...The Big Race Childhood is a time of adventure and exploring. For me, I took adventure and exploring to a whole new level. When I was only eight years old, I entered a ski race on the 2002 Olympic course while on vacation in Park City, Utah. Every year during Christmas break, my family and I take a trip out west to go skiing. That year was particularly special because it was going to be our first trip to Utah. Two weeks before for our trip, my dad was doing some research about all the events that would be going on in Park City while we were there. He informed me that there would be a youth ski race on the 2002 Olympic course. He asked if I had any interest in giving the race a try. I blew it off because I didn’t think that my mom would let me do it. Christmas day was over and it came time for us to leave. I was so excited. I really enjoy skiing and, at such a young age, it came pretty natural to me. Our plane landed in Salt Lake City and then it’s a 30-minute ride through the mountains to reach Park City. We arrived very late so it felt like the middle of the night. We quickly stashed our bags and went to bed. Our plan was to get out early in the morning and hit the slopes. We got up, ate breakfast, and loaded the gear into our car. To get to the ticket window, we had to walk through the resort/lodge area. While walking, we saw a billboard advertising the youth ski race my dad had read about weeks before. My dad saw the billboard and asked again if I wanted to participate...
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...Hayden Smith Skiing and snowboarding compare and contrast essay The University of Montana Tech Skiing and snowboarding have many similarities such as edges, boots and balance. Along with these similarities, there are also many differences. As a ski instructor I have been able to collect a lot of knowledge on skiing and snowboarding. Both options are viable, and I have done both forms of riding but one of the two is better. If I were to choose between the two options I would choose skiing over snowboarding because of the forward orientated stance, the safety of the boots and the extra edges that help to make sharper turns. Skis and snowboards both have metal edges that are on the outside of the board or ski, these make it possible to turn and maneuver through the snow. If these edges get chipped or damaged in any way it makes it more difficult to turn and gives the rider a less enjoyable experience. It is easier to keep the edges of ski sharper because it is possible to maneuver and pick up the ski and keep them away from things like rocks and stumps. Another plus side to skiing is that Skis have four edges, this allows a skier to make sharper turns because they have two edges in the ground at all times. Similarly, Snowboards have edges too but they only have two edges which makes it harder to maneuver through tighter spices. Contrary to skiing both feet are strapped to one board making it hard to avoid obstacle and keep the edges and base of the board from being harmed...
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...Liam first saw skiing on television when he was six years old. When he was watching I could tell that he instantly fell in love with the sport. Liam would always sit on the couch staring at the TV was just mesmerized by all of the flips and tricks the athletes would perform. It has been five years since he first started watching the sport and he still loves it. Today is November 5, 2017 and Liam is doing a presentation of his favorite sport at school, he has been preparing for weeks and he never stops talking about it. We walked out to our old car, and threw his backpack in the backseat and drove to school. “I think we should at least try and book a ski trip.” “Why? We can’t afford it, and you know it. We need to have priorities and...
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...Never give up on anything, even if it seems impossible at first. After I got over my self-doubts about my skiing skills, I improved tremendously. Now, I like to spend my weekends skiing with my family and friends on Silver Star Ski Mountain, I go up skiing almost every weekend during the winter season. However, it didn’t start out that way. The first year I went skiing was the winter of my grade seven year when my dad bought a Seasons Pass for himself, my brother, and for me. Kaiden, my brother, and I went skiing at Silver Star a couple of times before my dad bought us the passes, except we were quite young. It was a big stretch for him to get these passes, luckily he hit the jackpot; we used them more than enough times in the end. The first day we used our passes was a chilly day on the mountain with a snow base of 139cm and a couple centimeters of fresh powder on top. It was a beautiful day, even though it was a bit cold; the sun peaked through the clouds enough to make the snow glisten. Unfortunately, for the first couple of weeks we didn’t get to really enjoy gorgeous days like our first....
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...Skiing or Snowboarding? Skiing and snowboarding are both great activities to enjoy during the winter months. Not only do they offer a nice leisure experience, but they are both beneficial to your health as they are both excellent forms of exercise for whatever skill level you may be. Deciding which activity to partake in should be thought with care and consideration. They are both costly activities but can result in a generous payoff for a person’s mind and body. When deciding which winter sport to participate in, first consider the various similarities and differences between skiing and snowboarding. As with any other sport or hobby, the equipment used is a decision to consider. Skiing involves a pair of skis appended to boots by the way of bindings that clip in and the use of two poles to help keep balance. A person’s body is positioned facing forward with feet straight ahead, facing the front. Snowboarding on the other hand uses a single board which is attached to a person’s feet using special boots and bindings facing sideways with the body perpendicular to the direction of movement. The stance is an important factor when deciding which sport to participate in due to the abundant varieties of skiing and snowboard positions. The rider must determine which position feels the most comfortable for the direction in which an individual’s body faces as this is a primary aspect of both activities. Some other factors to consider are the basics of the sport, such...
