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    to snow ski, and I leaped at the thought of trying this new sport. On the first morning we entered the pro shop to rent all the gear and make decisions about whether or not to take lessons or go it alone. We decided to be adventurous and go it alone—no lessons. Kent and Celeste, the friends who invited us, knew how to ski and snowboard. He assured us that he could show us the basics, and we would be on our way down the slopes. All of us, after a few minutes learning how to wedge our skis started

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    Have you ever thought about symbolism in your life? Symbolism is important in our lives because if we recognize symbols and what they represent, it can help us to become a better person by letting us know what we need in our lives and how it helps us. I spent some time thinking about symbolism and here’s what I came up with. The first five symbols I would like to address represent the activities that I like to do often. My first symbol would be a shoe because I’m in cross-country and I like to

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    The runners sliced throw the snow there were having a blast going down the hill for their first real time. They were having a blast until, Boom the sled came to a complete stop and Jonas and Gabe went flying off. They hit a big rock on the hill the hill was kida steep and they hit the ground and, went tumbling down when they reached the bottom of the hill Jonas was not moving. Three little kids from the village there names were Christian, Hunter, and kyle they found Gabe and Jonas they left them

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    siblings and I begged her to not cancel our skiing plans. Eventually she decided we could risk going despite the weather. I had only been skiing once before, so as we pulled into the parking lot I started getting nervous. We got our skis and put on our snow pants and ski boots. Then we headed out to begin skiing. When I walked outside I felt the harsh cold wind against my face, and I saw the big hill of Hollywood High towering in front of me. It made me feel a little sick

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    Johnson 1 Cooper Johnson Ms. Tedesco Free Skiing 26 Feb, 2016 FREE SKIING Freeskiing was introduced in the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. They had so many competitors in the Olympics, there were thirty two people in the slopestyle. The top three competitors Joss Christensen, James Woods and Nick Goepper, Joss won gold , Woods got silver, Goepper got the bronze. It was an amazing Olympics because Nick Goepper lives where we live in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Many people don’t know much about

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    Just as in the words of Nelson Mandela, “I learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” That whatever your mountain may be, to show others that you can climb on, and that your mountain can be moved. And in the case that the above statement is true both figuratively and literally, to take on that challenge. A time for me that I had learned to triumph over my fear, was as I looked beyond the cliff of the mountain that rested beneath my feet at the cowering wilderness

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    The sun was shining and the snow was crisp—just like the air. The wind was silent and allowed the clamor of the festivities to hang in the air undisturbed. I could hear everything. The chanting of names and times from the loudspeaker. The racers’ skis slicing into the snow. My favorite rhythmic clapping of shins on gates. Then, to my surprise, “Tylor Kistler, bib 156?” a pause, “racer may go when ready”. Oh no. If my mind wasn’t racing before, it was racing then. All my thoughts jumbled into a chaotic

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    possible to ski on snow, it was possible to ski on water (Bellis, n.d.). On June 28th, 1922, Ralph started to experiment and finally was able to ski on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota on July 2nd, 1922. This was after four unsuccessful days of attempts (“A Look Back,” n.d.). Ralph experimented with many different types of equipment before finding the right combination. Samuelson tested barrel staves and snow skis before purchasing pine boards and shaping them (Bellis, n.d.). For a ski rope, Ralph

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    Narrative About Skiing

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    The Skier Things don't always come easy the first time you try something! When I started to ski, I had no idea what I was in for. Skiing opened me up to know what the real world gives you. My first day of skiing ever, I had to go into a lesson. I was the biggest one there, towering above the kindergarteners and pre-schoolers. I was so embarrassed when my friends came by the easiest hill and saw me in my lesson with the little kids. When I went up the Jay-bar for the first time, I was shaking

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    The Snowmobile Ride I was running back and forth trying to find all my gear for snowmobiling! My Grandpa was going on the ride too, so was my uncle Troy. We all were trying to get our gear on. I’m the one who's always the first to put all my gear on. Then I was out the door like a streak of lightning. I was pulling and pullng trying to get my snowmobile to start. Then finally I got it to start. I drove it around the yard a bit to get it to warm up. Of course I had to wait for my grandpa and

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