I taught myself to have fun with it in a day but a lesson really helps. I used to instruct for 3 years and in an hour I could take someone from complete noob to having a lot of fun with it and making decent runs.

 

balance>me

 

I have bad balance due to an inner ear problem caused by LLHD and I have been riding for 12 years or so now.

It does take balance but not as much as you may think. If you want to do all that stupid snowpark style riding with the jibbers then it will take a lot more balance, if you want to actually use a board where they excel such as all mountain riding and powder runs, then it doesn't take as much as you would think.

edit: and if you are just going to make excuses why you can't do something then by all means don't even try it, snowboarding will be better off without whiney excuse makers

 

hfawk: i just wanted to know if balance was a big issue! i will obviously try regardless.

 

I will try it out. It's generall $50 to rent gear?

 

Well I was just pointing out that in every post you seem to be making more excuses not to try it than just going out and doing it.

Here is how I started so take it as you like:

I had been skiing twice in my life and didn't like it at all (personal preference). So while living in Sacramento we decided one weekend to go up to Donner Ski Ranch and my roomates were going to go skiing. I decided I was going to rent a board and learn to ride instead. I was in two pairs of jeans, an overweight jacket, and a pair of elk skin gloves.

I rented a board and boots and went out all day freezing my ass off and falling all over the place. I was frozen by lunch but I was having the best time of my life because I was getting better with every run. By the end of the day I was making it down a few runs without bailing too badly. That was my only trip for the next 3 years.

I moved to Montana 3 years later and lived 30 miles from the ski mountain. I worked all summer long to buy a board, boots and other gear as well as a season pass because I had decided that I was going to do it and I was going to enjoy it and be good at it. By the end of the first season I was dropping cliffs, riding trees, chutes, couliers, deep powder, and back country as well. I love it and I will never stop doing it unless they put me in a wheelchair.

I have tried skiing since I started riding and I actually kinda got the hang of it...enough to go down some greens, but it still isn't my thing even though I do have respect for those who do it well. We all ride the same mountain so there is no real reason to play the whole "my sport is better than yours" bullshit...that is just highschool drama pushed by dumbshits who never grew up.

 

its jsut what you started with.. i started skiing when i was like 6 and obviously its easy as hell for me, but when i try snowboarding, i cant do it for shit.

ya might as well choose which one you think you want to do and go try that one, dont let us influence you

 

Powder bowls and trees on a snowboard > *

Shredding a powder ridge on a snowboard leaned back with your hand on the snow > *

 

I personally prefer skiing.

 

:eek5: wat u remembering my height for :squint: lol
but my cousin who is about 3" taller than me (21) and my other cousin who is 1" shorter than me (18) both couldnt go down for shit h: o and both guys if that has anything to do with it... so thats gotta stand for something hfawk: