It is hard to find anything more exhilarating than being on the top of a mountain with nothing below you but clear slopes and endless forests to navigate. You have a type of freedom that, when embraced, is almost euphoric. Panoramic views of giant snow-caped mountains, the crisp glare of sun-on-snow reflection, and the fresh bite-scent and quiet murmur of falling snow, all overpowering your senses. With a rush you start downhill, and everything changes.
You’re flying, through clouds of snow and forests of evergreen. The muffled swish of pure power and the grinding of ice, taking their turns in the dance of extravagant mountain maneuvering: heel-toe-heel-toe, twist, catch an edge, twist and flatten out, slight hop, heel-toe-heel-toe. Its you, your board, and the snow, simple things yet somehow they give you the ability to attain unimaginable speeds and incredible joy.
There is a jump coming up and you decide to try it. You take a small crouch on the approach, a nice line up, and then you wait, up, at the last moment burst with your legs. You are flying again, but this time through the air, keep level, wave your arms a bit for balance, then bend on impact. With a giddy laugh for a successful jump you continue the dance. This is the life.
You’re flying, through clouds of snow and forests of evergreen. The muffled swish of pure power and the grinding of ice, taking their turns in the dance of extravagant mountain maneuvering: heel-toe-heel-toe, twist, catch an edge, twist and flatten out, slight hop, heel-toe-heel-toe. Its you, your board, and the snow, simple things yet somehow they give you the ability to attain unimaginable speeds and incredible joy.
There is a jump coming up and you decide to try it. You take a small crouch on the approach, a nice line up, and then you wait, up, at the last moment burst with your legs. You are flying again, but this time through the air, keep level, wave your arms a bit for balance, then bend on impact. With a giddy laugh for a successful jump you continue the dance. This is the life.
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