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Beginner Advice and
Going to the snow!
I will be taking a 14 year old who skis well (in the intermediate range), but still a little intimidated, mostly by other reckless skiiers/snowboarders. I will also be taking a 14 year old who has a 5 to 10 days over the past 2 years snowboarding experience. These 2 best buddies are going to spend a couple of days snowboarding. The skiier wants to learn how to snowboard (yeah, I'm crying, there goes my skiing buddy). I'm thinking of putting them both into a 3 hour private le$$on on day one. What can I expect for the young skiier? Will he be up and having fun quickly or will it be 2 days of nothing but hard work for him? I actually don't really know what questions to ask, so I'm open to your ideas ... Thanks, Bryan |
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I will be taking a 14 year old who skis well (in the intermediate range),
but still a little intimidated, mostly by other reckless skiiers/snowboarders. -snip- I'm thinking of putting them both into a 3 hour private le$$on on day one. What can I expect for the young skiier? Will he be up and having fun quickly or will it be 2 days of nothing but hard work for him? It depends on several factors... -level of natural athletic ability -level of fitness -additude/determination -how well he understands skiing skills that are shared with snowboarding - getting on edge, etc. -other A private lesson is generally going to be your best bet in terms of making quick progress, the only caveat is that the fellow who has already snowboarded may not get as much out of it. You might consider splitting them up for lessons. The first couple of days of snowboarding usually involve sore muscles but can be a total blast. I had a rough first day because it was a total sheet of ice, but I remember loving my 2nd and 3rd days 100%. That was 9 years and over 400 riding days ago ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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imo the basics of snowboarding are so elementary that a private lesson
is a waste of money. You're better off with a package that includes lift ticket, equipment and lesson. |
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"Mike T" wrote in message ... I will be taking a 14 year old who skis well (in the intermediate range), but still a little intimidated, mostly by other reckless skiiers/snowboarders. -snip- I'm thinking of putting them both into a 3 hour private le$$on on day one. What can I expect for the young skiier? Will he be up and having fun quickly or will it be 2 days of nothing but hard work for him? It depends on several factors... -level of natural athletic ability -level of fitness -additude/determination -how well he understands skiing skills that are shared with snowboarding - getting on edge, etc. -other A private lesson is generally going to be your best bet in terms of making quick progress, the only caveat is that the fellow who has already snowboarded may not get as much out of it. You might consider splitting them up for lessons. The chances are that they would both benefit. The kid that has ridden will be bored, but he will might learn some essential basics that will make a huge difference in his future riding. This would be the case if he learned like many do, from his friends who never had a lesson. The better option would be to put them in separate lessons. Bob |
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"og" wrote in message oups.com... imo the basics of snowboarding are so elementary that a private lesson is a waste of money. You're better off with a package that includes lift ticket, equipment and lesson. I appreciate your comment about the package vs private lesson and I'll look into it. My experience, though, is that the packages limit access to the mountain. |
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"Bob" wrote in message . .. "Mike T" wrote in message ... I will be taking a 14 year old who skis well (in the intermediate range), but still a little intimidated, mostly by other reckless skiiers/snowboarders. -snip- I'm thinking of putting them both into a 3 hour private le$$on on day one. What can I expect for the young skiier? Will he be up and having fun quickly or will it be 2 days of nothing but hard work for him? It depends on several factors... -level of natural athletic ability -level of fitness -additude/determination -how well he understands skiing skills that are shared with snowboarding - getting on edge, etc. -other A private lesson is generally going to be your best bet in terms of making quick progress, the only caveat is that the fellow who has already snowboarded may not get as much out of it. You might consider splitting them up for lessons. The chances are that they would both benefit. The kid that has ridden will be bored, but he will might learn some essential basics that will make a huge difference in his future riding. This would be the case if he learned like many do, from his friends who never had a lesson. The better option would be to put them in separate lessons. Bob I expect the instructor to deal with each kid individually; it's only 2 kids. Mostly, I expect the more experienced kid to get a few tips and ride at will catching up to the beginner as often as he'd like to. The skiier (sp?) hates group lessons. What do you think about the 3 hours? Does the beginner need a 3 hour lesson on day one? |
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"Mike T" wrote in message ... I will be taking a 14 year old who skis well (in the intermediate range), but still a little intimidated, mostly by other reckless skiiers/snowboarders. -snip- I'm thinking of putting them both into a 3 hour private le$$on on day one. What can I expect for the young skiier? Will he be up and having fun quickly or will it be 2 days of nothing but hard work for him? It depends on several factors... -level of natural athletic ability -level of fitness -additude/determination -how well he understands skiing skills that are shared with snowboarding - getting on edge, etc. -other A private lesson is generally going to be your best bet in terms of making quick progress, the only caveat is that the fellow who has already snowboarded may not get as much out of it. You might consider splitting them up for lessons. I'm not too worried about the experienced rider; the real goal is to get these two buddies at the same level, or close, as quickly as possible so they can start catching the bus trips together (something they're looking forward to). |
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I learned at the same age (actually a bit younger 13 I tihink) and I
had 4years of two -three days /year skiing Tahoe under my feet already. I was up and "ripping" in 1/2 hour. I took a regular lesson though and it was in a blizzard. THere were three others in the lesson as well. I have always had above average athletic ability and have and can do a bunch of different activities with decent competency. Jack of all sports, master of none...sort of guy. Not touting my abilities but just realtime evaluation of what can be expected of your youngster. Regardless of the lesson type, the two will be stoked that they can now talk boarding aspirations and techniques realisticaly. Private lesson vs. group lesson as far as restrictions go vary from resort to resort. Normally the restrictions are more of a common sense thing. Ex. If you are in a beginner lesson you obviously won't be riding on black diamonds. It's been a long time since I've been able to purchase a kids ticket but if they are on the cusp you can get young adult ticket if that will affect mountain access. I took a private lesson three years later to refine some technique issues and it was well worth the money. Your boarder will be bored in a group lesson and the new boarder will be able to deal with either (personal idiosyncracies aside) ...go with a private unless the group lesson isn't filled up. Good luck J |
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My sister learned two years after I did...the best thing for her was to
try to follow me around...when you can follow someone who is better than you you can pick up cues by watching them even if they can verbalize what they are doing. Your better boarder will be challenging your new boarder (not a bad thing) when they ride together...and at some point, they will learn from eachother. My sister now rides as good as or better than most other females (though she doesn't do park tricks but just freeride) mostly from following me into harder slopes than she would think she could handle...it's inevitable to get better, unless the person is a borderline weenie and just doesn't want to learn in the first place. J |
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"Jrobb" wrote in message oups.com... My sister learned two years after I did...the best thing for her was to try to follow me around...when you can follow someone who is better than you you can pick up cues by watching them even if they can verbalize what they are doing. Your better boarder will be challenging your new boarder (not a bad thing) when they ride together...and at some point, they will learn from eachother. My sister now rides as good as or better than most other females (though she doesn't do park tricks but just freeride) mostly from following me into harder slopes than she would think she could handle...it's inevitable to get better, unless the person is a borderline weenie and just doesn't want to learn in the first place. J I can second Jrobb.. I posted in another thread that I didn't take a lesson when I first started snowboarding. My friends had all rode before me and were willing to teach me and because I didn't want to slow them down, I pushed myself even when I was dead tired and catching edges left and right. Like they say, "it's not the number of times you fall down, it's the number of times you get back up." I think a lesson is a good idea and having two of them so they can keep each other company is even better. -Bruce |
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