Examples Of Narrative Essay On Snowbird
Danger levels or no danger levels, Snowbird tickets were quite expensive; so when we showed up to find a number of the main lifts closed due to the wind, we were not about to just turn around and go home. There still remained quite a few lifts that were not shut down, even though we could see the chairs swinging in the wind. My brothers and I honestly wondered why they were shutting down the lifts considering the wind was not very intense. We had snowboarded in much harsher weather and actually looked forward to the challenge of forcing our way against 20 mile an hour winds. The wind picked up to twice that speed once we were at the top however. The first lift we decided to board was called The Peruvian Express which rose from 8,110 ft. above sea level to a 10,518 elevation. This was the second longest lift on the hill, the first being closed much to our chagrin. It was always our tactic to get close to other skiers in order to hear the normal conversations of where the snow was good and where to not go. As we approached the line to the lift, we could quickly tell from the conversations that the conditions were on the harsh side.
“Man! The wind is really picking up on the top.” Now, you just dropped this in here, so need to tie it to what you said previously—same with below. Might have a little …show more content…
I had to mentally prepare myself many times because it was a challenge enough to find the way down the mountain without torrential winds. I struggled on and on and the wind slowly let off as I got closer to base until at last, the final descent. I could see the line leading those poor unknowing skiers onto The Peruvian Express. I laughed as I came down near them and made sure that I at least warned a few of them about what was in store for
“Man! The wind is really picking up on the top.” Now, you just dropped this in here, so need to tie it to what you said previously—same with below. Might have a little …show more content…
I had to mentally prepare myself many times because it was a challenge enough to find the way down the mountain without torrential winds. I struggled on and on and the wind slowly let off as I got closer to base until at last, the final descent. I could see the line leading those poor unknowing skiers onto The Peruvian Express. I laughed as I came down near them and made sure that I at least warned a few of them about what was in store for