Why I started Snowboarding Classes

Let me tell you about the time I went to snowboarding classes and why I think you should go out there and do the same. When you learn something new, it provides an excellent sense of well-being and can result in many hours of fun and enjoyment that can come as a result of the new skill that you have attained.

When I was only 16, I liked watching winter sports on television, and although it may sound stupid, it was sledding that drove me to want to learn a winter sport. I always liked sledding, and I even went sledding when it wasn't snowing. You see, where I live, it is impossible to go sledding 11 months of the year, and if we are lucky enough to have as much as a month of snow, then I am always sure to take advantage of it and go out there and sled away! That is why coupled with my love for watching snowboarding and sledding on television; I decided that I would go out there and learn how to snowboard.

So you are probably wondering why I chose snowboarding over skiing as a winter sport that I would try. The main reason for this was because I have a lot of friends that do snowboarding but absolutely none that do skiing at the local ski slope. Although they do snowboarding, the pitch caters to both, and I suppose the decision did come down to me. Anyway, in the end, I decided to go out there and choose snowboarding, and I would be lying if I said my friends were my only influence in my decision to select the board over the skis. I do not know if everyone will know what I am talking about, but I feel that a snowboard appears to be much more responsive than skis. Do you know what I mean?

At our local ski slope, there is only 100M of run that is around 300 feet if you convert it. In that period on skis, what can you do? If it were some complicated slalom, that would be different, but just going down a hill on skis seems slightly dull compared to a snowboard. A snowboard appears to be more of a white knuckle ride. That is why I decided to choose snowboarding, but don't get me wrong, I still think that skiing looks fun, and as I now go down to the skiing slope every week or so, I have started to do skiing sometimes for a bit of a change. Once I learned how to snowboard board, I had transferable skills, such as the ability to use the lift, how to handle speed, when to slow down, etc. That is why I am glad that I learned how to snowboard first. If I had skied first, I would probably have found it much more challenging to pick up snowboarding second. Anyway, I went to snowboarding lessons and enjoyed myself; I am not as good nor dedicated as some of my friends, but I still want myself, which is all about.