To all snowboarders.....?
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This is not a question or an answer. You see, this doesn't bother me personally because what you wrote is 10 times better than most of the misspelt junk questions out there. The thing that bugs me is that on the 5th I wished everyone a happy cinco de mayo on this site. I had 24 answers when they took my question off because it wasn't a question. So where are these anal "police" types now? \nSorry I don't have pics of me snowboarding. I have lots of my husband, but not in the computer or on my phone. Hope you get lots of good pics.
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OMG, I love the snow!!!!  It snowed 6 inches the other day, and I am so excited, I can hardly stand it!  The best part of snow is skiing, who else likes to ski?!  My local resort opens the 24th, I can't wait!
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I can do both and I think initially snowboarding is more difficult, but once you get the hang of riding it's much easier than skiing (at least for me). If you skateboard or wakeboard or surf then snowboarding will probably be easier for you. If you know how to waterski then try skiing. I like snowboarding better because you only have to worry about one thing - the board! Having 2 poles and 2 skis that can go flying all over the place when you fall is too much trouble for me =) If you are interested in moguls then learn to ski, but if you are interested in being in the park and halfpipe then snowboarding is your best bet.
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Skiing - Do you know how hard it is to pick your a$$ up off a hill with a board attached to your feet so you have to move them together???
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Due to the fact that skiing is a little easier to pickup I would say start there, to not only pick up skiing but the rule on the mountains, that way if you still want to learn snowboarding you just have to worry about not landing on your backside.
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Dude man I love to snowboard! And you don't really do an ollie. Since your feet are strapped in you can't really do an ollie. The way you get air is you almost kinda "hop". Or if your going off a slant ramp then you just kinda "glide" off with your knees bent alot. Don't know what else to tell you bra! Aloha!
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If you like tricks and air, then snowboarding is the way to go. I've tried boarding a few times, and enjoy it, but prefer skiing.\n\nThe thing I've observed is when coming down a beautiful powdered filled run off the top of Mammoth, the snowboarders are falling all over the place. Then they are struggling to get up because their hands fall through the deep powerder. I once estimated only 1 out of 10 made it down without eating it.  Meanwhile, all the skiiers seemed to be having a blast, making awesome turns, and just skiing it up. \n\nSo I guess it depends on what you like to do, steep powder or tricks?
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I'm a snowboarding instructor and it is super easy to do.  To start come in regualr and really it is about elbiow position and take off, depends on whether you are going frontside or back side.  If backside try to redistribute your weight so that you take off of your nose, rotate your shoulders, becasuse where your upper body goes so does your lower body, remeber to twist that head around to spot your landing.   If going frontside, lean back a little more, so most of your weight is on your back leg. try to take off on your tail, same time rotation constant rotation of your shoulders.  If you want to spin faster bring your arms and shoulders in toward your body.
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Oh, man. I stunk at skateboarding. I mean it was fun but I took forever to learn new tricks. One of my friends learned it in like one hour. Then, another friend took one week. I took about a month. Man, turned out I took the advice from my friends the wrong way. Then one of my friends told me you were suppose to relax. So then I relaxed my body and of course my legs and I finally did one. You're suppose to pop really hard and then shift your weight to the front of the board. It's easier to jump towards the front of the board and then you improve your professional look from there.
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i was watching the winter x games (snow boarding) and they said that is is the same stuff that they use on snow cones to give them the flavor (no joke), because paint does not work on ice or snow! -emily, 13- p.s. go shaun white!!
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Hey, totally agree with you, Paul G!  Snowboarders need to GET OUT OF THE WAY.  I happen to know some really cool snowboarders who don't sit in the middle of the slope.  Usually the people who do that are people who have never been on a mountain in their life and need to be on the bunny slope taking lessons.  Sure, snow sports are tiring and it's fun to rest and chat with your friends.  In case you haven't noticed, that is what the lifts are for.  If you don't have enough endurance to make it down a run, ride the bunny slope!\n\nI'm not just complaining about snowboarders; stopping in the middle of the slope is flat out dangerous.  People can't see you and snowboarders with their back uphill can't see an out-of-control young skier/boarder.  Even some of the most skilled skiers/riders can't avoid hitting some lazy snowboarder!  At one of my home resorts, there is a large hump (in the middle of the hill, not in the terrain park) with just enough lip to catch a little air.  There was a young snowboarder sitting just under it, so I was halfway off the jump before I realized that there was a person at my landing site.   I had to add a little jump turn to avoid him.  It is dangerous to the snowboarder.  JUST DON'T DO IT!  \n\nNext time you out-of-shape snowboarders fancy a break, pull to the edge of the slope where all of the other people can see you.  Make sure it is a low traffic area, not a place where the trails merge.  NEVER EVER sit down in the middle of a crowded slope.  I've seen ski patrol pull the tickets of snowboarders blocking a crowded area.  Be considerate of the other people around you.  That is the number one rule of snowsports.  If we stopped paying attention, injuries would increase tenfold.  \n\nDON'T BE A STUPID SNOWBOARDER!
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obviously!!! if it's too cold, i'll just get out asap,  but i always just jump in,... hoping it's not to cold, haha: don't think, just do,... that's kinda like my motto when it comes to sports, haha
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you should go onto burton.com and find your snowboard there.
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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.  \n\nIf 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.
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Snowboarding is amazing! I used to love skiing but ever since I strapped on the snowboard ten years ago, I have an attachment: so much so that I competed in snowboarding competitions for two years! It rocks! \n\nSkiing is Safer\nSkiing is more Controlable\nSnowboarding is def. more fun to watch!!!
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try snow boarding.. it is one of a kind...yeah!
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Watch how other snowboarders are doing it.  You'll notice that the people who fall after they try a jump are doing the wrong things with their body.  When they get to the lip, they aren't moving fast enough (go too slow and you won't be able to land smoothly)  and they aren't keeping their body quiet.  What I mean by that is that good riders hit a jump, and have their body positioned before or early into the jump.  Waving your arms or looking anywhere but the place you want to go will cause your body to land wrong, ending in the faceplant.  I know I felt REALLY self-conscious when learning how to jump (its embarrasing in front of good riders right?)  so go early in the morning and practice, or go during the beginning of the week, when the parks and terrain are mostly empty and you won't get in the way of more experienced riders.  Also stay within your range of comfort with size of jumps and drops, and only move up when you've almost mastered the level you're at.  \n\nJump basics:\n1.  Approach with enough speed, don't speed check right before you go off or you'll fall after or look stupid doing it.  \n2.  Don't look down at your feet or you will fall.  Don't look anywhere except straight ahead at the jump, and when you are up in the air, look for your landing and where you will be, not down, or you will panic and fall.  \n3.  Keep your shoulders as much pointed towards the direction you're going as possible.  \n\n4.  Land naturally with yourself looking forward (not down)  and allow your knees and back to compress and take the impact.  Don't panic and tighten your muscles too much or you'll crash.