Monday 12 January 2015



The idea that there is freedom in skiing can be shown with these four images. In the first image you can see that in skiing you do not have to do things the normal way you can be creative with it. Secondly you can see that in skiing you do not have to follow a certain path you can ski and do the obstacles that you want.  Third in the image you can see that you are able to wear whatever you want to while skiing. And finally you are allowed to hit the features in the park that you want to hit.


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Harlaut, Henrik, Hh. Day in LIfe - Henrik HarlautYoutube. N.p., 28 Dec. 2011. 
     Web. 12 Jan. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7r-9A-Q3ZM>. 


In this image i notice that his leg is at a funny angle while he is sliding across the rail. This is showing me that in skiing you are allowed to do what you want, you don't have to follow a certain rule or do things a certain way. I know this because in this photo The skier is sliding across the rail with his leg bent in a weird way and holding the base of his ski dping it differently than most others would do .  The overall message in this photo is showing that in skiing you can use your imagination to do whatever you want, you do not have to do it the same as anyone else does. The body position in this photo helps to show that there is freedom in skiing because, The skier is not doing the slide the normal way everyone else would do it, he is being creative and adding his own personality to his tricks.


















Hamilton, James, Jh. Big terrain. Adventure Consaltants. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 
     2015. <http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/BSC_DatesandPrices/ 
     #expedition>. 

I think that this photo goes well with the freedom in skiing,In this image i noticed that there are two different ski tracks going down the mountain. In skiing you do not have to follow others you are allowed to go ski where you want to go, In the back country mountain skiing there are endless possibilities where you could go as well as the different lines to take.This is shown in this picture because the two ski tracks both go different and they both do different thing, if you are a more advanced skier you can take harder terrain and if you're more of a beginner you can do easier terrain.overall message of this photo is that there is freedom in skiing because you are able to create your own path down the hill instead of following someone else. In the Background of this photo you can see how the two ski tracks go in different directions because the freedom in skiing lets you discover your own path down the mountain. This image helps to show that there is freedom in skiing because the two ski tracks go in different directions.



Not Kown, Not known, Nk. "Baggy Ski Wear." Newschoolers. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 
     2015. <http://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/766281/ 
     Is-There-A-Dress-Code-For-Being-A--Park--Person->. 


In this image I notice that the skiers are wearing very large sweaters and snow pants. in this image the idea present is that in skiing you are able to wear whatever you want. I know this because in this photo the two people are wearing very big clothing and most people would not want to wear outerwear this big. The overall message of this photo is that you have freedom in skiing, you are allowed to wear whatever you want to. That does not just limit you to wearing big clothing, it also lets the rider choose what colours they want to wear, as well as the skis, boots, bindings, helmet, goggles,  that they want to wear. The colouring in this photo makes the baggy sweaters stand out, that is because they want everyone to know that you do not have to wear the normal things that others wear. This photo shows that you can wear anything that you want to wear.


C, Joey, Jc. Sochi Olympics. Sequence Free Ski. Rob Embling, 4 Feb. 2014. Web. 
     12 Feb. 2015. <http://sequencefreeski.com/news/ 
     olympic-slopestyle-course-preview/>.

In this photo i see the Sochi Olympic slopestyle ski course where there are many different feature that the skier can hit. The idea that i found present in this photo is the freedom in skiing, in this photo you can see that there are many different features  that the skier is able to hit. In skiing the rider is not limited to only hitting what the judges want them to hit, They are allowed to hit the features that are the most fun. The overall message in this image is the freedom in skiing and how the rider is able to do the features that he wants to do. in this image the rails symbolize freedom because the skier is allowed the pick the one he wants to do.

In conclusion there is freedom in skiing in many different ways. You have freedom in how you hit features, What features you want to hit, Which trail to follow or to make your own, and how you dress.

2 comments:

  1. Christian, as someone who has NEVER downhill skied, I really appreciated your post about the freedom that can be found in skiing.

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    1. Thanks, Skiing is my favorite thing to do and I though that i would share the freedom in skiing. I could see how freedom could be a misconception because of the Sochi Olympics. because of how strict the rules were and most of the competitors hit the same features. I just wanted everyone to know the freedom in skiing.

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