Sheldon Students Hit the Slopes

Tennen Balikian staff writer

Snowboarding and skiing are very popular among the students at Sheldon High School for many different reasons. One of the reasons is because no matter if you are very good or going for the first time, it’s almost guaranteed that you will have a lot of fun. While snowboarding and skiing are very expensive sports, people who do not want to or aren’t able to buy all the gear can also rent everything they need for a lot cheaper, giving most people the opportunity to try it.

Junior Rylan Vaughn has been skiing for eleven years. Vaughn’s dream place to go snowboarding is, “Niseko, Japan, because they get crazy amounts of snow in short storm cycles and it would be really cool to ski down the Annupuri mountain.”

There are ski resorts all over the world to travel to with some of the best scenery and parks available, but you can also go snowboarding and skiing just a few hours away at ski resorts such as Mt. Bachelor, Willamette Pass and Hoodoo. Junior Grace Schade likes to ski. Schade has not been skiing for very long but said, “My favorite ski resort I have been to is Willamette Pass because there is a good variety of runs to go on and it’s not too far away.” If Schade was given the opportunity to go skiing anywhere in the world she would choose Colorado because of how much snowfall the state offers and it has some of the best views. There are many different types of snowboarding you can try. Some people enjoy free riding down the mountain while others like to go for jumps and tricks. Senior Ayoni Nunley enjoys snowboarding both ways but said, “Sometimes I like free riding, but I think hitting jumps is more fun.” Nunley also said his dream place to snowboard would be Snowpass in Aspen, Colorado.