“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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The morning air brought chills across the land. Trees shook and snow flurried about the ground creating the mountain smog. The cold metal of the chair lift endured the morning breeze comfortably‚ while the two on it sat silently tucking themselves away from the frigid air. Puffs of clouds rose from both of their mouths as they breathed in the rejuvenating gusts‚ only to disappear from sight within a few seconds. The quiet breath of the mountain and the groaning of the iron monoliths holding the two
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our rescue. Eventually‚ the speed boat came to our rescue and we all slowly climbed into the boat. Small talk was exchanged between the instructor and my siblings‚ each remarking on the power of the waves and how terrible the conditions were for jet-skiing. I remained silent‚ however‚ with only one thought residing in my mind: I was
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Snowboarding Have you ever done something that changed your life? Well that’s what this story is about. Im going to tell you about the first time i went snowboarding and how it changed my life. “Where are we going?” i exclaimed. “You will see” my mom said with a huge smile on her face while glancing at my dad. We started to slow down in front of a big hotel with a mountain behind it. “Wooow are we staying there?” “we will see i need to check in first to see if we are staying in here or a cabin
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Loan Historicity of CSI’s Snowboarding Industry: Before the bank can approve or decline a facility to CSI‚ they would need to evaluate the snowboarding industry in the US in particular‚ and across Europe in general. From the various literature reviews available‚ Snowboarding is seen as a marginal sport‚ which is increasing in popularity especially after the winter Olympics. Chernow (2011) noted that over nine million teen and young adult participate in snowboarding in the US and over the last
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Wow‚ what else do you do in your spare time? I hit the slopes. Skiing is a passion of mine. Like I said‚ I love speed and freefalling. With skiing‚ I get both. Do you ever worry about getting injured? Let me share an interesting story. A few years ago‚ I was skiing down a black diamond slope. The terrain was very steep and full of bumps. Now‚ I’ve done the run many times and I think I’m a pretty good skier. That
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downhill skiing when I was 11 years old. My mom had randomly brought some of my siblings and myself to Buena Vista. Buena Vista is a decent sized ski lodge by Bemidji‚ Minnesota. That was the first time I had been there or to any ski lodge or resort. We all had loads of fun and loved it right away. We could not get enough of it. As I grew older‚ I continued to ski at Buena Vista a few times each winter. For mine and Rena’s birthday‚ we brought some of our friends to go downhill skiing for their
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Then the boat started to accelerate again and I straightened my legs right as I was out of the water. I was skiing‚ the biggest smile went across my face as I looked up to see my grandpa pumping his fist with joy and my grandma had a big smile on her face also. At that point I wasn’t even thinking about skiing I was just thinking about how proud I was and how awesome I felt. From that moment on‚ every time I do something that takes a little courage I think
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There is a first time for everything. Some first time experiences aren’t so important while others we will never forget. One first time experience I will never forget is the first time I went skiing. I remember being lifted on the ski lift chair. The memory of being on top of the high hill with the feeling I am going to puke will be with me forever. The most memorable moment of this whole experience will be the first time I went speeding down the hill and thinking I am going to hit a tree and die
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blanketed by two and a half feet of snow. It was a mild Sunday in early February and I had been on a pair of skis all morning. I had progressed fast enough throughout the day that I had built up a false sense of confidence‚ as it was only my first day of skiing. Confidence that was short lived when faced with the biggest challenge yet‚ an intermediate level ski run that required a controlled precision I had not yet developed. Down the slope I went quickly accelerating to a blaring speed‚ I rounded the first
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