I said I would get out there for snowboarding one of these days. And I did it! Started off with a three hour long private lesson and then hit the slopes solo for several more runs with Koko. Turns out, my feet are “goofy”. But luckily, so was my instructor. I have a bit more practice and learning to go to look decent on the slopes, but I’m getting there. Just need to work a little more on my turns that keep turning into falls and wipeouts. (Yes, I had several of them among some other good/smooth runs.)
The experience was amazing. I loved it and am so glad I was able to experience it. The closest ski hills from me are at least an hour away, and at first I was afraid that my car might not be up to driving in snowy weather especially up ski mountains. But slow and steady was the key.
The people were super nice to me when I got there since I had no clue what to do to get to snowboarding. My first lesson? How to attach my ski pass to my jacket.
That night after snowboarding, I kept being startled awake because I dreamt I was snowboarding down a ski hill and kept tripping up and doing face plants all the way down. And even though I felt pretty okay that day after snowboarding (except for my hip that took a hard slam against my camera and cellphone when I fell), the next couple of days were awful. I was sore in places I didn’t know I could be sore such as my ribs, mid back muscles, and sore everywhere else like my shoulders, arms, legs, calves.
Snowboarding can definitely be a full-body intense form of exercise and highly recommended. I hope next year I’ll be able to do it more often. I will also review this: http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/learn-snowboarding/
My tip for next time: add a ski jacket so that I don’t have to drive home with a wet cold back. Buy ski gloves too so that they don’t get cold and wet. Oh yeah, and take it easy on myself, but don’t over worry or don’t over think the concepts of snowboarding.
