David Bloom July 8‚ 2013 An Ancient Art Form vs. Modern Innovation English 111 Essay #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
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Surely one of these sports should be eliminated leaving the other free of the menace. Well‚ I am here to tell you today that snowboarding is a short-lived dying culture and that all of the snow on our mountains should be used by the skiers! My first reason as to why snowboarding is a dying culture and skiing is far superior is that snowboarding is far more dangerous than skiing for many reasons. Firstly snowboarders have a much harder time stopping than skiers do. All a skier has to do to stop is a
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Snowboarding is one of the greatest contributions to mankind. It?s one of the fastest growing sports among the sporting industry in the United States. It attracts men‚ women‚ and children of all ages‚ professions‚ ethnicities‚ and skill levels. Snowboarding is not simply fun‚ exciting‚ but it?s also easy and is a good source of exercise. Every year more and more people are trading in their two planks for a nasty snowboard setup. Snowboarding has not only had positive aspects for itself‚ it has made
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Snowboarding and skiing are highly popular winter sports to the people with the resources to it. If a person lives close enough to a resort‚ they will often find themselves going nearly every weekend and spending as much time on the mountain as they can. The sport becomes a passion to them; it becomes a chance for them to getaway. Snowboarding is a sport with unlimited opportunities and it is something that a person can participate in throughout your entire physically able life. Snowboarding is set
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injury prone‚ skiing is less likely than snowboarding to cause significant injury. Wrist‚ shoulder‚ and ankle injuries are more common among snowboarders‚ while knee ligament injuries are more common among skiers. Snowboarders also have a higher rate of injury‚ with an estimated one injury every 345 days‚ while skiers have an estimated one injury every 400 days. The skiing injuries might sometimes be slightly more severe‚ but they are less likely to happen. Some believe snowboarding is more appealing
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crash into the net. It was a Sunday morning in Russell Manitoba‚ where we decided to go to Asessippi. My brothers were so excited‚ as was I. Snowboarding and skiing are something that we have never done before. I was nervous because I had no idea how to downhill ski‚ and I wasn’t taking any lessons. My mom thought she could teach me. My brothers were snowboarding as I have a cousin that teaches at Asessippi. When I got to the hill‚ I was freaking out. My mom was sure I was going to be fine. She started
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Snowboarding is a sport that is geared towards youth. When it was just beginning snowboarding was sort of an outcast activity on most mountains‚ now it’s become more mainstream. In fact it’s so popular now that it’s become an Olympic sport and mountains now cater towards snowboards. With this increase in popularity some of the traditional skiers are switching to snowboarding‚ which seems to be upsetting some of the younger snow boarders. The younger snowboarders don’t like the fact that they
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Skiing or Snowboarding? It is a commonly debated question. Everyone has their different opinions on this matter‚ but mine is that snowboarding will always be the best. Because it’s easy to learn‚ how it’s more convenient‚ you look cool while doing it‚ and fewer injuries are some of the reasons I think that snowboarding will always come first. The first reason is that it is all I am acquainted with. It was hard to learn at first‚ but once I got the hang of things I was ripping it up like a professional
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Skateboarding vs. Snowboarding By Santiago Durr ENG 1111 Brenda Phegley 9/20/2012 Durr ii Outline Thesis: Skateboarding and snowboarding‚ they are two sports that could look similar‚ but they differ in several ways which are: terrain‚ tricks‚ cost and pain. I. Introduction II. Background A. Skateboarding B. Snowboarding III. Terrain and season A. Skateboarding B. Snowboarding IV. Tricks A. Skateboarding B. Snowboarding V. Cost A. Skateboarding
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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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