Getting Rad Research Paper

“If you're getting rad and there is no one around to see it, are you really getting rad?” (Andy Hayes) This question proposed by Andy Hayes is a tough one to answer, and is one that puzzles skiers and snowboarders across the world. On one hand, you just nailed a totally righteous line that would undoubtedly leave you're alpine counterparts flabbergasted. On the other hand, nobody saw it, and will anybody actually believe your word when you tell them of your incredible feats. Besides for the question of are you getting rad, another must be answered; how rad did you actually get? We can all brag and rant about how amazingly we skied a line, but there must be a quantitative way to prove who got the raddest. Thankfully, there is a way, the game of G.N.A.R.. G.N.A.R. Is an acronym for Gaffney's Numerical Assessment of Raddness. G.N.A.R. jokingly puts the focus of skiing into a “Hey, its all about me” kind of view. This game
involve risking life and limb for points, in fact some parts of the game actually advocate safety. An instance of safety being rewarded in the game comes in pole whacking. Pole whacking is a crucial part of ski safety, because if you think about it, when you come up to a cliff and there is a bunch of fresh snow blocking your view of what you're about to get yourself into, you really need to whack your pole into that snow to clear a line of sight and also get a feel for the snow that you are about to ski. Pole whacking is something that is universally embraced by both skiers and snowboarders, they both understand how crucial it is. (Video Clip) The testimony from both sides should show just how important whacking your pole is. Another thing that pole whacking does for you is that it attracts attention towards you. Think about it, when you up on top of a gnarly looking line and your at that edge whacking your pole vigorously, people think that your about to ski a really rad line and they are going to want to see