How Snowboarding Isn 't An American Child Soccer Club

It was pleasant enough to be able to stand comfortably outside in a light jacket or sweatshirt. A perfect day to glide down a powdery mountain along with my best friend. The anticipation was building as I sat in the back of Mrs. Smith’s eighth grade classroom. In a matter of minutes I would be packing my gear into the car and traveling toward impending doom: Sundown Mountain, twenty one runs of exhilaration and danger. At that point in time I didn’t know whether to be excited or nervous. Snowboarding was completely new to me, not too much different than skiing except for the fact that my balance would be shifted differently. I struggled enough as it was keeping my balance on skis. How could I possibly be able to successfully maintain my balance on a board?

Omg! I am going to have so much fun snowboarding! Today in my life I am at a super cool place. It’s in the UP and it’s called Ski Brule. It has all the snow hills you could possibly think about. I could never stop imagine me going down the hill and be so proud of me. But hopefully I don’t break any bones in my body. Because I still have basketball in the winter. But after I just took a soft energize nap. Then… We arrived. OM to the G! It was exactly what I imagined. The people gliding through the snow with their cool snowboards and their ski’s.

Throughout time, the progression and evolution of snowboarding has increased greatly. It has gone from non existence in the late 1970’s, to one of the most watched action sports in a matter of thirty-five years. The upward takeoff and popularity of snowboarding relies on two people, Jake Burton and Shaun White. Jake Burton back in 1977 had the vision for what snowboarding would be, but Shaun White had what it took to manifest that vision. Evidence has shown that time brings change in sports, history has repeated itself with snowboarding, this history reflects the time & changes that has occurred in America.

Everest the biggest Mountain in the world. Imagine reaching a summit so many have died before doing so. Imagine being above to whole world looking down and knowing you have conquered it all there is nothing “higher” or “harder” to climb. Being on top of the world above all else the new smells, new views, and new noises. Conquering the fearless climb of Everest would show I can achieve anything!

Learning to skateboard was never easy for me. I’ve never been a real balanced or coordinated person so skateboarding was like trying to learn the meaning to the film “Inception”. Even though I was never delighted to hop back on a piece of wood on wheels called a “skateboard” I was determined to learn; time and time again I fell but getting back up is what mattered. Now I’m like a surfer hitting that wave he’s been waiting for his whole life. Now if I’m not on my board I’m on my bike. Skating is now one of the easiest things I do nowadays. I’ve been skating for almost 6 years now and will continue to skate until I simply

I couldn’t wait to get to the powdery snow on the mountains. I love the feel of the freezing snow and the sound of the roaring wind going by me. But I had to drive to Colorado first on Friday. But when I got there I knew that I would have a good time.

Around seven years ago, my family and I would always go to Colorado. Most of the time we went with another family or we brought some of our friends, and that year we went with another family, the Egan’s. We were having a great time just like the multiple times before, and we were eating meals, playing ping pong, watching Forest Gump or Pokemon, and we skied. I had some experience skiing, but Aidan, my friend, had never really skied before.

I made it to the lodge and rented a pair of skis. I strapped my skis on and went to the lift. As I was ascending up the mountain, I looked over my shoulder at the most breathtaking view I have ever seen. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, the air was crisp and the trees were covered in a fresh layer of snow. I wasn’t excited to be here: I’d rather be in the hot sun, but the view was like something I will never forget. I reached the top of the mountain and then proceeded down the trail. I haven’t skied in a long time, but skiing today gave me the best feeling in the world.

The Ski Rack. The ski rack was one that my dad built with some of my help, made entirely out of plywood and bungee cords. The day before was December 31st we had tried to mount the our old ski rack but two pieces broke on it so we knew all the other ski rack were too expensive so we got the next best thing homemade.We went to home depot bought plywood and bungee cords. After the run to home depot we got Jameson and Robbie. We played video games until we fell asleep. We woke up at 5A.M. to drive up to Bretton woods. We got there around 7:45 A.M. so we slept a little then we got our passes at around 9 A.M. After skiing for a whole day we got tired and decided to pack up and go home on our way back we had just gone thru the tolls and I heard a

Snow boarding and snow skiing are two of the most enjoyed recreational sports in the world today. They give a unique sense of freedom and satisfaction that is unlike any other sport can offer. Rob Reichenfeld remarked after his first lesson, “When you’re onto a good thing you stick with it, and like millions around the world I had discovered something undefinably special” (2). The freedom to carve down an entire mountain as fast or as slowly as desired, to drop off a twenty-foot cliff into five feet of fluff, to weave a line through a patch of technical trees, or to float down a steep face with bottomless powder are just a few reasons so many people are determined to make it to the mountains every year in search of

In my opinion, nothing can beat carving down the mountain on a snowboard. Just being able to glide down the mountain is simply amazing to me, and that is why I love it so much. My family has a condo at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia, and I try to make it up there just about every weekend in the winter time. Other than resorts way up north in states like Vermont, Snowshoe is one of the best in the east coast. Although I do believe that Snowshoe is great, if you haven’t been out west to ski, then you haven’t really been skiing.

My friends were long gone going on the ski lift, and going down exotic hills. They came down to visit me once, and stayed with me for the rest of the night, but laughed at me every time I fell. Without an instructor to tell me when to slow down or turn, I usually ended up at the end of the hill sitting on my two skis put together. I gradually got ready to use the ski lift.

It only comes once a year and it is not what you are thinking it’s our New Year sale. This offer lasts from January 2nd to January 31st. we sell items for snowboarding and skiing so get your Snowboards and skies today as well as the safety equipment. Such as helmets, goggles, gloves, Kneepads, elbow pads. We support skiing and snowboarding competitions we will be at the 2018 winter Olympics we were at the 2014 Winter Olympics as well. Look for our board and skies on television in two years. Gloves and winter protection can protect you from hypothermia. The knee and elbow pads protect your important joints make sure to wear a helmet to protect your head and neck. Buy our protective gear NOW! We are running out of merchandise because our prices

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There are lots of tournaments-competitions held for longboarding whether its speed, drifting, or just cruising to a destination. I’m trying to start small with racing/cruising with my friends thru town and my goal is to work up into actual competitions. I have tried drifting and it's hard to do, downhill speed riding is also hard but I am starting to do it more often so I can get better at it. Drifting I’m not the best at it but I can sort of do it a little, I am also starting to crouch down on my board to help with speed and turning. I have met some more people from longboarding thru town and alongside the canyon and it's good experiences to hear what people have to say and the stories that they tell me. Not everyone I meet longboards though I have meet people who've traveled lots of places and explore and there really positive nice people. The biggest reason I want to become a professional longboard would be because it feels amazing to get out of the house and go explore to see what the world is made of. The world is such a beautiful place and one day I would like to travel out of the country and go explore other parts of the world and see what else is out there. Another big part of longboarding is having the right equipment, I have the right board, wheels, and bearings I just need to get a helmet and pads for when I go downhill. Longboarding is just apart of me and makes up some of who I am it helps me open my mind to new things and ideas and helps me when I’m stressed because anytime I know I am, I can just grab my board and go out to see nature. Ever since I have started longboarding I’ve become a more physically active person, more positive about things, and just more peaceful within myself about who I am. Whenever I go longboarding it’s like my meditation it gets things off my mind and clears my head having me think of positive things instead of negative. This