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Personal Narrative: The Bowl

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The Bowl Every other year my family and I go out to Colorado over winter break. For those two to three weeks we spend time with my mom’s side of the family as well as going to the Rocky Mountains and do some skiing. My parents as well as my brother all ski, but after my first skiing lesson I knew right away I preferred snowboarding, so I became the only snowboarder in my family. Since I was a little kid my family has gone to many ski slopes spanning from Perfect North, to Michigan, and to the many resorts in the Rocky Mountains. Last winter break, we spent a week in the Rocky Mountains to go skiing. For my birthday, which came at the end of the week, I skied the bowl. The bowl is the highest run in the Mary Jane ski slopes. It starts above …show more content…

It started out as a sheet of ice, no powder. I cut back and forth, throwing my legs forwards and backwards to make my board go left and right. By the time I got out of the ice I could feel the burn in my calves. The bowl had started to level out, that meant I would actually be on snow instead of ice. I came to a fork in the path, and I went left. It looked winding and went through the trees. I went through the path fast and when I looked ahead, I saw a natural jump on the path. These are made when part of the hill slopes down and immediately slopes back up at a higher angle. I went for it, bending my knees and readying myself. I came to the top and pushed off by straightening my legs. I know I was only up in the air for a second, maybe two, but it felt like I was flying. I couldn’t feel the ground; all I could feel was the weight of my board pulling me back down to earth. I came back to the ground and I carved right and left on my board to make sure I had my balance. I saw another jump ahead. I bent my knees and readied myself again. I picked up speed and pushed off of the top again. Only this time, when I came back to the ground I lost my

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