Snowboarding Strategies For The Embarrassed Set
Do you have good balance, excellent timing, and a disregard for your own personal safety? Snowboarding may be the sport for you! Take the first steps to a happy (and survivable) ski resort experience by reading the following tips.
The first thing you'll want to do is check the weather report before you go. Ideally what you want is a blizzard, which means really small class sizes and lots of fluffy snow. If you're just learning, you'll be falling down A LOT, so you want lots of soft snow.
Don't go early in the season, and don't go late. Too early means not enough snow, and you will be landing on a 'mountain' with a decorative white cover (Ouch!). Too late means that repeated thawing and refreezing has turned most of the snow to ice just below the surface, which is also not a happy landing. The best time to go is mid-season, late December through January, depending on weather conditions.
Don't try to learn from a spouse, or a significant other, or a good friend. You may end up hating each other. You will wonder why they have no idea how to teach. And they will wonder why you can't learn something that is 'so easy'.
Do NOT assume you will be able to figure it out on your own. You will not be able to, and will probably hurt yourself and others in the process. That's the hardest part: not smacking into the other people inevitably using the same snow as you.
The instructors that work at the ski resorts are your best option. They will have familiarity with the terrain and training on how to get you to learn. Don't be discouraged if you sign up for a class and find your fellow students are only six years old. If that is too humiliating for you, try a private lesson, which is not too much more expensive. Plus you get the instructor's entire attention, and they can watch every time you make a mistake and offer suggestions.
If you put yourself in the hands of an instructor, remember to listen and disregard any preconceived notions you have of the sport or how well you will do at it. The instructors have taught a lot of people this skill, so what they're telling you deserves your attention. Try to put everything they say into practice.
If following all the instructions to the letter doesn't send you down a few slopes without falling, ask for a refund or a re-do. The ski resort has a lot invested, so they want you to succeed at your lesson and come back again and again for the season. They will try their best to accommodate you if you put your request in a reasonable manner.
People who watched snowboarding on the Winter Olympics may dream of becoming a 'Flying Tomato', if only for a few moments. The temptation of that big a thrill is huge. And it's semi-obtainable, with patience and proper instruction. Just prepare and proceed with caution, then make sure to have a good time!
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