my
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As I watch‚ the waves from the shore look fun and almost innocent as they crest and then crash over one another. I can taste the salt in the air and watch little rainbows glisten through the prisms of the ocean’s spray. The warm ocean water toward the shore is covered with foam and bubbles from the rumbling waves. As children and their families play in the gritty tan colored sand‚ I think to myself‚ “This is perfect.” I make the final preparations on my jet ski. All of the fluid levels check
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For the first club that I had to research‚ I decided to choose the ASU snowboarding team. The reason being; I absolutely love to snowboard. I live and breathe for two things in this world and that is snowboarding and making music. Fortunately this paper is about snowboarding‚ which is a very easy topic to write about for me. The ASU Snowboarding Team is a competitive team that travels to different Giant Slalom (race) and Slopestyle (freestyle) competitions in the South Eastern region. They are
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these PST skills to enhance their performance‚ little do they know it takes 10-20 minutes each day to improve these skills. Every sport‚ or exercise program requires a unique skill to accomplish the task or competition at hand. This is why I chose snowboarding because not only is it my new found passion‚ but it is a very individualized sport which requires incredible focus and relaxation. Without focus and relaxation a snowboarders routine may be affected during his/her freestyle run lowering your overall
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following the curve of the trail‚ and skis out of sight. When I finally catch up to him I am shocked at what I see. My dad is getting up from a fall – he never falls – and both his skis and poles are scattered around the trail. In all his years of skiing‚ as far as I know‚ my dad has never been injured despite some careless falls. As I ski down to my dad I pick up his matching black skis and poles. I get closer to him and see a look in his eyes that worries me. I hide my concern and calmly ask‚ “Are
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28 August 2013 Basis of Modern Snowboarding Snowboarding is an incredible simple sport that only requires a rider to strap their feet onto the board and glide down a snow-covered slope. Snowboarding can actually be seen all the way back to the 1920s. At that time though‚ they would have just tied piece of plywood‚ or planks from old barrels‚ to their feet. Usually they would use twine or horse reins to attach these pieces of wood to their feet. Then in 1965 Sherman Poppen invented a toy for his
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One Saturday morning‚ I crawled out of bed and went downstairs to have breakfast. I looked out the window and saw a fresh blanket of snow which meant that it was a perfect day for snowboarding! About an hour later my brother‚ Jacob also came down and ate his breakfast. "Hey Jacob‚ want to go snowboarding today?" I asked. "Sure‚" he replied. We got on our gear one piece at a time. Snowpants‚ boots‚ coat‚ scarf‚ and gloves. "We’re going to the park‚" I announced to my parents
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It’s the last day of 2014 and my family and I are out skiing in the Black Hills‚ SD for winter break. As an alpine ski racer‚ i generally like to downhill ski instead of cross country ski. But on January 31st‚ I make the stupid decision to go cross country skiing with my dad and sister. WORST DECISION I EVER MADE. We had about a half hour drive to the rental shop for my dad and I to get rental skis. My sister already had skis because she races for the school Nordic team. Once we had gotten our
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