Essays Tagged: "snowboarding"

The impact of Snowboarding on retail marketing

The Impact of Snowboarding on Retail MarketingNovember 9, 1996Marketing 388Introduction:The ski industry has been ... th. The reason for the dramatic increase in industry sales in the retail world of skiing was due to snowboarding. By now almost everyone in the country has either seen a snowboard, ridden one, or know ... een a snowboard, ridden one, or knows someone who has. The purpose of this paper is to discuss what snowboarding is, and to shed some light on the financial aspects of this new sport.History:Snowboard ...

(7 pages) 147 1 4.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Spoken discourse

rules of a grammar of speech to it.The analysed discourse is a part of a television broadcast of a snowboarding big-air jumping competition (Eurosport, February 2001). It can be divided in three part ...

(10 pages) 177 0 2.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Linguistics

Personal Interest: Snowboarding

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 a ... so 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 hi ...

(2 pages) 88 1 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Personal Marketing Plan.

of sports. Like, I have played basketball and badminton when I was high school student. And I play snowboarding and golf nowadays. I have lots of experience about sports so I know what kinds of equip ...

(3 pages) 131 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Snowboarding- Opinion Paper.

WAC 101September 13, 2003Thomas BonfiglioSnowboardingHave you ever ridden through knee deep powder before? Snowboarding is one of the most ex ... om the freezing weather. The jacket and pants are the most important article of clothing needed for snowboarding. My preference is always gortex, which keeps you dry from even the harshest conditions. ... go. This usually occurs on the drive up to the slopes, but sometimes also in the parking lot of the snowboarding mountain.The trick to snowboarding is to keep all of your weight centered over your fro ...

(3 pages) 39 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Shaun White : The rising star of extreme sports. A short essay for gym class.

Shaun White has taken both the snowboarding and skateboarding world by storm, and he's only seventeen years old. He was too young t ... 02. But Shaun's peers no longer consider him a kid phenomenon, but as the man pushing the future of snowboarding and skateboarding alike.Shaun was born in San Diego, California, on September 9, 1986. ... " Shaun also says that he doesn't feel pressure when he competes. "It's just fun." Shaun's favorite snowboarding spots are Snow Summit and Mammoth.Shaun's three goals at the moment are to get better i ...

(2 pages) 18 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

This essay thoroughly explains the art of the rodeo in snowboarding. It is very informative.

The art to snowboarding is to be able to do tricks at certain difficulties. A trick that would have a high diff ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

History of Snowboarding

sledding used to be the only to ways of recreationally traveling down a snow-covered mountain until Snowboarding. Although no one person takes credit for inviting the snowboard it has revolutionized o ... no one person takes credit for inviting the snowboard it has revolutionized out door winter sports."Snowboarding is so successful because it barrows from skate boarding, surfing, and skiing." ("Larry ...

(4 pages) 53 1 4.2 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

"Snowboarding History" Speech

SnowboardingSnowboarding was invented and redesigned by many different people in the last 80-100 yea ... the board goes into a room to screen the graphics onto the board.Now, one out of every 3 people are snowboarding and in some areas even 1/2 of all people are on a board. That is a very big accomplishm ...

(2 pages) 28 0 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Reserching Women and Boardsports

re openings, (Darrow, 2006).Investigating ProblemsLast season, fewer women were found on the slopes snowboarding than the year before. However, the skateboarding and surf industry saw an increase in f ... the parties in order to conduct research. Snowsports Industry America, which tracks retail sales of snowboarding, surveys retailers, resorts, members, and consumers in order to collect data for resear ...

(3 pages) 21 0 3.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

PacSun Store Analysis

the Junior girls department of the PacSun are young women who are driven by surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and other associated actives and lifestyle.The typical customer wardrobe is consists o ... rk, have college degrees•outdoor active lifestyle•interest in surf, skateboarding, and/or snowboarding•personality is free spirited, spontaneous, social, and sport orientedIn regards to ...

(4 pages) 11 0 5.0 May/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Black Slaves

Snowboarding and skiing are two very different sports that people commonly confuse as similar. In fa ... only confuse as similar. In fact snow is probably the only thing these two sports have in common.In snowboarding you use a single board that you stand on sideways. In skiing you use two skis and stand ... ow and make yourself turn. On skis you need to point your body and skis in the direction to turn.In snowboarding you just go down the hill by yourself and rely only on yourself, where in skiing they u ...

(1 pages) 1088 0 3.0 May/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Geo

th U.S. and Canada both get a great deal of snow. This makes for winter recreation, such as skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiliing. Both areas have about the same crops, such as corn, wheat, and othe ...

(2 pages) 1088 0 3.7 May/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

My Board

though. One thing I really like would be my snowboard. I am right in love with it.I have enjoyed snowboarding for about six years now and I always will. I love the looks, the feeling, the handling, ... be done on them if you know what you are doing. Ever since my first site of a snowboard and someone snowboarding I went nuts, I was skiing at the time. I was watching the Winter Extreme games on the s ...

(3 pages) 915 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Surf The Earth

t of all awe-inspiring things to do this winter, one in particular comes to mind. That one would be snowboarding. With a little motivation, snowboarding can be the best thing that ever ended your wint ... rding can be the best thing that ever ended your winter recreation dilemma. One you have committed, snowboarding is a really addictive sport. It starts as a hobby, but with time and knowledge, it soon ...

(3 pages) 6 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Snowboarding-Informative Essy

"Snowboarding is one of the fastest growing sports in America and around the world." Snowboardi ... n America and around the world." Snowboarding has come a long way since it was first an idea. Snowboarding isn't just your "normal" sport. It is actually considered an "extreme" spor ... The equipment is different from the "average" sport. Tricks and showing off are essential in snowboarding. Many sports have a very boring start. Snowboarding started out as an idea from ...

(4 pages) 5 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Snowboarding Is Better Than Skiing

Snowboarding is one of the greatest contributions to mankind. It?s one of the fastest growing sports ... ates. It attracts men, women, and children of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and skill levels. Snowboarding is not simply fun, exciting, but it?s also easy and is a good source of exercise. Every ... rcise. Every year more and more people are trading in their two planks for a nasty snowboard setup. Snowboarding has not only had positive aspects for itself, it has made some powerful contributions t ...

(3 pages) 11 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Snowboarding : A Dangerous Sport

People say that snowboarding is too dangerous and to hard of a sport. Snowboarding has been a big part of my life si ... rd at least once a week. I have done all types of slopes at six different resorts, so I know by now snowboarding is a very intense and scary sport. This was definitely the hardest sport I have ever le ... ll are very easy to learn and pick up on, all you have to do is get a ball and step out on a court. Snowboarding is not like that at all. It requires extreme balance and control. My first experience w ...

(10 pages) 23 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports