... "fear-reducing strategies" will help ease the culture clash. By reducing the fear that currently occurs between skiers and snowboarders, then each side will be able to understand each other’s culture better and be able to live and play harmoniously. Results Makens makes some very important points in the article stating how each activity has it’s own culture and lifestyle to it, thereby creating a collision of ideals and attitudes. There is a definite clash between reasoning behind each activity. Makens claims that most skiers are concerned about "alpine pleasure," which is the enjoyment of the natural environment and the tranquility of the surroundings. On the other hand, also discussed in the article is that snowboarders focus more on the "adrenaline rush" of their activity by desiring more extreme situations, equipment, and overall speed. There is the "fear factor" that Makens claims to be one of the major reasons why skiers ...

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