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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I would imagine that you would pick skiing up more quickly than someone who has never skied, people I ahve seen who have skied, even 20 years ago tend to get on better than people who have never skied. A lot of the skils of snowboarding will transfer over as well, even just being used to sliding on snow can be a massive help. That said I would still get soem lessons. You probably could strap some skis on and try and work it out yourself but with a few lessons to give you an idea of the movements you want to make and point out any mistakes you are making will be really helpful and probably ensure you are skiing to a reasonable standard quite quickly.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Skiing is easy (you've got a spare edge to start with) and if you were at a decent standard before and understand weight distriution and sidecut from boarding you'll have a massive advantage carried over to skis. Personally I'd say spend a day getting used to the new kit then take a lesson. You might as well restore basic muscle memory off the clock.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Done learn to ski in a day at Tamworth a few years ago, hard work but great fun, but as you could ski (reasonably well?) 15 years ago I really doubt you need to go back to spending a morning sidestepping up a few meters of the bunny slope and will be bored silly well before lunch. As thefatcontroller suggested I'd say book an hours private lesson as a refresher and take it from there.
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I skied about 6 weeks 25 years ago, big gap, then last 5 years on a board. And went back to skiing this season.
Was pretty wobbly for 15 mins, went and booked 2 hour private lesson, and by the end was happy being taken down black runs. Was totally exhausting two hours though, had to have a coffee break in the middle!
So a bit like riding a bike, you never really forget. Also found the feel of carving on a board carried over pretty well to skis so despite learning on straight skis it was not a problem moving to modern skis.
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kerb, what made you decide to change? and is this permanent? Glad it went well. 
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To be able to take my kids out (5 and 7). They will learn on skis plus however good a rider you are you can't really look after little kids on a board. Don't think it will be permanent - as everyone knows boarding is just plain more fun than skiing 
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^this. I'm still planning on learning to ski so I can herd the groms in necessary, although both have now expressed interest in learning to snowboard like daddy. Another victory for the darksiders MWUHAHAHAaa!
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As a boarder coming to skiing you've got no fear of speed, steep slopes, or ice. And certainly no problems on any sort of lift! So even if you've never skied before you've got a pretty big head start.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks for the advice. The private lesson idea is something I'll look into as it's probably better use of cash than spending half a morning side slipping 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Learn in a day won't take you past snow ploughing down the main slope from the top (if you are lucky), I'd guess an hour of private instruction will take you further.
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| To be able to take my kids out (5 and 7). They will learn on skis plus however good a rider you are you can't really look after little kids on a board. Don't think it will be permanent - as everyone knows boarding is just plain more fun than skiing |
Thats a definite change I have found when on a board, your peripheral vision is very limited.
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You know it makes sense.
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Book a private lesson, ideally with someone who was skiing years ago too!
It can help to book an instructor who has skied on the same long planks you were on those years ago; techniques have changed and hopefully you will just need to refresh some of the skills and refine some of the movements that the brain will have stored away.
I'd advise against just going out and playing and trying to work it out yourself.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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So I had my first lesson last night. Did a learn in an evening session at Castleford. Decided to take a cautious approach and booked a fast track 1-2 lesson over 3 hrs
Have to admit feeling nervous starting off but the basics of understanding edges and being used to sliding around helped me progress. By the end of the session I was heading down from the top and got signed off at level 4. 
Am I the second coming of Aksel Lund Svindal ? Not yet but had a real blast and have already booked an hour on the slopes to work on what I have learnt. I plan to have a few hours on my own before going back for some more lessons.
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