I will give a Ted Talk on skiing history, because it’s one of my passions.
In cold and snowy areas, people have been trying to move faster without having snow up to their waists. The Norse were having these problems because of their village placements in the mountains. About 6000 years ago, the Norse discovered that you sink less in snow when on top of some object with a large surface area. They decided to put one long wooden board on each foot and slide down the hill.
Through the years, the Norse got better at skiing. They invented moves that helped them enormously during war and transportation. But that wasn’t easy. The norse had to try and try again to achieve the modern skiing we have today. Human resilience has always been a wonder on
At 6pm on a Saturday evening, Sally and her parents were on their way to go skiing for their 20th time. The whole family was extremely excited and looking forward to this, especially since the place was somewhere they’d never been to before. As they were in the car, Sally was daydreaming about what the place would look like, and wondered if her worst fear would be there: ski lifts. Everything about this scared her. The car is out in the open, has no roof, and the ride could malfunction at any time. Since this unanswered question was on her mind now, she decided to ask her parents to see if they knew. “I’m just wondering, do either of you know if there are going to be ski lifts at the place?” Both of her parents paused in confusion but didn’t
As they closer and closer to the North Pole the men we getting tired but something in Plaisted made every man want to keep going. On there trip the men had to overcome wind speeds up to 60 mph and cracks in the ice up to 4 ft wide. Then one day in may of 1967 the wind and cracked ice was just to much to overcome and the men had to turn back, Although the next year with careful planning and no fear Plaisted took off on this expedition again. As Kuralt stayed back in Cedar Rapids, IA over the radio to Plaisted he asked. “ Where is you location?” and Plaisted reported back, “ Ninety degrees north!”
for civilization. For ten days the two boys walked the endless chain of snow covered
If anyone has ever heard about or watched skiing it is probably alpine skiing. Alpine skiing is the most traditional and popular type of skiing. Some of the necessary pieces of equipment needed for skiing are, helmet, gloves, ski pants and jacket, goggles, ski poles, ski boots and bindings, and last but not least skis. There are ten alpine skiing events in the olympics they vary from Downhill and Slalom, to Moguls and Slopestyle. Alpine skiing has been around since about 600 BC in modern day China. Earlier skiers used one big pole or spear not two like modern day skiers. Until the mid 19th century skiing was only used for transportation, but since then it is mainly used as a recreational sport.
At the age of 15, Amy Purdy decided that she loved to snowboard. When she started snowboarding, she learned to have confidence in herself and love all the great things about life. When Amy was 19, she was excited about her future and what was ahead, but never thought about what happened next. At the age of 19, Amy had Neisseria meningitis, which led to the failure of her kidneys and the removal of her spleen. But, it also caused the amputation of both of her legs when her body went into shock. Her body stopped the blood flow to her legs to help save her organs. But, she is very healthy to this day. Before, during, and after this tragedy popped into her life, she knew that snowboarding would always be a part of her life forever. When she was in the hospital, all she could think about is how she’s going to snowboard again and what it’s going to take to get back on a board. Before Amy lost her legs, she was a massage therapist who loved to snowboard and wanted to see the world. With her future changed, Amy was still determined to do the same things she did before, but just differently. She knew she couldn’t quit, because quitting meant giving up things that were most important in her life. While Amy was in the hospital, she claims her doctor said, whatever you believe in, think about it right now. When that happened, Amy thought in her head about love. She believed in loving life, loving each other, and loving to snowboard. Now, this is what inspires her today. Even though she loved snowboarding, she never thought about going to the Olympics until after she lost her legs. She went to the 2014 Sochi Paralympics and won a bronze medal. She also started Adaptive Action Sports to create opportunities for people with physical disabilities...
A blanket of white surrounds the men. From atop the high ridge, they spot a lone deer in the distance. The snow inhibits its progression. The men do not need to worry it escaping. Their families will eat well tonight. Using a new invention that they call skis, they quickly overtake the deer. They are able to stay on top of the snow. They quickly slay the deer, and then begin their long trek back to their families. Climbing back over the ridge was no problem, as their skis did not slide backwards, no matter how steep it got. These men did not need to worry about providing food for their families. They could easily cover great distances using long thin wooden planks that became known as skis. Those ancient skis were not like the skis we know. They were much longer and wider, meant for staying on top of the snow. They only used one pole instead of two, the one pole meant for pushing themselves along. They did not use the skis for fun or play. They used the skis for work and transportation. Skis were a great display of ancient ingenuity and inventiveness. Because of those ancient people’s need to move through the snow, skis were created in either Scandinavia or the Atlai region and became an important tool to survive in their winters.
