College Essay About Skiing

Somehow skating has managed to always be in my life. My earliest memories are times on my dad’s hawaiian longboard with him, riding me home from my old school. There would be time’s I’d be brought to someone's house and notice skateboarding on the tv. I didn’t really understand the videos or what a “part” was but I still had recognition for it. Without knowing a single person in the video or any of the tricks, I still somehow felt motivated to go ride. I saw the world through the eyes of a skateboarder, taking notice of all the culture. Eventually I was gifted a used board that was covered in stickers. Nowadays I put very few stickers on a board, but back then I’d be adding more constantly. It wasn’t long before skating became a lifetime friend that I’d wind up relying on throughout my ups and downs.

Looking for a new hobby? Well, you're in luck because I’ve got a great one. Rock climbing is an activity everyone should try for many reasons. The sense of accomplishment when finishing is unlike any other. Rock climbing usually takes you to a high point (a mountain or cliff) and from these high points, you have an opportunity to observe the beauty of nature. Exercise, of course, is a positive attribute to rock climbing.

The course continued on in the woods for a brief distance and then exited the woods and continued up towards the top of the ski mountain and back into the woods for a short time and then exited to the next obstacle that started out with crawl underneath the obstacle and then a ladder wall type climb up the obstacle and then a short rope ladder traverse on the top of the obstacle and then back down the other side of the obstacle via the same rope ladder. The course again found its ways back in to the woods and came a rock climb that was draped with a rope net to assist with getting up the rocks that at least on Sunday where really slippery. The course continued on a short distance more through some really technical trails and came to a slack-line traverse that had a slack line for the feet, but a loser rope for the hands, I found this was an easy obstacle as long as you used your bodies weight and leverage to be an advantage. A very short trail distance later came the next obstacle that was a nice and easy ladder wall to climb up and over.

It takes only 45 minutes to reach Park City Ski Resort from Salt Lake City International Airport. You could be carving a turn in the Greatest Snow on Earth before most people get out of Denver. And you'll have twice as much to do when you get here. Regardless of your group’s dynamics, Park City Mountain Resort has something for everyone. Fine-tune your skills in our skiing or snowboarding school then let loose on our NASTAR and Mountain Cross courses. There's enough diversity in the terrain to please every level of skier or snowboarder. And when you decide to call it a day, we've got a nice little mining town that will make you feel more at home than home! You'll find everything you’ve dreamt of in Park City, Utah, and more!

Cory Sorensen Paulson 6B English May 4, 2014 Synthesis Essay Snowboarding is a great way to stay in shape, relieve stress, and it floods one’s body with joy and happiness; and if something makes you happy, engage in it till it doesn’t bring happiness to you anymore. The benefits of snowboarding are exponential when it comes to the performance of your mental and physical capacity. Mentally, snowboarding triggers the parts of the brain that feel the sensation of being happy.

Fortunately, my teammates and I persevered and we placed second, despite the unfavorable start. On that day, I learned that failure can also mean success. My disappointing results pushed me to work harder not only for myself, but for the people around me. I realized the importance of teamwork and the responsibility it came with, as well as its benefit to an individual’s success.

We were fighting the pain to make it to the last two races of the season, Regionals and States. Regionals was a very emotional race for us. The previous year we were defeated by Parkersburg and was unable to attend states. We had ruined the streak for the girls varsity of PHS to make it to states. We were devastated. This race was different than the others. This race determined who ran in states. We knew we had to give it our all. At the start line, Coach wrote a “1” on our leg to keep in mind the one year we didn’t make it to states. We knew that staying home this year was not an option. We raced hard with everything we had. As everyone finished we had this feeling of defeat. We cried and just put ourselves down. We were not confident in our performances. Coach Martin and P. Sines knew it was a close race. However they had more information than we did. They knew the results. They watched us cry as a team and continue to believe we didn’t make top three. This was the moment I will never forget. “Coming in third place is…..PRESTON HIGH SCOOOOOOL” announced the official. No longer were we crying sad tears. We were crying tears of

