2008 Woodie Awards
Snowboarding with ISU style
Dina Dicic
Issue date: 1/31/07 Section: Outdoor
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Unlike the twenty minute drive to Pebble Creek, it only takes me about twenty seconds to strap my right foot back into the binding on my snowboard after getting off the chair lift. I am awestruck by the scene. Definitely one of the most picturesque views I have seen in my six years here in Pocatello. I manage to stand up without falling over and begin yet another adrenaline filled trip down the mountain. What a day!
My snowboard instructor's name is Lisa. That's right. I have an instructor. So do my two friends I come up here with. I am not a great snowboarder but I am improving with every run. It is nice to have an instructor to turn to for questions. The great thing is that I am actually getting school credit for doing this. That's right. I get school credit for snowboarding. Another great thing is that you can too. Yeah, the class fee of $135 seems steep, but the benefits definitely outweigh the costs. Allow me to explain.
I get three hours of instruction plus one "free-time" hour in one day of class. I get seven days of boarding throughout the semester. That is twenty-one hours of instruction. If my instructor were being paid minimum wage, now $7.25, that multiplies out to be $152.25 in instruction alone. Add to that the ? day pass which usually runs about $25 per day over seven days and that is about $327.25 worth of boarding and instruction all for the price of $135(Whew! Good thing I took Math 143!). Oh yeah, there is also the option of upgrading to a full day pass for an extra $5 (full day passes run $35). Not bad!
For the die-hard go-every-day boarder, the season pass is probably a better deal but for someone wanting instruction and who also happens to have enough homework to keep them off the slopes most of the season, this is definitely the best deal I know about.
Moral of the story: Next year when you are thinking about registration, remember me. Think about carving the snow and seeing a different side of winter.
My snowboard instructor's name is Lisa. That's right. I have an instructor. So do my two friends I come up here with. I am not a great snowboarder but I am improving with every run. It is nice to have an instructor to turn to for questions. The great thing is that I am actually getting school credit for doing this. That's right. I get school credit for snowboarding. Another great thing is that you can too. Yeah, the class fee of $135 seems steep, but the benefits definitely outweigh the costs. Allow me to explain.
I get three hours of instruction plus one "free-time" hour in one day of class. I get seven days of boarding throughout the semester. That is twenty-one hours of instruction. If my instructor were being paid minimum wage, now $7.25, that multiplies out to be $152.25 in instruction alone. Add to that the ? day pass which usually runs about $25 per day over seven days and that is about $327.25 worth of boarding and instruction all for the price of $135(Whew! Good thing I took Math 143!). Oh yeah, there is also the option of upgrading to a full day pass for an extra $5 (full day passes run $35). Not bad!
For the die-hard go-every-day boarder, the season pass is probably a better deal but for someone wanting instruction and who also happens to have enough homework to keep them off the slopes most of the season, this is definitely the best deal I know about.
Moral of the story: Next year when you are thinking about registration, remember me. Think about carving the snow and seeing a different side of winter.
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