SPORTS
From Issue #14
Snowboarding is...
by Jennifer Boylan
Katherine Dabrowa, 16:
Standing on top of a huge
hill, watching other snowboarders do tricks and knowing
that you’re just about to snowboard down the hill
is an amazing feeling. Wiping out is part of the fun: I
don’t feel the pain until the next morning, so I don’t
mind falling.
Nick Marcos, 16:
Snowboarding
is something that all my friends can do and it makes
winter seem shorter than it really is. When you’re
snowboarding, you sometimes don’t have much control
and that makes it interesting because you never
know what’s going to happen.
Taylor
Summer-Kibblewhite, 15:
I like snowboarding
because it’s something to lookforward
to in the winter, but I don’t think
falling is fun. I bruise like a peach.
Jeff Maclean, 14:
Snowboarding is never boring
becauseeach time you go out
you can learn something
new and there’s no one to tell you
what to do. Most of the fun in snowboarding
is wiping out. It sucks when you seriously
injury yourself, but snowboarding wouldn’t be as popular
and as much fun it you didn’t wipe out. Ithink each
time you wipe out you become more experienced and a
bettersnowboarder.
Audrey Madson, 17:
I like
snowboarding because it gives you a chance to get out
and be with your friends. I get a rush from flying
down a hill at fast speeds. I hate the feeling when the
snow melts and soaks through your clothes and then
for the rest of the night you feel damp and cold.
Gill Adamson, 17:
I like the feeling of cold air on my
face and the sound of snowboards carving through the
snow. I hate when other snowboarders show off.
David Porter, 17:
I like being able to snowboard over
jumps and doing tricks in the air. The things I hate
most are T-bars and when I get wet.
Jason
McQuarrie, 16:
Wiping out always makes great stories
to tell people. I think wiping out can make you a
better snowboarder because you learn from past mistakes.
I hate it when the hills are packed and there isn’t
enough room to try new moves.
Photography: Red Bull Photofiles