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...If you have a profound love for snowboarding or skiing, or if you have been interested in either of those activities for some time, there's no reason why you shouldn't make heli-skiing your new year's resolution. Unlike tradional snowbaording or skiing, heli-skiing contains no lift lines, or lifts at all. As such, by partaking in heliskiing, you would essentially elimnate the need to sit on frigid cold chairlift rides, as a helicoptort takes you from ground to the top in a matter of minutes, all while you get the oppurnity to expereince the sort of views that people usually pay hundreds of dollars to see, on sightseeing tours. Why British Columbia Is Prime Real Estate For Heli-Skiing The geogrpahic location in British Columbia, makes it...
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...you frequent the slopes, you understand why keeping your body in good physical condition is important. However, you can’t always get atop the mountain to ski or snowboard. What type of activities can help boost your fitness for these two strenuous sports? Of course, you can walk or jog. However, peddling bicycles can be an even better way to shape up for the slopes. Here are a few reasons why visiting a bike shop is an excellent way to improve your skiing or snowboarding skills. Endurance & Stamina Riding bicycles, especially long-distance riding, has outstanding cardiovascular benefit. By improving your cardio, you will enhance your stamina and endurance for skiing and...
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...snowy winter day are the exhilarating sports of snow skiing and snowboarding. Racing down a gentle or steep slippery mountainside, preferably on a sunny day after a heavy snow, is exciting on skis or a board. Some of the best slopes are in the breath taking Colorado Mountains or California’s beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. Snowboarding and skiing are both fun and exciting hobbies to get involved with and it’s a great way to spend a weekend in the mountains. Regretfully, as with any challenging sport, there are also risk and dangers such as crashing into people or trees, or simply falling down and breaking a leg or an arm. Skiers and snowboarders need to be considerate of others while either speeding or falling their way down a mountainside. Lessons are strongly recommended, even if someone has already conquered them. With skiing, you have the basics that you need to learn. For example, staying upright is a good accomplishment to achieve. Keeping your balance is another step to include, but most importantly do not cross your skis when stopping, also known as snowplowing. In both sports professional instructors teach successful methods to put on the equipment, get of the ski lift, fall, get up, slow down and stop for both skiing and snowboarding. Refreshing while challenging and exhausting, snow skiing and snowboarding are Reeves 2 popular...
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...Physiology of Exercise of Competitive Cross-Country Skiing Name Institution Physiology of exercise of Competitive cross-country skiing Recovery mechanism Competitive cross-country skiing is a strenuous endurance sport in which efficiency and energy delivery are deemed very important to achieve a high performance. Recently, shorter sprint competitions have been adopted; skiers are subjected to time-trial qualification race with three knockout heats. The heats take approximately 3-4 minutes and 20 minutes between the heats. Therefore, the ability of the skiers to reproduce subsequent technique, high efficiency, and energy is very imperative in the sport. Sessions of intense competition produce anabolic mechanism and chronic stress,...
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...damages. For example, according to www.leagle.com, “Peterson was an eleven-year old boy who indicated during depositions taken in February 2006 that he was an experienced skier. Peterson stated that he had been skiing since the age of two, that his whole family skied, that he had been part of a ski racing team for four years, and even that he had raced the morning of the accident.”1 All of these facts indicate that Peterson was an experienced skier and knew the risks involved. Furthermore, www.leagle.com also states that Peterson “…was also uphill of Donahue and in control of his skiing at the time of the accident.”2 Still, according to Court Listener, “Peterson argued that Minnesota law has not recognized primary assumption of the risk between skiers. However, other cases support the inference that recognition of primary assumption of the risk between skiers would be consistent with the law. Such cases include, Manns v. Afton Alps, which affirmed summary judgment on the grounds that ski patrol volunteer riding on a snowmobile had primarily assumed risk of collision with a snowboarder and, Cooper v. Powder Ridge Ski Corp., in which a jury found that a skier who fell while skiing over unusual terrain had primarily assumed the risk of falling inherent in skiing.”2 Courts have applied primary assumption of risk in these cases, as well as the risk to actions between sporting participants. For this...
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...Our company Spyder is an American Colorado-based manufacturer of high-end skiing apparel. Our competitors Patagonia carries necessary gear for climbing, snowboarding, skiing, surfing, flyfishing and trailrunning. Northface carries all apparel for trailing, running, hiking, snowboarding and climbing. What we all have in common is that we all make apparel for customers who enjoy outdoor recreational activities and fitness. We believe that what sets us apart from our competitors is our ability to carry out higher quality products. Our jackets are of the best quality because they are intended for skiing which is an extreme sport taken place in cold climates. Spyder was founded in 1978, North face; 1968 and Patagonia; 1973. Though we were the last company to be founded we are the only company to specialize entirely on ski products alone. North face didn’t begin creating apparel for skiing/snowboarding until 1980 and Patagonia started their brand off of their love for climbing we started ours on our love of skiing. We are the world’s largest ski specialty brand and we are partnered with the U.S Ski team with many professional athletes using our apparel such as two-time Olympian and world cup gold medalist Steven Nyman and Olympian gold medalist Julia Mancuso. We understand what our consumers want, we offer a limited lifetime warranty on all of our outerwear gear as opposed to our competitors. We pride ourselves on our collaboration with the Children...
