Snowboarding-Skiing--Vlad,+Zack,+Nathan

This is Nathan, Zack, and Vlad, and we are changing our blog topic to snowboarding and skiing. We have recently heard that snowboarding did not become a sport in the winter Olympic Games until 1998. Many people say that it did not become a sport in the Olympic Games because it was not very popular until the 1990s. This sport started in the 1960 and got more popular in the 1970s-1980’s. Then, in the 1990’s, this fun sport became a regular sport throughout the country. It all started as a bunch of people doing something different. Instead of having two planks to ski on, some people decided to only go down a hill with one big plank. From there, it just started catching on. We are wondering who likes to snowboard rather than ski. []



I like snowboarding more than skiing and I have only been snowboarding for two years. When I was five years old, I learned how to ski and I though it was better than snowboarding for five years. I tried snowboarding and starting loving right away because I could go off jumps a not fall or do the splits. I like snowboarding better too because it is more of a challenge since you can’t move your feet. -Nick

This is an option for our next post, but it's not very good at all. If you know of a good website, please add it! [|Blog post option] Here is a website with the top 10 ski resorts [|Top 10 ski resorts]

Jan. 4, 2010

Go to the end of your work on your wiki page, and type today's date. Please number your responses to the items below and write your responses in complete sentences. It is not necessary to rewrite the questions--simply restate the gist of it as you begin your response. Make sure to choose a unique color for your new edits. Please choose a "readable" color (not yellow!) and do not highlight the text.**
 * Assignment: Complete the activities below and record your answers/thoughts on your Wiki page.

1. Analyze the contents of the wordle made from all of the posts in your category. Remember that this includes all the posts on your topic...not just your own. What are the common ideas that are being discussed and debated? What trends do you see? ​ Some common ideas shown are "soccer," "world cup," and "France," in the "soccer" wordle. But there are not very many common words between the two wordles.

2. Go to Wordle and make a word cloud of just YOUR posts. To do this, open a new wordle space and then copy and paste all of the text from your posts into the space. Create the word cloud. 3. Compare the two. What is similar? What is different? There is not much the same about the two wordles, soccer is not very common in the "sports category" wordle. 4. Right before break, your assignment was to search the internet for blogs about your topic. Include the links to the blogs you found as the response to this question. Be sure to give the title of the blogs as well. [|Snow News is Good News], [|Backcountry Skiing Blog]. 5. Compare your ideas to the those in the blogs that you found. What is similar? What is different? These blogs talk more about the conditions of the snow where they ski, and new products that come out on the market. We have talked about the history of snowboarding. 6. Begin to brainstorm about the topic of your next post. What research do you need to do? Where will you find the info that you need? Our next post will be about the top ski resorts in the world. We have gone to many sites and gathered information.

= Top 10 ski resorts =

What are the best places to snowboard and ski in the United States and Canada? We have given you the top 10 ski resorts and reasons why they are awesome! [|Best ski resorts.] 10. **Alpine Meadows, Tahoe City, California.** In this beautiful resort in California, you can catch the Ski and Snowboard Festival in San Francisco. This resort is the home of the world famous, Shreadows terrain park for the ultimate adventure while you are here. This is definitely a cool place to stay. 9. **Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada.** This has to be on your list of places to go if you envy the ultimate challenge. This resort is often called the best ski and snowboarding in North America. This will be a sure venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics. 8. **Kirkwood, Lake Tahoe, California.** This resort is considered to be the largest natural snowboarding and skiing resort in the United States. If you can’t go in the winter, don’t panic, you go to this resort from winter to spring because it is just as exciting in the spring as in the winter. 7. **Mammoth Mountain, Mammoth Lakes, California.** Even though that in California the sun shines bright over 300 days a year, Mammoth offers a great snowboarding and skiing season. In this resort there is also a miniature village for the guest’s enjoyment. 6. **Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, Bend, Oregon.** This breath-taking resort is located in central Oregon, 22 miles west of Bend. Its 400 foot Superpipe is among the largest on the continent! 5. **Snowbird, Utah.** This resort gets an average of 500 inches of snowfall per year, and offers the highest altitude of any Utah resort. The Tram takes snowboarders 11,000 feet in the air in a total of 8 minutes. They are also adding a Superpipe this year. 4. **Mt. Hood, Mount Hood, Oregon.** This resort is one of the few places offering year-round boarding. Located 70 miles from Portland, it’s easy to fly and drive to. This is a must experience adventure. 3. **Stowe Mountain Resort, Stowe, Vermont.** They say that if you can conquer boarding in the east, you can go anywhere. To conquer this mountain terrain though, you need to be a real expert and really know what you’re doing. Icy slopes make it extremely hard, but it is the thrill of a lifetime. 2. **Sugarloaf, Maine.** At 4,000 feet elevation, Sugarloaf is sometimes considered to be the best mountain to go on in New England. You can also experience the thrill and adventure of this mountain and resort in the spring, if you don’t get the chance in the winter. 1. **Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, Utah.** The resort top resort in the United States and Canada. What can you say about it except that it is perfect? This resort averages 360 inches of snowfall per year and is snowboard friendly. 5-star resort and a friendly environment makes this resort something that you will cherish for the rest of your life if you go to it. It is simply perfect; I mean it is number one!

HOW TO PICK A SNOWBOARD We are here to tell you how to pick a snowboard. Many beginners may just pick a snowboard that’s their size and go, but there’s really much more to it. If you want to pick the best snowboard, you should know some things about yourself first. First of all, what type of snowboarding do you plan to do? There are many different types for many different ways to snowboard. First, there are freeride snowboards. These boards are the most common type and are basically the “all purpose” snowboards. Next, we have freestyle snowboards. They are lighter and more flexible than freeride snowboards. Freestyle snowboards are meant for tricks and half pipes, and are not good for turning or going fast. Lastly, we have carving boards. These are sometimes called “alpine” or “race” boards. These boards are very narrow and stiff. They are meant for going downhill very fast, with clean turns. They almost look like big skis. With that being said, you can tell that they are not meant for tricks. You should also know how good you are at snowboarding. This is pretty self-explanatory. If you are a beginner, then don’t pick a carving board! For [|more information, click here.]