since i suck

[superjohn]

I tried and I crashed a lot but it seemed to be a lot more acceptable to wipe out while snowboarding than while skiing for some reason 

[Fresh Pants]

+1 on taking a lesson (everyone is falling) and keeping motorcycle riding in mind.
You really do go where you look (until you know how to do otherwise).
Bend you knees, and get ready for a sore neck, abs, wrists (from pushing yourself up off the snow), and butt at the end of the day.

And for the love of bacon, don't wear jeans.

[Drunken Monkey]

Just to make you feel good, my mom took up snowboarding a few years back and she found it pretty easy to pick up and she loves it.

Just to make you feel bad if you prove to not pick it up right away: She's 72 

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

Just to make you feel good, my mom took up snowboarding a few years back and she found it pretty easy to pick up and she loves it.

Just to make you feel bad if you prove to not pick it up right away: She's 72 

your mom rocks ha ha

[supakpow2]

The whole point of the bunny hill is to give beginners a place to learn. Why wouldn't you go there? Not all day...just long enough to get on and off the lift a few times, and get some idea of how the board reacts. My 1st day was spent 1/2 on the bunny, then the rest on a blue run. Perfect.

Sending a fresh beginner down a black is just stupid. Sorry. Unless you board somewhere where a black diamond isn't really a black diamond, then you're asking to hurt someone. A blue sure...a black, no way. There's nothing worse than a beginner stumbling and falling down too difficult of a run, making everyone else dodge them.

Helmets are personal choice. Statistically only like 10% of injuries on a ski hill are head related...and people skiied for decades without them. But whatever. I'll acknowledge that you can hit your head boarding.

I agree with the bunny slope for one or two runs then onto the blue NOT the black.

The helmet thing, personal choice yes, but if you could ask Sonny Bono and Michael Kennedy whether they would wear a helmet if they had the chance, I think they would. I Personally wouldn't risk the 10% chance. I am a pretty good boarder and most of the high speed offs i've had have made me hit my head. Better not to take the chance. As a bonus, it helps keep your head warm.

[Grappa]

I would suggest taking a lesson.  In the end it will decrease the amount of time you waste picking yourself up off the ground, and you WILL learn many things that you wouldn't just pick up your first few times out.  Just because you can ride a bicycle doesn't mean you can ride a motorcycle, without taking some lessons first.  Know what I mean?


I will give a "hell yes" to the helmet thing.  If anything it might save you from getting some mean cricks in the neck, because when you fall, you won't have to brace yourself to keep from hitting your head.  Just allow yourself to fall.  Wrist guards might be a good idea too.  I tore some cartilage in both my wrists from a season in JH, Wyoming and I fear I may never totally recover.  Sucks.


Nothing like a good    at the end of the day to soothe those aching muscles and joints.


Bunny slope is good to start on, but don't spend too much time there.  Steeper slopes = less distance between your ass and the ground = less time/space to pick up speed while falling = less impact = less pain.  Plus the snow on the bunny slopes is usually so packed down that it makes for a harder surface to fall on.   Just don't go to the black diamond slopes.


Don't know if anyone has said it, but eye protection is a must.  I met a guy who was being led around by his wife because he spent a few hours out on the slopes without eye protection.  He had temporary (hope so) blindness.  His eyes looked fried!


Have fun!   

[KnightofNi]

Nothing like a good    at the end of the day to soothe those aching muscles and joints.


Bunny slope is good to start on, but don't spend too much time there.  Steeper slopes = less distance between your ass and the ground = less time/space to pick up speed while falling = less impact = less pain.  Plus the snow on the bunny slopes is usually so packed down that it makes for a harder surface to fall on.   Just don't go to the black diamond slopes.



Have fun!   

my second time out i'm with other people who knew what they were doing and was doing ok. they apparently forgot i wasn't that good and led me down a double black diamond (no, i didn't realize it until it was far too late). it took me about 20 min to get down the hill. they were waiting for around 15 at the bottom for me.

however, i did get better much quicker that day.