Thread: Any snowboarders here?

I too just started....two weeks ago, and I think my tailbone was the ONLY part of my body that DIDN`T hurt for two days afterwards.

No practising for me though....striaght on the chairlift and to the top of the mountain.....t`was a long trip down. By the end of the day, I was doing something, though to call it "snowboarding" would be insulting to the others on the mountain

Going again next week though, and can`t wait.

As I live in Japan and everything is so damned small, I had to buy everything from the start.

I made the switch from skiing to snowboarding last year and can't get enough of it. It takes a while to learn but it's worth it. It makes you sore as hell in the begining but it goes away like anything else. I went last weekend and wasn't sore at all. Problem is that you're burning ~2000 cals if you're out all day so you have to eat like a horse to keep from burning too much muscle. Drink like double the usual amout of water also.

Originally posted by kuso
I too just started....two weeks ago, and I think my tailbone was the ONLY part of my body that DIDN`T hurt for two days afterwards.

No practising for me though....striaght on the chairlift and to the top of the mountain.....t`was a long trip down. By the end of the day, I was doing something, though to call it "snowboarding" would be insulting to the others on the mountain

Going again next week though, and can`t wait.

As I live in Japan and everything is so damned small, I had to buy everything from the start.

Cool! Damn, right to the top of the mountain, eh? My first trip down the main mountain was nothing but falling and tumbling. I figured it out though and my last run of the day was fall-free.

I am lucky enough to have two cousins who are instructors at Mt Snow, so I got hooked up with free rental equipment, free lessons, and cheap lift tickets.

Originally posted by Paynne
I made the switch from skiing to snowboarding last year and can't get enough of it. It takes a while to learn but it's worth it. It makes you sore as hell in the begining but it goes away like anything else. I went last weekend and wasn't sore at all. Problem is that you're burning ~2000 cals if you're out all day so you have to eat like a horse to keep from burning too much muscle. Drink like double the usual amout of water also.

Good point about drinking. I did not drink a lot and was dehydrated by the end of the day. I pounded two Gatorades when I was done riding.

Originally posted by Paynne
Drink like double the usual amout of water also.

Agreed!!!!!!

I drank more than I have in months and barely pissed at all..........

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Cool! Damn, right to the top of the mountain, eh? My first trip down the main mountain was nothing but falling and tumbling. I figured it out though and my last run of the day was fall-free.

LOL@free-fall!

There were too many on the practice hill so the people I was with said lets hit the top where it`ll be a little less steep and fewer people. It was DAMNED steep, but less people to hit so I was off....and then began rolling

First trip down took about 45 minutes :o :o LOL

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
I am lucky enough to have two cousins who are instructors at Mt Snow, so I got hooked up with free rental equipment, free lessons, and cheap lift tickets.

Great deal! I just missed out on getting in the snowboard class as I was helping my daughter get into her first ski class ( which she LOVED ) so had no choice but to jump into it or sit out for half a day.

I got lucky with all my gear too. I found a shop that had accidentally ordered a huge pair of step in boots. They fit me perfectly and were 75% off because they couldn`t sell due to the size.

I picked up a brand new Forum Jerry Jones board at about 30% cost on an internet auction and was set

Cool deal on the equipment, Kuso. I have no clue what to buy, so I need to do some research. I was going to buy new ski boots, but I'm going to buy boarding equipment instead.

Holy crap are my hips sore.