"Tubing Ten"

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The countdown was over, and the 8th grade Ski Trip was underway. Let me tell you, I thought all the hype from previous classes was a little much, but the Ski Trip truly exceeds any expectations one may have had. After a long and tiring first day of skiing at Big Powderhorn Mountain, I can speak for myself, and say I was very sore due to a few wipeouts. I was not looking forward to putting back on the abundance of warm clothing and load back onto the bus. After about what seems to be forever, we arrived at Mt. Zion Snow Tubing Hill. Snow was falling in flurries, as we were half listening to the instructor telling us what to do. It took us a few minutes to learn how to attach the tube rope to the little bar that carried us up, but once we had it we were off. Races, wipeouts and laughs at our parents tubing was just the start. Anabelle Conley, my classmate and very good friend, and I found ourselves at the top of the tubing hill waiting for the others. We seemed to be waiting on an Olympic Tubing Team at their practice. With a little negotiating and convincing the “Elite Eight” was now ...

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