"Playdreamer" wrote in message
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Consider going to a smaller ski hill to learn where it will be less
crowded - you are not going to need extensive trails just yet. Try and
rent
equipment the afternoon before you need it when everyone else is out on
the
slope and the staff have time to advise you properly, try a specialist
snowboard shop for rentals rather than the general ski/snowboard rental
desk
at the mountain lodge. Book a private lesson and invest in some protective
clothing: padded skating or hockey shorts (snowboard specific ones are
very
expensive), skate wrist guards and knee pads. You may have to spend a
little
bit more money but you will not regret it.

There's a ski hill in a nearby public park, Boyce Park, that is supposed to
be good for beginners (perhaps because it's too tame for experienced snow
sliders). We may try that place if I can persuade my son to give
snowboarding another shot. Boyce Park is closer and cheaper than Seven
Springs, so we may even be able to go there on weekday nights. If we go, we
will definitely get a private lesson if available.

Thanks,

Joe Ramirez