Sledding is a childhood experience full of laughter and excitement. From the first time a child is pulled in a sled to the time when they attempt their first crazy sledding feat, wonderful memories are being created. Sometimes these memories blur together like snowflakes in a January wind. Happy memories with forgotten details, but still leading to the same ending; delight. Most of my sledding memories were like this; running through backyards and flying down hills. Sometimes however, memories are not always delightful. One memory in particular fell into that category.
“Throughout many years I have gained skill sets that got me to where I am today” Rob has looked upon his life as learning process. Rob explained that in his earlier years, during his quest for a sense of adventure and meaning in his life, he worked as a ski instructor in Park City, Utah. Rob’s day consisted of running the slopes as many times as he could while training people of all ages how to ski. At one point Rob set the world record for the downhill ski slalom during the time. However, the day after day tasks of skiing had gotten repetitive for Rob, as he began to lose insight on what he wanted to accomplish in life, and Rob knew he could not be a ski instructor forever. The countless days he had been sleeping in his car he started to think more and more about how Rob wanted to change his life. One day as he was looking upon the Wasatch Mountain Range contemplating life, Rob thought to himself “It’s time, It’s time to make a difference in my life, for better or for worse I need to change.” Rob felt like his adventure was just beginning with the many different challenges on the horizon that were about to face
stood upon, was frightening. The only was to go was down. I took a deep
Thin air encompasses me as I commence the final day of skiing at Vail, Colorado. Seven days of skiing elapse rather painlessly; I fall occasionally but an evening in the Jacuzzi soothes my minor aches. Closing time approaches on the final day of our trip as I prepare myself for the final run of the vacation. Fresh off the ski lift, I coast toward the junction of trails on the unoccupied expert face of the mountain. After a moment of thought, I confidently select a narrow trail so steep that only the entrance can be seen from my viewpoint.
Rikki Rogers once stated, “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” To me, this means that we as people grow stronger from experiences that life confronts us with. It is so easy to be happy and feel good when everything is going the way we want it to, but this becomes more of a challenge when times in our lives do not go the way we would like them to. However, it is by pushing through these tough times that makes us stronger people, and it teaches us to appreciate the good times more than we normally would. One artifact in my life often reminds me of this, and this special object is my competition leotard. This object means a lot to me, since it is so much more than just an article of clothing. It holds so many lessons, memories, and experiences, both good and not so good. To me, it represents the end result of so much hard
When asking most people his or her favorite season that person will say the basic spring, summer, fall, or winter; however, I think of seasons differently. My seasons consist of track season, from the end of February until April; no school season, from May until July; cross country season, from August until November; and soccer season, from November until the middle of February. My life as a high school athlete revolves around school and sports; therefore, my thinking of seasons also revolves around school and sports. There is an attraction to cross country season unlike any other season; consequently, it is my favorite season. Cross country season: the weather, the team, and the euphoria of winning make this the best time of the year.
Trail mountain bikes – these bikes are basically for riders who ride on downward sloping trails. This bike provides the efficiency of downhill bike and the comfort of cross country bikes.
“In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. This portrays the sport of speed skating best. Speed skating is a very competitive, crowd-pleasing sport that the world has known for a long time, and there are many aspects to it. There is a fascinating history to speed skating, very famous speed skaters, and various types of speed skating.
...re supposes to do during the race.” First know the effects and limits of your brake. One of the easiest things to gain speed is to use brakes. If you can slow down your bike in shortest distance you have more time going faster. These are important things you need think about in a race are acceleration, steering and brakes. If you can become more efficient than your competition you could beat them by brakes and used their weakness in skill to pass them. (http://www.bicycling.com/mountainbikecom/skills/how-mountain-bike-faster?page=0,1)