This has been one of the warmest weekends of this winter
2013!! Sadly no surf anywhere around to be seen and with that craving that we
all –surfers- have I am going to hit the slopes and carve some more at
Moonstone! I have only done this once maybe 5 years ago and although it went
alright –by alright I mean no broken bones, only broken cell phone, glasses and
my pants! – I am super excited to go. Mind you I will have a super sexy, wild
and awesome snowboard instructor showing me how to kick as on some white
powder!!
Helene F and I have been shopping around for snowboard gear
and equipment to make sure I have the proper stuff for a very good cost. It has
been a fun adventure and will be even more rewarding once we hit the mountain
tomorrow and thereafter.
I am concerned about two things and maybe some of you could
contribute to clear this out. The first thing that comes to my mind is with
such warm weather there might be little to no snow on the mountains (even
though they make snow with their machines). If this is so wipeouts will hurt
even more?! Should I be worried? I mean, I think of it as of surfing on a
shallow reef or dry shore-break…it hurts but pays off ;)
The second concern in my mind is if surfing really helps out
to be a good snowboarder. Do you find the transition from snowboarding to
surfing or vice versa helps in any particular way to your performance level or
learning curve when starting to practice one of these? Did you feel
snowboarding or skiing helped you when starting to surf?
I’ll post in the next couple of days about my adventures
with Helene F. snowboarding in the mountain! Stay tuned!
I'll be looking for.
ReplyDeleteTo clarify .... When there's no fresh powder falls do hurt more! I have found that over the past years of surfing my snowboarding has gotten better. Though trying to "snap off" things like fences, snowy trees and banks have sometimes not worked out so great haha
ReplyDeleteJust to clear up some questions you had, yes it does hurt to wipe out in a little amount of snow and most of the time the hills are packed down and groomed by machines which sometimes causes ice which definitely hurts when falling on.Snowboarding can feel alot like surfing when in powder snow its getting used to having your feet strapped down that is a hard thing to overcome but other than that alot of the carving is quite similar especially on banks or quarter pipes or in powder.Have fun it its a great time!
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