Any snowboarders here?
 

Wooohoooo! I've decided it's time to give it a shot...Tried it once 4 years ago and I never realized I had so many muscles in my butt :1orglaugh I was sore for a week! I've got a few good friends that are into these "EXTREME" sports thing and promised to have me doing jumps by the end of the day! Wish me luck! :thumbsup

I promise some pics! :winkwink:

Been snowboarding for over 8 years now... good luck with it!

I have been snowboarding for ages. But only a few times a year! Good luck! It's mad fun!!

its awesome, I've been snowboarding for 6 years now...nothing can beat it

looking forward for those pics

Snowboarding is great! Once you try boarding sking is not that fun anymore.
I wouldnt worry about jumping your first day. I broke my ankle trying to get to crazy and not having good equipment. The most important thing you can do is to make sure your set-up is right and you have good gear. This well help you not get hurt
when you crash...ohhh end you will crash good luck :)

I've been going for 3 years now. I absolutely love it. I'm thinking of putting a trip together for Chile in August, right after Internext.

Wear a helmet, cuz catching an edge and smashing the brain bucket on packed snow hurts a little bit. :)

4 years now, love it.

1st stop France 3rd of Feb 3 days, 2nd stop Kaprun SEE SIG YO! ;)))

I am snowboarding for the first time next weekend. Going to Tahoe.

I am a surfer, hoping I can adjust to being on the snow.

Just bought my gear yesterday.

Good Luck FB.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

What he said...... watch your frontside edge.

Don't worry Cory, it's not that hard to get used to and Tahoe is BEAUTIFUL........ God I miss living there :Oh crap

I agree, trees hurt too, dont fall into the tree wells head first, its a real pita to get out.

I've been doing it for 5 years now, and go to the gym 2-3 times a week but when I go for a weekend and there is lots of powder I am still sore as hell the next day, I think its because you use alot of the stabalizing muscles. But its so worth it.

Have fun :)

Really?

I am getting very mixed reviews. A few surfer friends I have said I would be ok after a bit on the slopes, but others have told me I will basically fall down all day.

I've been snowboarding for about 5 years now, I love it :)

DH

You will fall down all day. Lean forward and watch your opposite edge. Do not keep the board flat when going sideways

Isn't snowboarding a risky activity for a pregnant girl?

What he said.


The first day you probably will fall...... a lot...... but it gets a lot easier after that.:thumbsup

the best advice ever given to me on my first day learning:

to go right (regular foot) lift heels

to go left (regular foot) lift toes

especially helpful if you are a surfer or skater cause the first day you will try to slide your turns instead of getting on edge

I've been snowboarding forever, haven't been on skis since.

On my 11th season now... Only got to go to Whistler a few days this Christmas, but a buddy and I are hitting Chile this summer, should be good.

Wooohooooo! Thanks guys I can't wait! Well atleast I got good "air bags" :1orglaugh I'm sooooooooooooooo excited now!

I am gonna try it in February .. we will go up with a few webmasters to Mammoth YAY :thumbsup

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http://www.artexpressed.com/images/C...Snowboard2.jpg

I?ve been carving for over 14 years and used to teach up in Tahoe. Hard boots, long skinny boards, forward facing, helmet and hold on! If you don?t know what carving is, check out these videos.

Extreme Dreamer
Extreme Carving

Someone mentioned pregnant chicks. Are you pregnant? If so, why are you going snowboarding?

I wouldn't be snowboarding if I was pregnant!

I'm not pregnant Kassidy. Is someone trying to tell me to lose weight?!? :winkwink:

The last time I snowboarded...
 

The last time I snowboarded, I ended up with a severe concussion and a 3rd degree seperated right shoulder (I'm right handed too! It sucked!) bounced my brain off of my cranium lol. I ended up in one of those immobilizer for 3 months.

All that aside, have fun trying! lol

:: Signed Bitter Ex-Snowboarder :: :disgust

the whole trick to snowboarding is getting used to the awkward feeling of falling backwards or fallwards without doing what your brain tells you to do.
its awsome once you get the hang of it.

You sure it was snowboarding that caused your butt to be sore for a week or was EC just a very very lucky man around that time period ?

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Why are you going snowboarding while Evil Chris is pregnant?

That explains a lot now...Thanks Cory! :winkwink: I know I can always count on you babe!

16 years snowboarding.

But now I don't do anything that would break bones. I'm all about carving and being smooth. I leave the half pipes to the kids. :thumbsup

Those clips are SICK!!!!! :thumbsup

its going to be completly backwards... when you surf you control yourself with your front foot.. when you board everything works off your back foot.

I love snowboarding. I try to go out every week!

I haven't tried it yet. I think I need to conquer my fears and just do it.

You're in for a fun time and looks like you will be here when we get a fresh load of powder. Supposed to be nice fesh powder dumped on Saturday! :thumbsup

this thread is useless without pics...

wanna see you crash :)

So I hear! I am soooooooooo ready! :thumbsup

I spent all yesterday on the slopes and my board. Was a great day!

love snowboarding, just sucks that there isnt too much snow around here :(

heres a pic i made from a recent trip to New Zealand

http://pimpinpays.com/gfy/powder2.jpg

got a fair few runs through that area before it got too tracked out

sorry about the scrolling ;) enjoy the snow!

buy yourself a buttshield and good luck with the first day jumping :thumbsup

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Wear a helmet, cuz catching an edge and smashing the brain bucket on packed snow hurts a little bit.
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You know those wrist guards that rollerbladers use, with the hard platic in them to keep wrists from breaking; those might also be a good idea, since you'll be landing on your hands a ton. However, I've never seen a beginning snowboarder use those, so maybe it's a retarded idea.

have fun :1orglaugh although i think that there are more surfers thyan snowboarders here :winkwink:

yeah i am snowboarding for 7 years now

tonight i will go snowboarding again

damn i love it :thumbsup

ROFL!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahah! Just saw that babe...You funny guy! :1orglaugh

Here are some pics from last year, austria:

http://www.adultdesignstudios.com/austria01.jpg

http://www.adultdesignstudios.com/austria02.jpg

http://www.adultdesignstudios.com/austria03.jpg

http://www.adultdesignstudios.com/austria04.jpg

http://www.adultdesignstudios.com/austria05.jpg

:upsidedow

coooll pics man

I have skiied all over Europe but never once have I tried snow-boarding.

I don't particularly feel the need to fall down on my ass all day long. :1orglaugh
I'm going to stick to skis.