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Will it damage my board on a dry slope?
Hi,
I live in High Wycombe and we have a long dry slope which I intend to visit for practice. Will it damage my board at all - I thought I heard something about this on here once? What should you wear to be protected against burns? Any tips? Obviously it's not snow, but will it be useful for a fairly new boarder like me to get some valuable training in before Winter? Thanks, Tom, High Wycombe, UK. |
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Will it damage my board on a dry slope?
If you intend going to a dry slope regularly (good luck to you
What's up with dry slopes - is there anything in particular I should know? I realise it's not going to feel like snow but with the slope being so local it seems ideal to get in a bit of practice, work on basic balance and posture etc.? Any thoughts? Tom |
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Will it damage my board on a dry slope?
Many thanks for the detailed info, Liz. I'll have a think about all that.
Tom |
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Will it damage my board on a dry slope?
What's up with dry slopes - is there anything in particular I should know? Yes - it can really hurt! Wear long sleeves + wristguards, and if you're considering any tricks as much padding as you can fit under your clothes! I realise it's not going to feel like snow but with the slope being so local it seems ideal to get in a bit of practice, work on basic balance and posture etc.? Well, it's much slower and "grabbier" than snow so you can't really use your edges properly - if you don't have the posture + moves in your muscles already you're likely to develop bad habbits like steering by pushing your back foot around. Also I'd reckon the chances of hurting yourself and going off the whole idea are quite high. You will learn to ride the button pull though as each run will be over in about 30 secs :-) OTOH you could take the view that since you've got more access to the dry slope than the snow it makes sense to learn dry slope skills and not worry about good snow technique! They have a snowboard club I think, and put out a jump sometimes. Dry slopes do seem to get a little community of dedicated riders around them, though often they (wisely) spend as much time hanging out as riding. I used to go to High Wycombe to try to practice freestyle skills (of which I have none). They don't let you jump on hire stuff through. HTH Liz |
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Will it damage my board on a dry slope?
I think it's harder because you can't carve. When
you're carving the board does most of the work for you. On dry slopes I find I'm doing lots of violent twisting/counter rotating to try and make the board go where I want it to. Lots of people look right at home on dry slopes so I guess it's just a question of getting used to it. I think it is; if you can't carve on snow then you're dead meat on the plastic. I don't have the whole of this thread, but yes, it will damage your board. Most people just use an old board. Sharp edges help on plastic; sharpen them every time. Phil |
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