Snowboarding
- Started
- Last post
- 27 Responses
- waynepixel
Thinking about starting Snowboarding and I no sod all about the sport.
Anyone have any good links for a newbie Snowboarder please. The basics would be good.
- waynepixel0
Hello NT. Are you there
- JazX0
I gave it up. No time. I was good in 1995.
- sherman0
Burton has a new feature on their site for people starting out.
Look for the new magazines as the buyers guide will be one shelves now.
Where are you riding?
Where have you been? Longtime no see....
- radar0
get some decent gear, and drink some whiskey on the mountain, helps with the pains of learning your edges.
- waynepixel0
I will be doing the dry slop thing fro the time being, as there is one where I live.
See if I like it and go from there.
- horton0
ouch.
- mg330
snowboarding is sometimes the only thing I think about.
I suggest you shut up before I call you out for depressing me. I'm in Chicago, and I wish I had a magic carpet to take me to Breckenride, CO.
- horton0
i hear ya mg33... i went from working in the industry and riding free almost every day of the season, to living on a tiny island with about 500 vertical feet.
- chz0
- derek20050
to learn what NOT to do.. watch this..
- mg330
I could seriously go nuts when people start talking about snowboarding.
Especially when I"m sitting here doing grunt work for the morning, stuffing envelopes.
- Nairn0
Book a coupla weeks holiday, get your kit - go to ski/board school.. just be prepared to spend a few days on your ass :)
I felt comfortable skiing within a couple of days - was pushing it after 5. I'm now booking 2 weeks in New Year, looking toward another few weeks in Feb.
http://www.dailymailskishow.co.u…
might also be useful (if you ignore the fact that it's the fucking Mail)
- JazX0
said it before, rode a Jeff Brushie from Burton. it had a nice fish on it. half pipe/half carver. ride both goofy and straight
- jevad0
wayne - this site is great - you might meet some people close to you that go dry sloping too
- liquid0
derek that was hysterical....thanks for the laugh....
- Nairn0
Great link, Jevad - thanks for that!
Looks like, after reading the reviews on that site, I'm off to Meribel in France for 2 weeks at New Year... w00t!
- Jaline0
I love snowboarding, but I've only done it a few times. Which is sad, since we've got some awesome hills in Ottawa and especially near Quebec. I remember that my tail bone hurt for about a month after the rides though...
- tkmeister0
my buddy went to argentina for snowboarding and just got back this week. his photos are looking soooo amazing.
nothing like dropping into a steep chute.
- waynepixel0
Thanks for the link jevad. Top man.
- radar0
what is dry sloping is this a UK thing, or like sand boarding?