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Hi my name is Charley. I am going to go snowboarding for Spring Break at Keystone in Colorado with some friends form high school. I have never been snowboarding–like on a real mountain with chair lifts and everything. But we get a coupple of snows here in arkansas each winter and I have gone down hills on the little plastic snowboards. I am great when it comes to balance. I used to skateboard, and I Wakeboard all the time. The 1st time I ever tried I got up on a wakeboard, so I would say that balance should not be a problem for me. I also used to ski as a kid, and I am confident in getting in and out of the chair lifts + i have been reading about how to do it on a snowboard. What my question is
What are the most imporntant things I should know for my first time out? Do you steer by lening or by your front foot, or back? Or a combinatHey Charley. Arkansas has some sweet steep hills. It is a shame they dont get more snow 🙂Well, unfortunately even the most skilled amonst us are going to look retarded their first time out. There is no getting around that really. My advice to you is to get into a lesson. I know the folks at Keystone, CO and their instructors are real pros. It is your choice of a group lesson or a private lesson. Take the level 1 class and look like a retard on the bunny run where it is safest. If you have the boarding crossover skills you claim, you will probably be good to go for the lifts in the afternoon with your buds.
Be sure to check out the run “Schoolmarm” at Keystone mountain. Take the gondola from River Run to the top of the mountain. Exit and head right. It is a green circle “easier”, has excellent pitch and flows from
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