Narrative Essay About Snowboarding

I drove up to Vacaville, California the night before and stayed with family. The following morning I woke up at 6 and drove to Boreal Mountain which was about a two hour drive. I snowboarded from 9am-5pm with about one break and then got in my car and drove five hours back home. My dad had to work and I had just gotten a new pair of goggles so this trip was completely necessary. This was my first trip of the year as China Peak wasn’t open yet so it was completely worth it. Snowboarding takes a snowboarder everywhere in order to chase good snow if not any snow. My passion benefits me by teaching me patience and persistence as driving for eleven hours over the course of two days is not fun by

     Snowboarding is a sport that is geared towards youth. When it was just beginning snowboarding was sort of an outcast activity on most mountains, now it’s become more mainstream. In fact it’s so popular now that it’s become an Olympic sport and mountains now cater towards snowboards. With this increase in popularity some of the traditional skiers are switching to snowboarding, which seems to be upsetting some of the younger snow boarders.

Falling over and over onto the dense sleet surface, with snow penetrating what’s left keeping you warm; your initial experience of snowboarding. Similar to other learning experiences, but perhaps not as harsh. Learning is a journey filled with challenges and sometimes failures. What determines the outcome is whether you can persevere and receive the everlasting reward of success. Learning is what you make of it, may it be learning to snowboard or applying it into the classroom setting. It will be an enriching skill you will be able to apply universally.

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.

An interest, a hobby, or a lifestyle? Nordic skiing has put many tolls on my life. Through hard work and dedication; I have put myself in a position where not only would my application be incomplete without mentioning skiing, but my life would be unthinkable without it. To be a successful skier, there are many obstacles a person must overcome. Which all include an unimaginable prize to be won.

When I was twelve years old my best friend’s family decided to try snowboarding and skiing for the first time, that’s when I learned my lesson. My best friend at the time was 14, he lived right down the road from my house and his family was my second family for a long time. His name was John, he invited me on the trip as well. We went to my house to ask my parents about the trip five day snowboarding trip. I asked them separately and got two different answers. My dad was all for it, he even offered to pay for everything. My mom on the other hand was worried because it was all the way in Pennsylvania and it was five days away from me . The fact that I had never been on a snowboard or skis in my life didn’t help my argument either. So as the day approached I still hadn't received a direct answer from my mom. So Tim, my friend’s dad went to my house and reassured her that I was in good hands and all that good stuff. When he arrived back at his house he said through my friend’s door “ Get packed we are leaving in two days” and the arrangements were made. On the day of the trip, my dad gave Tim the money for my equipment and such. He also turned to me and handed me my very first 100 dollar bill for whatever I wanted or needed on the trip. My mom handed me a prepaid cell phone and she told me to call her twice a day. I went

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.

Other than this frustration, I loved skiing with all my heart. It was the kind of excitement where my hand would shoot up in class to tell all my teachers that my favorite activity was skiing, even if it was the middle of summer. The kind where I would wait through all the other seasons, just to finally reach winter. Stopping or switching to snowboarding had never even tiptoed into my mind. After all, why would I want to be like one of those obnoxious snowboarders sitting smack in the middle of the path? The adrenaline as I swerved full speed down a powdery slope was what I lived for. Nothing compared to feeling of being so carefree and blithe, slicing through the air like a golden eagle. But I never truly realized how many types of birds there could be- at least until I saw her.

One skill I possess is the ability to snowboard., I have a lot more confidence in my ability to glide down a mountain now because of past failures and fears that I have had to overcome. One example of a fear I have had to overcome is the fear of catching an edge on my board. This fear of an unknown flip caused me to become a really cautious snowboarder. It took me until this year to really start becoming more of an adventurous snowboarder. This included me starting to actually start going for jumps and tricks in the terrain park, which came with a lot of injuries. I also Another thing I started doing differently was changeding up how I went down the mountain. Before I would find myself going slowly making my way to the bottom making sure I

Damien was constantly upset about the Snowboard Kids. The fact that they were humans and he was an alien angered him a lot. Every day, he tried to act as normal as possible when near them, but they kept remembering that he was an alien, which broke his plans. Damien didn’t know what to do about the Snowboard Kids. One day, he came up with the ultimate prank--to make them sneeze.

My parents thought that my fascination with the winter sport would be short-lived, however, within two years, I had joined the alpine ski team. Soon skiing became the focus of my weekend as I drove to Tahoe every Saturday morning. I eventually joined the competitive ski team which added another dimension to my life. Every morning we would practice on the race course followed by an afternoon exploring challenging trails filled with tricky obstacles. Every risk I took while skiing made me more confident and ready to take on challenges in other aspects of my life. When I went backcountry skiing for the first time, I finally felt in complete control of my life. Rather than letting fear and doubt dictate my life, I chose to take risks and make opportunities for

I started skiing around 3 years old on small plastic skis, with fish scales. To this day they hang on the wall of my room. After a few winters of playing around on the local sledding hills in the olympus area I was brought to the real ski slopes at age five. I was put through the Brighton ski school, respectively earning all the stickers on my skills badge, another memento of my early days. After I completed ski school, my family changes to skiing snowbird, where I learned to enjoy the steeps. At age ten we began skiing at Park City Mountain Resort which I continued to ski throughout highschool and into college, accumulating 12 seasons at PC. In college I learned about backcountry skiing and left the resorts behind to earn my turns. For

It was a cold day in January and the snow was falling hard. My family had plans to go skiing with my friend Andrew, but then my mom looked out the window. She said “Look at the snow out there. I can barely see the barn!” She began to think we should cancel our plans. My siblings and I begged her to not cancel our skiing plans. Eventually she decided we could risk going despite the weather.

If you like playing outside and want to do something other than walk or run. Get a mountain bike or a skateboard and have fun with your buddies and be lively. Mountain biking is enjoyable and astonishing, yet skateboarding is enjoyable and astonishing too. Skateboarding requires different skills and certain gear. In order to go mountain biking you need balance, courage, and strength, and be in tolerable shape too.

Burton’s Snowboards began selling from the back of a car. The company’s success is shocking looking at the startup and market that Jake Burton Carpenter entered into. Carpenter had the goal of becoming rich and found a way to do so through hard work, pride, and a couple pieces of wood. The snowboards he made in the beginning were poorly designed and did not sell because he had no interested customers. The industry he was trying to sell in did not yet exist, so he had to make it. Finally finding the right target market and a place to use his products his snowboards began to soar in popularity. Carpenter had to fight to have snowboards allowed on the slopes. Through his determination and early morning snowboarding sessions with his most loyal customers he was able to breakdown the reluctant resorts and hit their slopes. However, once the public sees one company do well they decide its time to join the market. Competition began to pop up, as snowboarding became an international market. Carpenter then had to ensure his spot in the competitive global market by problem solving quicker than his competitors. Today, his business is still the best snowboard company in the market. The main issue facing his company today is not just staying on top, but remaining in business. The popularity of the sport rose so quickly and gained professional status in the nineties, but today the youth are beginning to look towards other equipment. Carpenter has to find a way to ensure that