I’ve skied forever I thought, precisely how challenging can snowboarding be? After all, I surfed when I was a kid as well as skateboarded nonstop. I’m even now a decent skateboarder even at practically 50 years old even though I seldom do it now, and also there are big similarities. Also, my 9 year old daughter hopes to take it up and so i made the decision I would sneak off during the week and try it first.

I sneaked away to the mountain mid week and rented a snowboard for half a day. “The bunny slope seems about right,” I was thinking, at least to start ,. Strapping myself in was clumsy, however moving through pushing with one foot while the opposite was strapped in sideways was much more clumsy. Making the actual lift ended up being also challenging, however at any rate I didn’t fall getting off.

Snow boarding, at least at first, doesn’t feel like skiing. It required me ½ an hour to get down that tiny bunny slope, almost all of it on my bumm. One particular part was way too steep and so i slid down it after attempting to stand up around 6 times. My 2nd ride ended up being a lot better, and after a dozen rides I possibly could kind of do it, however with very little control.

I came back and got a lesson later on that week. Here is exactly what I figured out. You have to lean forwards, and not be worried about tipping over forwards; no way will this take place. You steer with the front on the board, entirely not like skiing. Your back boot need to be tight, otherwise you are not able to steer. If it is not comfortable, there could be snow or ice build up below your foot.

I can snowboard now, although I need to say I suck in a major way. I’ll try it again for sure. If you choose to do it, allow me to highly recommend lessons, and also expect to spend a considerable amount of time on your bottom!