I love SNOW! I could watch it for hours! But then I get up and change the TV Channel. However, I'm not everyone!
There are you Yankees who carry us to the Olympics and I love you for it!
I live in Texas - I'll take care of all the animal stuff and eat steak the rest of my life, but I want you to enjoy all that snow stuff right out of your front door. This 38 page EBOOK will give you selected tips on how to have SNOWBOARD FUN!
Getting Started With Snow Boarding
If you are thinking about getting started with snow boarding then it really does not have to be as
difficult as you are probably imagining. For a start, you can be sure that whatever you are
planning to do you can be sure that as soon as you hit the slopes you will almost certainly enjoy
yourself.
When I was younger I always thought that it would be a really hard thing to get started
with, but boy was I wrong. However, what I have to tell you is that I recommend you get lessons
first, rather than just hitting the slopes with no idea of what you need to do.
Getting lessons booked does not have to be that difficult. All you need to do is speak with your
local snow boarding slope and you can be sure that they will put you in touch with a snow
boarding instructor in your area that would be glad to help you out. This may cost anywhere
from around $35 an hour, but you can get them even cheaper, if you get group lessons.
Group
lessons means that more than one person learns at the same time, and it really is a very simple
thing to do. I had my first lesson from a friend, however I would always recommend that it is
best to get professional lessons from a man or a lady that is a professional snow boarding
instructor.
You can be sure that they have been teaching snow boarding for some time, and
they are not only good at snow boarding, but also have a better idea of how to communicate to
a learner.
Many people ask me what they need to buy when they are first starting snow boarding. The
answer is that you probably need to buy nothing if you have the right kind of gear in your
wardrobe. For those of us that are just getting started it is best to rent out the gear from your
local snow boarding slope.
A lot of places will do this for free when you pay a rate to actually
use the slope. The reason for this is simple; when you are first learning how to snow board you
may not enjoy it that much. If you do not enjoy it or decide not to take it any further, think of how
much money you will have wasted on a snow board and related stuff. That is why you need to
think about ways that you can practice without buying things up front.
It is important that you get the correct clothes for going to the slope. Even if it is your first time!
What I recommend is that you simply must wear gloves, and the thicker the clothes the better.
You should really be wearing water proof gloves but if it is your first time, then there is no point
splashing out money on a fancy pair of gloves that you are never going to need in the future.
This is just common sense. What I also recommend is that if you have any water proofs wear
them to go on your snow boarding lesson. If you wear them then you will have a great
advantage over the competition. The fact is that even if you are wearing clothes that are warm,
they will soon become cold once they start getting wet.
Despite this you should still wear warm
clothes, unless you want to feel cold out their on the slopes. Another thing that is vital is sun
glasses. You will find that when you are on the slopes you can find it very challenging to board
when you have the sun in your eyes, another issue is that if the sun reflects off the snow then it
can blind you if you are not wearing appropriate UV protected sun glasses.
All I have to say is that I am sure that you will enjoy yourself. Go out their and learn to snow
board!