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...Snowboarding has been developing in prominence since the 1920s when the "board" was simply riden on a board of wood. As Julian Voje says, "Jack" Burchett had decreased a board of wood out, and appended with clotheslines and steed reins. Not until after 30 years did the following model occur. An alternate man named Sherman Poppen had made something many refer to as "The Snurfer"; it was initially composed as a toy blessing for his girl. It was two skis held together by rope and a rope to settle the rider when on it. Around 1966, the "Snurfer" began to wind up made. After huge names in this game and skiing like Jake Burton got it together of this, it got to be immense. Before long, Dimitrije Milovich began on the snowboard making in 1969 (Voje). The snowboarding, the new winter sport, flare-up got to be enormous. Following the time when Jack Burchett, Sherman Poppen, Jake Burton, and Dimitrije presented this new game, its gotten to be extremely well known among youngsters and youngsters. In the course of recent years, snowboarding and the gear have made it far. It has come the distance from Sherman Poppen's back yard thought for his girl. As per "http://helium.com", Jake Burton and Tom Sims still think of approaches to better their blasting innovation. They additionally are enhancing their supplies like boots to fit better in the ties to ride better, and goggles to make an acceptable perspective while not misting up. About whether, the "new" don has moved to parts of the world,...
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...The cold chill of mountain air cut my lungs and caused my tiny body to shiver against the bindings that laced my feet into a pair of awkward skis. If they stood on their ends, they were almost my height; the dimensions causing me to flounder across the peak. However, as far as the rest of my family knew, I was an expert. We had gone skiing for the first time up in Breckenridge for the past few days, and I was determined to separate myself as far from the bunny hill as I could. I had mastered the “pizza pie” angle to allow myself to stop and how to create the “S” grooves in the snow required to master my skis and bend them to my will. My aunt and sister waited for me near the ski lift as I twisted my torso towards them and began to shuffle my way across the slick snow....
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...GOLD MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT You work for a venture firm and have been asked to analyze a proposal from a group of investors interested in building a new ski area in Colorado. The demand for skiing is growing and existing resorts have raised prices and reported record profits for the last two seasons. Gold Mountain’s business strategy is to offer the ultimate ski experience; short lift lines, uncongested ski slopes, and spectacular scenery. With a 2,500 foot vertical drop, 10 trails, and one triple (three person) ski lift, it can provide a very uncongested ski resort. The planned triple-person lift delivers a chair every 20 seconds, 180 chairs per hour (3 chairs per minute, 60 minutes per hour), or 540 skiers per hour (180 chairs per hour, 3 skiers per chair). This puts an average of only 54 skiers per hour on each of the 10 trails. Some trails will be more popular than others, but this average number of skiers per trail per hour is still below the industry average. The cost to build the ski runs, parking lots, and buildings and to erect the chair lift is $52M. To raise this amount of capital requires an annual financing cost (debt service & dividends) of $8.3M. The annual fixed operating cost (land lease, utilities, labor, taxes, and insurance) of the ski resort is projected to be $4.1M. For each 100 skiers per day, additional employees must be hired to staff the ticket office, ski patrol, parking lots, etc. The daily cost of the additional labor is $200 per 100 skiers per day...
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...Colby Breault English 110 3/4/16 Early Bird Skis the Best Deal Where would you like to ski? Take a moment and actually think to yourself. If you had the choice to ski anywhere you wanted, where would you go? Most people would take the easy way out and choose their home mountain, a place where they have gone on countless family vacations before. Why not try something new and ski Colorado! With over 30 officially listed ski resorts and over 35, and counting, off the grid ski areas for great skiers of all abilities. It’s a perfect place for the entire family! The ad presents a mountain that stands alone on a dark background with five clouds. As you slowly traverse up the mountain, it transforms from a green landscape with snow splashed over it to a snow-white paradise. The four clouds that are closest to the ground are all of the same type, Cumulonimbus. The other cloud located on the ad, placed slightly above the Cumulonimbus clouds, is known as a cirrus cloud. This subliminally lets the viewer know the mountains in Colorado are huge and tower up into the clouds along with showing the abundance of snow they have out there. The ad was created to reach out to potential skiers and boarders to show them all the amazing amenities/mountains that they would have the ability to ski on. At first glance, maybe you thought this was a poor mountain with limited trails, but when you look at the trail names you realize there is more to it. Included in the ad are only a handful...
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