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Old January 4th 04, 05:43 PM
WeatherCam
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Default Snowboarding or skiing?

As Steve says, it very much depends on your physical condition....if you are
carrying extra weight and really are not that flexible, then learning to
snowboard at age 42 can be quite painful and you will really feel the aches
and pains - just getting your straps done up around your boots and then
getting back up on your feet can be quite energetic if you have a bit of a
middle aged stomach....so be honest to yourself, how fit do you think you
are, can you easily touch your toes, do you suffer from a stiff back quite
often do you pull muscles / strain easily....learning to ski is much less
physically demanding than learning to snowboard - I'm now 45 and have been
on the mountains for over thirty years - when we go away with people fresh
to the slopes, I advise them to ski / board based on what I perceive to be
their "Sports" / "balance" aptitude - if they just want to enjoy the
mountains, learn a new sport , but will not be busting a gut, then go with
the skis - if they are more adventurous, mountain bike, wake board play
soccer / run, and are generally all round "sportifs" then I'd reccomend
boarding - one other thing, is the actual conditions - if the snow is rock
hard / ice then go with skis!!!

Hope that helps..

Regards
WC


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