SLCC HLAC 1610-002 Assignment - Shengbo Zhang (Tony) S#:00683578
Date: March 1st, 2013. Spring
Locate: Snowbird Resort
The ski instructor: Nathan (Nate) Moody
In my opinion, I have had a very good time in the ski class at Snowbird. I will definitely recommend this class to my friend at school and enjoy the snow at Snowbird sometime.
Staring from the first class. We have been told about the safety issues to remember. Because safety is always our first goal. For example, we need always know our limits; watch before we go; let people in front own the way, etc.
Also, during the practicing in class, we've learned some safety issues about ridding the chair. Like if we dropped something on lifting, just let it go, items could be picked up later. However, I remember two weeks ago, there was a interesting thing happened. My classmate Kathey was answering a phone on chair. Unfortunately, she dropped 20 dollars from her pocket. We all see the money flys down and I told her :"if you drop something, don't worry, items could be pick up later." Then, we quickly found that there is a guy who is snowboarding, shows a beautiful turn and stop. He quickly pickup the money and gone. So sad. Now, we have learned a lessen which is do not drop money when lifting. Otherwise you may never have chance to pick them back. :(
During these ski classes, I have practiced my turns a lot and learned a lot. The difference is, instead laying so much pressure on this foot and switching the body around, we are trying to put forward pressure on our boot, which is going to allow the inside edge of the ski to work by itself and carve the turn, instead of muscle the ski around like before. The reason for using a carving turn is it allows us to turn with more speed, be more fluid, and when we are progressing and skiing on steeper more advanced ski runs, this will make us down more safely. We are not switching our body around anymore, we are actually letting the skis work with their natural shape.
Before the class start, I could only running "blue" runs in the resort. After the semester of this class. I could easily doing better carving turns and I am running "black" runs now. This shows me I can do better after practice. So in the future, I will definitely keep skiing and keep practicing my turns to perfect, so that I could go out teach my Chinese friends how to ski. Or challenge some more mountains. In all, after this class, I am loving ski more than before! Thanks for you all.
Best regards!
(Tony) Shengbo Zhang
S00683578
March 1st, 2013
Date: March 1st, 2013. Spring
Locate: Snowbird Resort
The ski instructor: Nathan (Nate) Moody
In my opinion, I have had a very good time in the ski class at Snowbird. I will definitely recommend this class to my friend at school and enjoy the snow at Snowbird sometime.
Staring from the first class. We have been told about the safety issues to remember. Because safety is always our first goal. For example, we need always know our limits; watch before we go; let people in front own the way, etc.
Also, during the practicing in class, we've learned some safety issues about ridding the chair. Like if we dropped something on lifting, just let it go, items could be picked up later. However, I remember two weeks ago, there was a interesting thing happened. My classmate Kathey was answering a phone on chair. Unfortunately, she dropped 20 dollars from her pocket. We all see the money flys down and I told her :"if you drop something, don't worry, items could be pick up later." Then, we quickly found that there is a guy who is snowboarding, shows a beautiful turn and stop. He quickly pickup the money and gone. So sad. Now, we have learned a lessen which is do not drop money when lifting. Otherwise you may never have chance to pick them back. :(
During these ski classes, I have practiced my turns a lot and learned a lot. The difference is, instead laying so much pressure on this foot and switching the body around, we are trying to put forward pressure on our boot, which is going to allow the inside edge of the ski to work by itself and carve the turn, instead of muscle the ski around like before. The reason for using a carving turn is it allows us to turn with more speed, be more fluid, and when we are progressing and skiing on steeper more advanced ski runs, this will make us down more safely. We are not switching our body around anymore, we are actually letting the skis work with their natural shape.
Before the class start, I could only running "blue" runs in the resort. After the semester of this class. I could easily doing better carving turns and I am running "black" runs now. This shows me I can do better after practice. So in the future, I will definitely keep skiing and keep practicing my turns to perfect, so that I could go out teach my Chinese friends how to ski. Or challenge some more mountains. In all, after this class, I am loving ski more than before! Thanks for you all.
Best regards!
(Tony) Shengbo Zhang
S00683578
March 1st, 2013
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