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Snowboarding or skiing?
"Dean" wrote in message
... Joe Ramirez wrote: I'm planning to learn either snowboarding or skiing and would like a little advice from enthusiasts about which sport to choose. I'm 42 and have no previous experience with snow sports. Joe, I'm 48. I started boarding at age 47. I have no plans to stop. I did not downhill ski before starting to snowboard. I'm usually the oldest person on a board in my area, and often the only adult. I never wanted to ski. Boarding looked like too much fun to not try it. My sentiments exactly! Thanks, Joe Ramirez |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
"Baka Dasai" wrote in message news:slrnbvifrc.6nk.idontreadthis@yahoobb220004112 021.bbtec.net... The answer? Do snowboarding. You know you want to. No denials here. Thanks, Joe Ramirez |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
"Sharkie" wrote in message
om... "Joe Ramirez" wrote in message ... Is it possible to "just go straight" on a snowboard? Or is constant back and forth turning required to descend a slope? It is possible but not recommended. You can get by going flat on a relatively moderate inclined slopes (beginner areas), but on more advanced terrain your speed will increase to a point where going flat is dangerous. You can easily get thrown off to the side by uneven snow surface and catch the downhill edge. This will slam you down hard. Being slightly on the edge, on the other hand, gives you the control you want at all time. And once you learn how to carve you will WANT TO turn, since carving turns are a pure pleasure to perform. You simply lean over the edge, and let the board turn for you (hence the shape of the board). You will feel like one with the mountain. Truly great experience. Now I'm really looking forward to it! Thanks, Joe Ramirez |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
Sharkie wrote:
In addtion, learning to board involves (requires?) falling. Much, much falling. If you learn on your own, yes. But snowboard instruction has developed a lot over the years, and the emphasis now is to minimize the falling when learning (and yes, I am an instructor). That depends not only on the instructor. Look at http://www.wilde60.de/bilder/snowboard/ostern/ostern_page-13.html to see how you can look after two days *with* an instructor. Thank god, it's not me on this picture. -- Satisfy your thirst for life! NP: Kosheen - Demonstrate |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
"Jürgen Schmadlak" wrote in message ... Joe Ramirez wrote: Now, in 2. season, I come down the hill on my board as well as I came down on ski 15 years ago. I will never go back to ski. This is probably the most important consideration for me. Starting at a relatively late age, and with limited time to spend on the slopes, I want to able to achieve reasonable proficiency quickly enough to be able to enjoy it. I don't want to spend years working at something each winter without ever becoming more than an advanced beginner or low intermediate. But remember: for a beginner skiing is easier. To enjoy it without *pain* in every part of the body you need more time with the board then you need with skiers. And most important, don't try to learn it by yourself. Take a lesson, two or three days is a good choice. And pads can be a good idea. Bum and knee pads can go a long way in removing some of the pain of the first few days. |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
"Joe Ramirez" wrote in message
Another such vote. May I ask why? What converted you from skiing to snowboarding? I do both but would say if you are only going to try one, then go for skiing and get your son to do boarding. With a background similar to mine (skating etc but not surfing/skateboarding) you will find skiing much easier to pick up and a LOT less painful. If you go for boarding then your son will leave you for dust within a few days, on skis you may be able to enjoy at least some of your holidays together. I only started boarding last season and although I do enjoy it very much, I still get hurt every day out. Skiing is just more natural for me but then I've been skiing on and off since I was a child. So if you can, then do both. I'm off again in 3 weeks and I'll be taking my board and hiring skis so I can ski with my brother for half the day and board with my beginner freinds the other half. Also my children are just learning boarding and I want to have a massive adjantage over them before they walk all over me ) Your son on the other hand should definately go for boarding, he'll pick it up quicker, bounce back from crashes much quicker and perhaps most importantly of all.....the chicks dig it ) -- David Brown ) http://kitemap.co.uk/stack |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
"Joe Ramirez" wrote in message ... Is it possible to "just go straight" on a snowboard? Or is constant back and forth turning required to descend a slope? Yeah, it's possible (with a bit of practice). What isn't possible is to get going if the ground is flat. Skiiers have poles, and can push themselves along. Boarders have to unstrap one foot and do a kind of Quasimodo impression... So it's best to get some speed up before hitting a flat bit so that you can ride across it. But I wouldn't worry about that too much just yet - you won't be hitting flat traverses in your first few days. |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
"Christoph" wrote in message
how is that possible? not to allow it? isn´t this discrimination? an interesting point... I wouldn't have thought they could stop you boarding unless they own the land but they could certainly stop you from using 'their' lifts. -- David Brown ) http://kitemap.co.uk/stack |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
"David Brown \)" wrote in
: "Christoph" wrote in message how is that possible? not to allow it? isn´t this discrimination? an interesting point... I wouldn't have thought they could stop you boarding unless they own the land but they could certainly stop you from using 'their' lifts. Sadly: http://www.alta.com/noboard.html http://www.skitaos.org/MOUNTAIN/index.php (bottom of page) http://www.deervalley.com/ (bottom of page) http://makeashorterlink.com/?L16F419F6 (2nd paragraph) Mad River Glen really erks me - I want to go there to telemark, which it's famous for, but I'm not going to make a trip all the way from the UK if I can't take my board as well. AC. |
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Snowboarding or skiing?
Mad River Glen really erks me - I want to go there to telemark, which
it's famous for, but I'm not going to make a trip all the way from the UK if I can't take my board as well. Go Tele at Mad River and then board at any one of the many other resorts in the area... Vermont is a *very* small state with dozens of resorts in it! Mike T |
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