Originally posted by Trapps:


I ski. I tried snowboarding, twice. I'll stick with what I know that doesn't abuse my body and I can actually do well. Time (along with my knees, wrists and arse) is not a renewable resource.



That's basically the hardest part of snowboarding. The first 2-3 days/lessons. Lessons are HUGE, in case you didn't take them. I learned the basics enough to where I did not fall on my first full day of lessons, and haven't gone back since. I would love to, just can't spend the money on them. You can basically take lessons all the way to your absolute best, in whatever area of snowboarding you decide to pursue (alpine, slalom, carving, park, terrain, powder, backcountry).

The other nice thing about snowboarding is that once you do have the basics down, it can be as hard or as easy as you want it to be. There's just a bit of a larger learning curve than skiing, but it was well worth the time/ass busting to successfully convert, for me at least.

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