Hiya NEWBOARDCHICK!
Well, as you may have heard from others, snowboarding is NOT an easy thing to learn – for anyone! Here is my advice for boarding newbies:
1) DRESS APPROPRIATELY. Minimum be warm enough and cover your whole body with clothing. Avoid cotton and do not wear jeans or Carharts. Nylon snow-pants and jackets are fine, but waterproof/breathable garb is the best.
2) PROTECT YOURSELF. and wear proper eye protection (shades or goggles), hand protection (gloves or mitts), and if sunny WEAR SUNBLOCK. UV rays are much more harmful in a mountain environment than what you are used to at the beach or at home. Wear something over your eyes AT ALL TIMES. It only takes once of getting your retinas cooked to learn that lesson and the damage can last a lifetime. One time I went out on a sunny spring day
Hiya NEWBOARDCHICK!
Well, as you may have heard from others, snowboarding is NOT an easy thing to learn – for anyone! Here is my advice for boarding newbies:
1) DRESS APPROPRIATELY. Minimum be warm enough and cover your whole body with clothing. Avoid cotton and do not wear jeans or Carharts. Nylon snow-pants and jackets are fine, but waterproof/breathable garb is the best.
2) PROTECT YOURSELF. and wear proper eye protection (shades or goggles), hand protection (gloves or mitts), and if sunny WEAR SUNBLOCK. UV rays are much more harmful in a mountain environment than what you are used to at the beach or at home. Wear something over your eyes AT ALL TIMES. It only takes once of getting your retinas cooked to learn that lesson and the damage can last a lifetime. One time I went out on a sunny spring day without sunblock and I MELTED!
3) TAKE A LESSON. In fact take a few. It may be the best decision you can make. Do not let a friend take you to the top and then ditch you there. All resort mountains have friendly instructors and they offer group or private lessons. Go with whatever you are comfortable with. The instructors have most likely made all these foul decisions before and are there to help you have a good time. It is not an easy job for them, but if they see that you were safe, had fun, and learned some stuff then they get really stoked over that. If you have a positive experience, tip them down a few bucks.
4) GIVE IT A FEW DAYS. No one learns how to snowboard their first time out. If you feel good, go back out the next day. If you are feeling tired and your wrists and tailbone are a little tweaked, give a day for R&R then go back later for more fun.
5) DRINK WATER. or at least fluids. Not BEER, not MILK. You know what I mean.
