Sarah Mevis 9/27/13 Essay 1 11:00 Snow Skiing Bliss Everyone has a favorite place they love to be. This place is usually chosen by an experience there or a feeling a person gets when they are spending time in that place. My favorite place in the whole world is Wolfe Creek Ski Resort in Pagosa Springs‚ Colorado. I love it there‚ and you would‚ too. Wolfe Creek Ski Resort is my most favorite place because it is where I first learned and started my passion for skiing. I was a ten year old Texas
Premium Skiing Piste Snow
acts in the opposite direction to snow skier’s velocity and can either harm or enhance performance of the athlete. The flow of air around an object causes the unavoidable effect of drag and is influenced by the size‚ shape‚ surface‚ and overall speed of an object (John Polson‚ 2013). Air resistance is present in snow skiers and can inhibit their performance in a race greatly if the proper precautions and positions are not met. Three of the main aspects of snow skiing are posture‚ clothing and location;
Premium Force Mass Classical mechanics
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
Premium Skiing Great Plains Snow
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
Premium Skiing Snow Piste
(McNab pg 15) As a widespread recreational activity‚ skiing is a recent phenomenon. (Johnson) Skiing has been popular all around the world for as long as anyone can remember. Though downhill skiing’s boom days of the 60’s and 70’s are gone‚ it still has a large constituency. (Lepisto) The sport was an ancient method of travel
Premium English-language films Time 2006 singles
cold air on your face as your swiftly gliding across the snow is a thrilling moment no one will ever forget. Cross-country skiing is one way you can feel this exhilarating moment. Learning about the history‚ the techniques‚ and about some athletes that perform this sport can be strenuous but also interesting. Generally speaking‚ cross-country skiing is one of the most watched sport in the Winter Olympics up next to hockey and figure skiing. Nearly 100 years ago the first male cross-country skier
Premium English-language films Skiing Snow
Skiing is one of the most wonderful winter sports in the world. Skiing offers you the opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking views of mountains‚ sliding on the snow-covered slopes and hang out with your buddies. The climatic conditions are also pleasant‚ which makes the ski holidays more enjoyable. Some people always hesitate when they are invited for a ski tour due to which they miss all the fun and adventure. There are a plenty of benefits that skiing has to offer you‚ but you need to decide to
Premium Skiing Snow English-language films
write. To verify these claims‚ more work is needed. In this paper I argue that you can be literate in skiing. Through extensive examples I hope to show you how skiing is a literacy. Skiing has always been a huge part of my life and I hope to share it with as many people as I can. There are five categories that skiers usually fall into. The first type of skier is a backcountry skier. This type of skiing is when you only ski in the “backcountry”‚ which means any unmarked and unpatrolled areas either inside
Premium Literacy Writing Reading
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
Premium Skiing Alpine skiing
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 Valley Snow Sports has taught me a variety of lessons that I not only utilize on the mountain‚ but in my day
Premium High school Skiing Learning