Tips For Snowboarders????
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have your knees and below as flexible as you can (so they act kinda like shock absorbers). keep your back straight, while in an almost close to a squatting position, but not that much.\n\nthis may sound hard at first, but believe me, this is the way to do it, and you'll look like a pro very quickly once you catch on to this.
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Snowbaby is so very, very wrong. Snowboard don't tear up the snow any worse than skiers do, that is such a misconception. Whenever you see a snowboarder sliding sideways down a run or "scraping off" moguls it isn't the snowboard doing it, it's the snowboarder. If you were to follow me down any run in any condition at any resort in the world, you wouldn't notice any difference in the snow because I am a snowboarder. The plain and simple truth why some resorts don't allow snowboarders is because they just don't want to.\n\nYeah, places like Alta claim that all the narrow chutes and traversing are too difficult for snowboarders or that snowboards will have a negative impact on the snow conditions, it is such ignorant BS. A skier, who is in over their head and doesn't know what they are doing will do the exact same thing to the snow that these resorts claim snowboarders do.
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Make sure to push your front foot off the board all the way; simialar to a bronco, but between the nose and the side of the board. this will also get your kflips higher
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Joey H. answer is good.\nI have some personal tips to share with you...\n1. The best option is to start with low jumps and gain balance and 'sense' of 'air time'.\n2. When the board is 'off' the jump, make sure your balance is just in the middle (both on the length and the width). Most people crash of their side or back at the beginning... due to body freezing in the air. You should make little adjustments in order to keep the board align.\n3. The most important aspect is to think about your knees as your shock absorbers. On your first jumps, bent them more then you think you should.\n4. Try to practice on powder :)\n5. Good luck!
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wakeboarding is the closest you'll get to snowboarding, so do that if possible. skateboarding will help too. work on air awareness and grabs on a trampoline. strap in and hop to it. to get sponsored, first get good, then get video footage and photos and take them to local shops and try to get shop sponsored. take it from there.
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ride snowboards have a great Freestyle (park) boards with a lot of wide options. I am 6', 170 and size 12, i have a 159 santa cruz board (regular),  a 154 ride (reg) and a 131 nidecker (reg) for park. i tried a wide board once and hated it. i couldn't cut and carve as quick as i could with a reg board. I adjusted my bindings perfectly so i have zero toe or heel drag. they also make "risers" it lifts the binding a bit so you get no toe drag. My favorite setup i have for just freeriding is '06 santa cruz 'duo freedom' board, '06 ride SPI bindings, and '06 ride 'amp' boots\n\nLong time boarder...snowboard instructor at california resort
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Highly recommended!!!\nAnd since this will be your first time, I thought i'd offer a few tips.\n1)get an instructor, not only will you get the few tips to make it easier/faster to learn, classes get lift priority and go straight to the head of the line. HUGE plus if you go on a holiday weekend or if it's just plain busy.\n2)You're going to fall, A LOT your first time. Don't let that discourage you though. Happens to ALL of us our first time out. Bring some aspirin. Your 2nd and 3rd times will be much better.\n3)Everyone seems to think of the obvious with the helmets. That protects you if you happen to fall and smack your head. But you WILL fall, and WILL fall on your wrists and knees. Don't forget to protect them too. Get knee pads and wrist guards!!!!!!People may laugh(they might not too) But you will be the one smiling when you can get right back up after a gnarly bail and keep right on down the slope. I can't stress this one enough. I HIGHLY recommend a pair of Burton impact gloves with the wrist guards built right in. If you have gloves already, maybe some Pro-Tec ones that fit under your gloves. Same with the knee pads. Pro-tec ones can be had for $20-35 a set for knee pads and wrist guards. I bought the Burton Impact gloves for just under $100 and the knee gaskets for about the same. Got both sets of Pro-tec too. And in case anyone is wondering, YES, the more expensive burton ones ARE justified. Sounds expensive, but MUCH cheaper than a broken wrist or a blown out knee. I know, broke my wrist my 2nd time out. Water on my knee the 4th time. Which someone was kind enough to give me this info before I learned the hard way.
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practice and keep skating!work on your turns and skating technique and speed will come!
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Wet snow makes the best snow men. Dry powdery stuff is great for skiing.\nPack an armfull of snow into a ball shape and begin rolling it around until it is the size you wish for the bottom. Flatten the top surface to make the next step easier.\nForm another ball and when it is about 2/3 the size of the first, roll or lift it on to the first. Pack snow around the meeting point to keep the second part stable. Flatten top of second ball.\nRoll snow for the head, lift onto body and pack connecting area with more snow. \nThen accesorize!\nGood luck.
