years old when my father strapped me into my first pair of skis‚ “Skiing is way more fun than snowboarding. Snowboarding isn’t even a real sport‚” he jokingly told me while putting on his own skis. Little did my father know I would later become a snowboarder at the age of twelve‚ following the example of my mother and two brothers. During my junior year at age sixteen‚ I joined the brand new snowboarding club at Blackfoot High School. Although the club only functioned for a year‚ I realized that small
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Snowboarding History and Characters. Introduction This Chapter will provide an indepth look at the history of snowboarding and its origins and founding characters and how it has developed over the past 60 or so years. this will help provide context and a basic knowledge to the reader about the history of this sport‚ from the icons to the brands to the struggles and Ideology behind the sport. from its early origins from skateboard and surfing culture to the struggle for the mainstream acceptance
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no matter how big or small it is‚ it means a great deal to the people that are a part of it. I would consider myself a part of numerous communities but one that I especially value would be the community of snowboarders. I have had a passion for snowboarding since I was very young and my passion has only grown and matured more as I have gotten older. This passion originated from a Disney movie‚ “Johnny Tsunami”‚ where the main character is a young snowboarder who is very talented and brave. I would
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I believe in snowboarding. I think it is a great sport‚ and also just a really well rounded activity all together. Here are the most important reasons that I believe in the sport snowboarding. I started skiing at the wee age of one or two. I really enjoyed skiing. My family and I usually went to tahoe or shasta to ski‚ but mainly northstar. There I learned the fundamentals of skiing. Both my parents being snowboarders‚ I was around the kind of gear you use for it and thus became familiar and comfortable
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Ziplining in Maui. Snowboarding in Telluride. A long stroll through the Christmas market in Munich. Can you guess the common denominator? If you guessed that all are fun ways to stay fit while you travel during the winter‚ you’d be right. Most fitness buffs do worry about keeping up their exercise routine when they travel‚ especially if they’re not traveling to a place that’s a destination vacation like these are. If you fit into that category‚ here are some fun ways you can stay in shape during
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William Hung‚ Sheng Hsiung Wei‚ Dan 1) The environmental forces influencing the snowboarding industry are: Social: Winter Sports declining  Alpine Skiers 1993 10.6 million 4.6% USA  Alpine Skiers 2003 6.3 million 2.6% USA Demographics 80% participants were under 24 years old‚ median age 15.7 years‚ 74+% male Y Generation 72 Million Economic: 30% of ski passes are snowboarding passes Ski lodges losing 1/3 of market share Price range for equipment $300
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Part 3 Some statuses within snowboarding are Professional‚ Amateur‚ and Recreational snowboarders. Another status involved with snowboarding could be‚ a snowboarding instructor‚ or a ski lift operator (Mathews 2). People are socialized into snowboarding by hanging around their friends at their local hill‚ and by reading magazines‚ viewing websites‚ and watching snowboarding on television. The two most important agents of socialization are‚ as stated before‚ peers and the media. Your peers
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Tyner HIST 161 The History of Snowboarding The invention of snowboarding is directly related to the increase of concussions through the years. At first the snowboard was very basic‚ but now it has become a sport that a lot of people participating in. However some people choose not to wear helmets that protect their heads‚ which make them more susceptible to concussions. The National Ski Patrol says that only 61% of people wore helmets for both skiing and snowboarding in the 2010/2011 season. That
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from building endurance to muscle mass‚ and improving flexibility‚ cold weather athletics can also improve your mental well-being. Snowboarding in particular‚ is an aerobic exercise that has the ability of burning up to 480 calories and hour offering an intense cardiovascular workout. It also offers a great way to increase your physical endurance. Snowboarding utilizes all the major muscle groups in your body to include minor muscles in your feet and ankles some
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“Are people going to make fun of me?” “Am I going to fall?” Seated aside on the escalator with my instructor I pondered to myself “Is it too late to reconsider?” Midway through the ride to the top of the hill he told me bluntly as difficult as snowboarding seems in the beginning I would eventually get the hang of it. I didn’t bother listening to him due to my horrible thoughts drowning and repelling every sound anything made. Before I knew it I stood on the top of the hill and he told me to go down
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