Snowboard or Ski |
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Sevnn
Candy Cane King
Joined: 22 Mar 2003
Posts: 7711
Location: Kyrat
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I have been skiing about 12 or so times and my second to last time out I tried snowboarding. If you have previously skied a few times, it will be difficult to pickup snowboarding as it feels very unnatural. In skiing you face downhill with your torso. In snowboarding you have to keep your torso sideways and turn only your head. Your natural tendency will be to rotate your torso downhill and you will always be turning left.
As for crashing, I put myself through 2-3x as much pain in a single day of snowboarding as any single trip of snowskiing. Falling forward isn't too bad as you can slow your fall with your knees then land on your forearms (never stop your fall with your hands, you'll break your wrists), but when you fall back, you hit your ass, back (my prefered) or your head. After a few hours of falling on your tailbone on frozen packed snow, you will no longer enjoy what you are doing. After cracking the back of your head on solid ice you will go home for the day. I recommend wearing a helmet if you are snowboarding, I wish I had. You will not look nearly as stupid wearing a helmet as you will if you have to go to the hospital because you've cracked your skull open.
If you have never skied or boarded before, I would suggest going boarding. It is said to be alot easier to pickup of the 2 and you can have more enjoyment for your time. If you have skied before, I would serious consider not boarding as you will most liikely have alot more fun skiing than boarding.
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Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:55 am
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