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Okay, you won't get lost, trust me. Don't leave the bunny hill, and I don't think you'll want to anyway, and there are maps everywhere. If you feel lost just keep going down, you'll end up somewhere. Also, NC mountains aren't that big so it won't be that easy to lose your way. If you have trouble getting o the lift, your lift operator will slow it down and you just hop on. You get on with one foot in the front binding and you scoot along with the other foot. It's kind of awkward at first and it'll fell uncomfortable but don't worry, you'll get on. If you meet someone in your snowboarding class that you get along with, ask them to spend the day with you. At the very least, they'll say no and then you can not worry about embarassing yourself around someone else, if your easily embarassed. Sometimes I like to go snowboarding by myself if all I'm doing is spending the day on the mountain. It's less embarassing than going slow and having to have people wait for you. That always sucks. The most important thing is to just have a good time. Make sure you have strong muscles in your chest, abs, arms, and legs because otherwise you'll be really, really sore.
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If you have never snowboarded before, just take a regular first -timer group lesson. You should learn the basic stance, how to turn on your tow and heel edge, how to side-slip on both edges, how to 'falling leaf' and you may, depending on how you get on, get into basic linked turns although that would probably be in your second lesson.\n\nIf you're looking for a lesson which focuses specifally on your strengths and works on your weaknesses, consider private instruction.
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Both are absolutely awesome!\n\nI've been snowboarding for twenty years but I love to ski every now and then (I get about 100 days a year on the mountain and I spend 10 or 12 on skis). \n\nOn hard snow, skis are much better than a snowboard. A snowboard isn't exactly bad on hard snow but I can rail my turns so much better on my skis than on my board when it's icy. \n\nIn powder there is no contest, snowboard all the way. Much more fluid and graceful and most skiers can't keep up with me if I really want to run in deep snow.\n\nAnd I have to say when it all comes down to it, if you are a speed freak then you need to ditch the snowboard because skis are much, much faster than boards. On my board I can hang with all my skier friends, especially in deep snow, but if they want to go it's all I can do to just keep up and I ride really, really fast.\n\nThe Olympics is definately not the venue for Snowboarding and it's a bad place to compare Skiing and Snowboarding. You should see how big the skiers go in the Halfpipe or how much faster they are on the Snowcross course. It's really amazing to watch.\n\nDon't get me wrong, snowboarding is in my blood and I'm a snowboarder till I die but skiing is pretty cool too.\n\nEDIT: In reply to Golfguy. Snowboarders can and do ride moguls, in fact I charge moguls hard and I love them. They are a bit more challenging on a board but still totally fun and doable.\n\nAs for snowboarders pushing off the powder and making it icy, that is just ridiculous. It's ignorant statements like that that have given snowboarders such a bad rap. I NEVER "push" off the powder. I carve the powder as well as the best skiers and better than most. Yes, occasionally you see idiots, in over their head, sliding sideways down the hill because they don't know what they are doing. It's just as likely to happen with a guy on skis as it is with a guy on a board. You need to try snowboarding and see what it's all about before making misinformed comments like that.
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Assuming you're a beginer, practice all your simple "J'' turns using both your toeside edges and heelside edges. once you have your edges down start pointing your board down the hill, each time going further and further. but remember you must have your turns and stopping down before you start shooting down the hill. \n\nIf you post another question telling exactly what you need work on, i could answer better.
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any nearby mountain is good.  but don't waste your money on instructors they will just baby you and allow you to quit. go with a competitive friend, preferrably someone who is big on snowboarding and not willing to wait for you, this way you force yourself to get off your butt and go!
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Lots of good suggestions made so far. Skating with weights is a great one..it really helps you feel lighter and quicker. All leg excerises are good, speed starts with your burst and you need leg strength to have burst. \n  To improve stick handling the biggest trick is to get a shorter stick. Most players who struggle with stick handling often have too long a stick. If you cut your stick now with skates on to your nose try cutting it to your chin. If you use a shorter stick it may also help with some speed as it will get you a little lower in your skating position.\n  Last there is NO substitute for practice! Listen to the best players around you and the pro's and the common theme you will hear is how hard they work at their game. Dont go through the motions when practicing...keep your focus and practice like it is the end of the game and you need a goal. And practice specific skills during each practice, dont hop around doing a little of this-a little of that.\n Good luck...and remember skate with your head up!
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Here are some sites you can check out.\nhttp://waterski.about.com/od/tipstricks/a/howto_index.htm\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_18512_wakeboard.html\n\n\nHave fun out there!
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Practice makes perfect.\nI don't know much about skateboarding [more of a snowboarder], but yeah just practice.