Snowboarding
Imagine a sport that combines the beauty of surfing, the high-speed thrill of downhill skiing, the punk styles of skateboarding, and the grace of ballet. That sport is snowboarding. Standing sideways on my snowboard, I love the thrill of gliding down mountain slopes at speeds up to 65 miles per hour. I love to spray snow into the air like frozen rainbows. At times, I would daringly jump off cliffs into soft, white snow and I'm always thinking of what stunts or tricks that I’ll do on the next run. During breaks, I also enjoy sitting down to relax and look down at the tremendous view that Mother Nature has to offer. Snowboarding began in the 1960s when an American surfer, Sherman Poppen, invented the snurfer for his children by bolting two skis together. A rider would hold a rope attached to the snurfer's nose (front section) for stability. Poppen then sold his idea to Brunswick Sporting Goods, which marketed for $15 a piece. In the e
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Approximate Word count = 664
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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