I partake in snowsports because playing with gravity and frozen water is fun and the people it attracts are fun too! I enjoy spending winter days hiking up mountains with friends because its a group of artists expressing themselves in the snow. Being able to leave a trace on the snow helps me realize that we are continuously interacting with and shaping the world around us. I experience the beauty of nature and get to express my natural self when sliding with it. I love the feeling of gravity pushing down and holding me into the earths grasps, I feel alive when interacting with this wonderful force. I find it fascinating that gravity and snow and me interact, propelling me down the hill as quickly or slowly as I wish. Each turn pushes me into a present state. Or if it doesnt, it helps me realize what my state is, I think I am going to fast and I fall, I dont think and just react and I effortlessly glide. It helps me connect my mind and body and spirit, and that is why I love to slide.