Learning curve on snowboarding?

Question

Well my friend is trying to get me to sign up for this 'group' type thing were every weekend for 12 weeks we go snowboarding every saturday and some sundays, the problem is I have never snowboarded and have only gone skiing a few times in my life, this group offers no lessons so my main question is would it even be worth for me to pay the money to try and teach myself with a little help from my friend, or would it kill any chances of me every liking the sport? (FYI the days are 9hrs long)

Answer 1

Well, I definitely think it takes a couple days to get the hang of snowboarding. By "get the hang of" I mean learning to use both your edges and being able to connect turns. Once you do that, your future in snowboarding has all the potential in the world.



If you are really gung ho at learning how to snowboard and really want to stick with it, you should definitely take the class...however, if you are unsure if snowboarding is for you, I wouldn't recommend committing yourself for that period of time.

Answer 2

9 hrs a day, I AM SO JEALOUS! anyway i taught my friend the basics of snowboarding using this site, it gives diagrams and everything. ENJOY

http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/learn-snowboarding/

Answer 3

when you stand up on the board, lean back slightly on to the back of your feet you will be standing facing down the mountain, your board will be horizontal, to make a turn start leaning slightly towards the front of your feet, your board will start to turn facing down the mountain, when you are comfortable, start leaning on the back of your feet again, and the board will turn the opposite direction...repeat the process of leaning from the front of your feet to the back...there is a technique called the falling leaf, where when you face down the mountain, lean towards the front of your feet until you are completely facing up the mountain, then lean back till you are facing down the mountain again...it's good to use this technique to get you acquainted with how far you have to lean, until you are comfortable enough to repeat the process without having to completely face up or down the mountain...it's harder to explain than i thought, and i hope that i have not confused you more than anything....when i learned to ride, i took lessons, and this is how the instructors taught us, on the first lesson...you will spend a lot of time on your *** and knees at first, but eventually it just clicks, and you got it...it's a lot easier to learn than skiing, cos there is more balance, your feet can't get separated...good luck.

Answer 4

9 hrs straight would be rough, legs will be tired and probly your butt too. But Im sure you can sit down and break from the action.

Answer 5

9 hours is too long for any person to be on the mountain. That is suicidal.

Answer 6

you oghta learn first