Many times in life there are goals that we want to achieve, but an obstacle occurs and stops the opportunity to achieve the goal. A goal that has occurred in my life is winning the first place championship in NHRA Junior Drag Racing. I was unable to receive the championship due to having late reaction times, and the other competitors being able to beat me. When I had realized that I was unable to receive the championship I was disappointed, discouraged, and determined. I know that if I want the championship next year I will have to put in an effort and concentrate during the time of the race. I haven't overcome the obstacle, but I have overcome the emotions I had. I have continued to stay concentrated and keep practicing my reaction times.

A lesson I discovered from failure that eventually led to a significant accomplishment and learning opportunity involved an incident while competing in the high school mock trial competition at the State and National levels. From my freshman to junior year, I have spent over one thousand hours dedicating time to practicing and competing in mock trial. As an underclassman, I had minimal opportunity to be on the competing roster, yet I still observed trials and contributed my ideas to the team. As a junior, however, my two years of commitment and progress faced me with more responsibility. Throughout the year I was motivated to secure a role as an attorney. During the preliminary season (November through February), I contended as an attorney

After seeing two of the best competitors on my team fall, I was terrified. Now realizing the steaks were high and there was marginal room for error. Aligning myself at the start and finally skiing down. After every mogul saying to myself “I didn't fall”, “I haven’t fallen yet”. Then the big jump came up. I lined up, got ready, jumped, and the of course fell. Getting up hoping the judges didn’t see. Knowing they did see. Everyone had seen, and there was no escaping it. Frustrated with score, I sought vengeance for the course. Knowing the course didn’t injury me in anyway, but I fell, and that was wrong. It was wrong of me to fall. I didn’t fall in practice, but all that mattered is that I fell when it mattered, when it

This year my basketball team and I made a huge accomplishment by winning the 3A Girls State basketball title. This title was not an easy task to accomplish, it took time and effort to get to that level. It required me to spend six months practicing and developing my skills to contribute to my team. These skills would include dribbling, shooting, and communication. A strong bond between my teammates and myself also helped create a great team. All the work I put into the sport and the bond I shared with my teammates was put on display at the state tournament. If I had not put in the work the outcome of the tournament might have been different. By accomplishing this task, I learned how self-motivation and a drive for what you want for yourself

It’s a Friday night, and your child goes out with their friends for a late night ski trip. And, of course, being a mother or father, you know very well the cautions of skiing. Is your kid sick of you calling them to make sure they’re okay every five minutes? Then you should put some extra security in your life.

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I stare down the foggy hill, I can’t see the bottom. My stomach begins to turn in circles, I have never been this scared to ski before. The rush of butterflies takes off as I do.

Mark reached the top with ease and as he pulled himself up over the edge he looked down and yelled "Your turn." I approached the wall with anxiety; my right leg was shaking like it had its own mind. As I started to climb I thought to myself, wouldn’t this be much safer if I had a rope of some kind. About ten feet off the ground I looked down which was the first mistake I made. At that point I knew that there was no turning back and the only way I was going to get off this rock was to go up. With great determination I got about ¾ of the way up when I heard Mark yelling, "You are taking the wrong path!" I pressed myself against the wall so I could relax my arms; I could feel the rough surface of the rock against my face. The perspiration on my hands made the rock seem very slippery. Mark laid down on the granite slab and stuck his head over the side. With his guidance I started climbing again. As I approached the top I found myself with no where else to go. I couldn't see the last grip, I asked Mark, "Where's the last hold?" He pointed to a spot just above me and said, "You'll have to jump for it." Jump! “ I am not going to jump, are you crazy!� I screamed. Realizing that jumping was the only way to get off this cliff, I knew what I had to do. Mark put his hand at the point I had to jump to and said with great encouragement, “You can make it!� I nodded, then relaxed my arms and