H08 YEAR 11 OUTDOOR EDUCATION MT STERLLING ASSSIGNMENT BY BRADLEY SHALLARD H08 PART A: Mt Sterling is iconic mountain just a couple hours away from Melbourne and its sits right next to the famous Mt Buller. It is one of the only untouched Alpine areas in the country and its natural beauty is draw dropping to say the least. It has an amazing history and what it has to offer is impeccable. Its amazing scenery and views can be witnessed by anybody because the summit isn’t too far of a walk
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The History of Skiing Skis have been used for thousands of years‚ and their use has evolved from hunting and transportation‚ into a multi-billion dollar industry that millions of people participate in each year. There are many technological advances that have caused skiing to evolve‚ along with the creativity in people’s minds. In this paper‚ I will give a brief summary of how skiing has changed through the years and different ways it has been used. The first depiction of skis can be traced
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#2 Skiing and snowboarding are both very popular sports with many similarities and differences. The sport of skiing dates back to 5000 BC‚ while snowboarding is a relatively new sport‚ developed in the early 1900’s. Both sports are very popular in the U.S.‚ where there are 481 different ski/snowboarding resorts and approximately 60 million Americans who partake in the sports each year. Americans make up more than half of the 110 million who ski or board worldwide. Skiing first dates
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The art of skiing has some minor risks while others take it to the next extreme. There are so many types of skiing like cross-country‚ freestyle‚ alpine‚ ski cross‚ nordic skiing‚ and countless more. Only one contains jumps and rails to test your skill. This would be known as Slopestyle skiing‚ it is quite a breathtaking experience just to see someone doing flips and tricks in the sky. But what would it be like in there shoes? What would it take to become an Olympian? I chose this because it is high
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Skiing I was raised to love the endless wonders of winter and the sparkling white flakes that fell from above. I have been exploring and enjoying them ever since I can first remember. Not surprisingly‚ the first sport I ever participated in was downhill skiing. My dad introduced me to it when I was only two. I have been tearing up the mountain ever since. I may have been to young to remember but I can only imagine what I thought when my dad strapped two boards on my feet and sent me on my
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I can still remember the first time I went downhill skiing. It was a cold and dry November day. It hadn’t been snowing much at the time‚ so most of the snow on the hills was that slick‚ jet blown‚ artificial-ice/pseudo-snow. Not exactly what a first timer likes to start on.My friend Michael had been trying to talk me into going on a skiingtrip with him and the local Boy Scout troop for some time. I was afraid at first; I had heard many over-exaggerated stories from people who had claimed
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parallel pieces of plastic? I always have thought that skiing trips provide a great deal of entertainment for me during Christmas vacations. Generally‚ my family travels to close‚ Midwest venues such as Sioux Falls‚ Mankato‚ or Dubuque. However‚ the Christmas vacation of my eighth grade year wasn’t exactly what I had become familiar with throughout the previous years. Pulling up to the Colorado ski resort I think to myself how different skiing on the steep slopes of a mountain is going to be compared
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There are many types of skiing‚ but the one I want to focus on in this first paragraph is alpine. The word alpine comes from a place in Europe called The Alps. This is where alpine skiing was created‚ at around the 1800’s. Alpine skiing sometimes consists of gates‚ or it can be just skiing around for fun. Other types of skiing are freestyle‚ nordic and cross-country. Even though alpine skiing is what I love to do‚ it isn’t the only thing important to skiing’s history. The first primitive ski dates
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One of my favorite activities to do is skiing. It’s a fun-filled rush filled with a flurry of snow. Many skiers use two poles‚ to both project them forward‚ or to give them something to grip on for balance. Some skiers are able to ski without poles‚ but that requires them to be well balanced‚ and to have a quick recovery. I have been able to accomplish this feat‚ but it’s as difficult as juggling 10 pound weights. I don’t ski with many people. I always have gone with either my mother‚ or my good
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participation in athletics and other team activities have taken up a vast majority of my fifteen years‚ and helped me find a variety of things I am passionate about. Though I am remarkably ardent about anything I embark in‚ skiing has always reigned victorious to all others. My participation in skiing has alluded me an outlet to escape from whatever outside sources weighed me down‚ and has given me the opportunity to meet a multitude of benevolent people while traveling in exemplary places. Participation in Squaw
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