BraveSpeaking: In the Mountains

Verb sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone

broken
Hey, have you ever broken a bone? I did! I broke my collar bone when I was skiing 3 years ago.

Verb lose one's balance and collapse

fallen
Whoa, that's terrible! Thank heavens I never had an accident like that. I haven't fallen while speeding down a mountain cause I don't ski.

hike

Verb walk for a long distance in nature

hiked
No way! You gotta try it! Skiing can be beautiful too. Have you ever hiked up a mountain? Yeah, we went hiking in Yosemite Park last summer. Spectacular!

ride

Verb sit on and control the movement of

ridden
I've also ridden on a sled, down a mountain, in the summer. Really? Yup, we raced down an Alpine slide on a zig-zagging track for over 4 minutes!

slide

Verb move on a smooth surface such as snow or ice

slid
Well, my coolest hiking experience was when we trudged up a slope in the snow and slid down on a big rice bag. Wow!

snowboard

Verb slide downhill on a broad ski

snowboarded
Sounds fun! Have you ever snowboarded down a mountain through the trees? No way! If you go off the main run, you have to be really good!

win

Verb be successful or victorious in a contest

won
Like my sister! She's won a ton of races, including the women's snowboard cross competition in the Olympics!!! And no bones broken, yeah!