Snowboarding

[shootingstar]

I have received many of the same comments HA! I got my nephews into snowboarding, the oldest started at 7 and is now 13. When I take him these days, it's usually with his friends... it's always comical to see the look on their faces when they see me pull my board out of the vehicle as well I'm soon to turn 51.

Keep up the good work!!!

Great hear the ole' hardy ones boarding down. I'm 49 but right now don't have snowboarding urges..but I loved as a child, taking a running leap and sliding sideways standing up, down a long slippery snowy/icy hill.

One of my partner's cousins came to visit us from Germany. Her hubby took up snowboarding in his 40's..and is now still now snowboarding in the Alps at 58. He also has become an enthuasistic regular cyclist in past few years.

[badger]

my boyfriend got me into snowboarding 5 years ago. I learned to ski as a child but hadn't skied in about 10 years. So I figured what the hell, try a different sport.

Learning a relatively dangerous sport at the age of 32 was rather a long and painful curve.

I think I finally got the hang of it in my 3rd year. I really hated it for the first two seasons but stuck it out and I'm glad. I just wish I got the opportunity to go more often!

p.s. what board are you riding?

I'm on an older K2 Luna but have been itching to get my hands on an Arbor Push, such a pretty board.

[Cataboo]

I've already gone through the learning curve for skiing and do it (relatively well) and have a lot of fun with it... So I don't really feel like going through the learning curve for a new sport. I have a snowboard and use it when I'm going with someone who's not a good skier or snowboarder... that way I suck and they suck, and neither of us is holding each other back.

However, I tried snowboarding in Pennsylvannia on Sunday - very slick on ice, and the amount of suffering and slamming down into the ice that was involved was really not fun. I think I'm only going to play with snowboarding on powder, 'cause I'm still sore from the falls.

[SJCzar]

I have an Arbor Push and LOVE it !!!

This will be my 3rd season using it. Sometimes I kind of wish that I'd went a little shorter, but that's the only thing I'd change about it. It seems much more durable then my daughter's Burton .... although I don't put it through as much abuse as she does.

[badger]

ah, so jealous! I know REI has them on sale right now, but with the exchange rate being so crap right now, it'll still cost me about $450 after it's all said and done. *sigh*

[Kelly728]

Sadly I haven't get out yet for this season, but hopefully next weekend or that following, I'm going to hit the slopes! I got a Salomon Ivy for this season. I wish it were a 148 or 149 rather than 151 but I'll get over it.

[badger]

do you find if the board is longer than it should be for you that you find turning harder? It's better to have a slightly longer board for heavy powders, no?

My BF's been trying to get me into a Solomon Ivy as he's got the Solomon Fastback. I don't care to go fast, I like to do nice, controlled turns