First time snowboarding today

Chris. · 02-27-2010, 10:28 PM

So, I went snowboarding with some friends today. this was the first time I've EVER done a winter sport other than sledding lol. I had a BLAST! It was awesome! I busted my ass and my knees several time. Just before we finished up for the day, I fell really hard after really hauling butt down the third largest slope and though maybe I boke my tailbone or something, but it seems okay. It knocked the wind out of me for a second and my azz still hurts like hell. Overall, I thouroughly enjoyed it. Next time I'll stick to the first stage slope for a while. I though I had the hang of it when I was practicing on the bunny slopes, but I had a lot of trouble getting on and off the ski lifts. Sometimes turning was an issue, but not usually. I got slowing down, down pat, but once I came to a stop or almost, it's like I dug the edge in to far sometimes(not every time) and would fall on the same spot over and over. Here's a couple pics from today:

This was from the top of the big slope I went down.

Couple of the guys I went with.

The view up the slope

Now, I just need to find a decent used board and bindings so I can save money on rental fees. I want to buy the boots new. The rental boots WREAKED!

Anyone got any tips for a beginner on snowboarding? I also wore WAY too many layers for where we were. I had an undershirt/long sleeve underarmor shirt/longsleeve thermal/t-shirt/softshell jacket, then two pairs of socks, thermal pants and some starter running pants. Definitely just gonna do a long sleeve shirt with a t-shirt, and the pants combo next time. One pair of socks as well.

02-27-2010, 10:28 PM	#1
Chris. PSHC! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,842 Trading: (25)	First time snowboarding today So, I went snowboarding with some friends today. this was the first time I've EVER done a winter sport other than sledding lol. I had a BLAST! It was awesome! I busted my ass and my knees several time. Just before we finished up for the day, I fell really hard after really hauling butt down the third largest slope and though maybe I boke my tailbone or something, but it seems okay. It knocked the wind out of me for a second and my azz still hurts like hell. Overall, I thouroughly enjoyed it. Next time I'll stick to the first stage slope for a while. I though I had the hang of it when I was practicing on the bunny slopes, but I had a lot of trouble getting on and off the ski lifts. Sometimes turning was an issue, but not usually. I got slowing down, down pat, but once I came to a stop or almost, it's like I dug the edge in to far sometimes(not every time) and would fall on the same spot over and over. Here's a couple pics from today: This was from the top of the big slope I went down. Couple of the guys I went with. The view up the slope Now, I just need to find a decent used board and bindings so I can save money on rental fees. I want to buy the boots new. The rental boots WREAKED! Anyone got any tips for a beginner on snowboarding? I also wore WAY too many layers for where we were. I had an undershirt/long sleeve underarmor shirt/longsleeve thermal/t-shirt/softshell jacket, then two pairs of socks, thermal pants and some starter running pants. Definitely just gonna do a long sleeve shirt with a t-shirt, and the pants combo next time. One pair of socks as well.