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don't give up when you find your ass is frozen |
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I would like to go snowboarding for the first time! I went skiing once in Italy when I was a child and enjoyed it but at that age you don't appreciate what you're doing that much. I will hopefully go skiing and snowboarding this summer in France, woman permitting. How about you mo? Have you been snowboarding? |
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and relaxxxxx |
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it's really good fun but a bit painful at first. the first day you will be learning to drift on your heel and toe edge and then link the turns together. you will be trying to slow down all the time so this burns your leg muscles. After you get more confident linking your turns, cruising, using the lifts etc you will start to enjoy it. some advice: the way you choose the size of the board depends on your height and weight, but keep in mind the longer it is the faster it will go. if you want to do tricks etc get a shorter board, a board which is level with your chin will be ok. try to get a board which is fairly flexible, if it's too stiff you won't be able to do butter tricks very easily. check youtube for butter tricks. they are good fun for novice boarders stick to the green runs and never sit down around a blind bend! ;) |
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my ass would never give up |
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i'm going for the first time tomorrow, and i'm trying to plan a couple goings a months with a couple of friends. to make some physical movement for the sake of god. we've tried to go a couple weeks ago but we found all plants closed due to rain. the only time i've tried skying were 12 or 13 years ago, when i was in the army. mind you, that time i've got a pair or very heavy skis made of wood dating back to the second world war, but i remember i had good fun anyway. the place was pretty cool too (Sestriere, Milky Way). |
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is it dangerous to smoke a three beforehand? |
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*tree |
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hey thanks for the tips :) i'm gonna rent a board trying to follow your guide lines then having a couple hour of lessons, then staying in the children trail all day and mock my freinds |
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oh people adviced all kind of protections, i only got gloves plastic sticks on the wrists. and a bulletproff black jacket (burton) and yellow pants full of pockets (bastard), shit makes me so cool :) |
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it is advised |
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also don't forget vin brulè and bombardino at lunch time |
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hahaha |
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make sure you have the right size board/per your body height/weight you ankles will thank you later. and ask some hawt chic to help you when you fall |
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i'm destroyed, pretty cool shit it was. i've learnt to drift on my heel and toe edge like you said larn, and to turn as well. still while going down straight, once you take some speed it's difficult to turn the back downstream in order to brake with the toe. it was the first time though, i think i did quite well the only thing i couldn't stand were the bindings (a took a pair for rent with the board and the boots), and i lost at least 1 hour thru the whole day trying to close em. it was more tiresome than skying itself. i'm thinking to buy my own board with proper bindings. thad: there wasn't many people but my radar spotted more than a cool chick. they were a few but truly hawt :) ill go back next saturday, to Monte Bianco this time |
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pics or it didnt happen |
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if you want continue and do decide to buy your own board, keep an eye out for demo days at your local hills. ski/board companies will roll in with their top of line and let you ride for free for a day (saves you the cost of rentals!) to promote their wares. give a few different brands a try and see which you like the best, then make your decision. a beginner board should be nice and soft, and prolly a tad on the short side for control. don't judge based on rentals as they almost universally are years old and beat the fuck up. although i would actually recommend getting a good pair of boots first - rental boots are complete shit. i'll ride on a rental board/bindings for a day, but a couple hours in their boots and i'm ready to quit. the bindings you'll just get better at. a lot of hills have step-in bindings for rent, altho i haven't ridden in a few years (broke/living in california) and dunno if they've gone out of style, as step-ins provide a lot less control. |
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didn't happen next sat will happen |
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thanks for the info, m8 yes for the boots and the bindings first, they were really shit they took half of the fun away, but it was nice all the same cos it was the first ride. they were the ones with the saw-toothed straps that you jack up tooth by tooth, dunno if i explained it well. i've thought about getting a shorter board too, it would be easier to control, makes sense check this out, sold out already |
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this is where it will happen |
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The rental equipment is always shit where ever you go, but if you buy everything yourself it's allot of money. if i was you i'd think about the boots and bindings because you want to be comfortable. when you get better you can spash out on a decent board etc. i used flow bindings when i was in france, i don't know if they have made a better system in the last 5 years , but they were pretty good at the time. You can get in and out of them really easily |
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yes i want those |
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ive never used em but a few mates rate them, tho i understand they can be prone to fail every now end then, but that may be an issue that has been resolved in newer models. shit hot mo, looks like a bloody nice place to go! |
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you have to put your feet on the snowboard. good luck. |
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this time i crashed my sacrum bone i need protections asap pics: more to come |
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