Snowboarding tomorrow! Need tips

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IceBergSLiM

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First and last time snowboarding and your not even considering a lesson? I question your intelligence now.
 

fustercluck

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First and last time snowboarding and your not even considering a lesson? I question your intelligence now.

Who said I didn't get a lesson?

actually that's all I got since I was too friggin tired after the lesson. Really hard for me to breathe up around 9000 ft, pretty sure I have asthma too - Buuuut it was alright. Don't think I'll be doing it again since it's too inconvenient (and pretty expensive). Rent stuff from a ski shop...wait in line... get fitted... fill out forms...wait for stuff people rented previous day to be returned... Drive 2 hours up to the slopes. $30+ for a lift ticket (used the lift once ) - carry around a 30 lb snowboard most of the day...drive 2 hours back to town, return rentals. I got one good ride out of the whole trip but by that time I was really gasping for my breath. So as I started to get the hang of it, I was really tired out and couldn't go anymore. Also tons of other people skiing and would have just resulted in crashing into other people a lot and anger ensuing

So, really not worth all the trouble from my point of view. But if I had my own gear and I could just step outside my house and start snowboarding, I'd do it. Just not worth all that extra trouble/money. Also don't have any winter clothes really so I have to borrow from family
 
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senseamp

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Find a not too steep groomed slope, what you want to eventually do is always have same leg in the front, doing S sweep type curve down hill, where you are switching from front to back edge. You don't want to be going in Z "falling leaf" pattern where you go right then left only on back edge. It is safer, but you will tire your legs out quickly this way, and you will have to relearn later. You also don't want to be turning too fast, sort of let the board edge do the turning and apply corrections. If you are going too fast, go further to the side before changing directions. Be relaxed with your knees always bent. And yes, you are going to fall, a lot. So if you don't want to fall, stay at the base and drink coffee.
 

aigomorla

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shin braces.

Also wrist gaurds because you will fall down a lot.
And extra padding in the rear, because you will fall down a lot.

But at the very least, bring wrist gaurds to protect your wrist.
 
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