 Poster: A snowHead
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rayscoops, you dont need to be cos you can get around with out using a single drag and still get decent snow!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowangel., what about impact resistance beanies?
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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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At the age of 51, I am learning to ski after learning to snowboard the wrong side of 40, just booked the lessons for my next trip at the beginning of April. I would never give up the snowboard on powder days but I much prefer to be on skis on the ice!
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rayscoops, i tried to see if i could get some of that new stuff, d30 or something, but i'm not a big enough business for them to sell it to me! typical!
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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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snowangel., what about just cutting up a slalom vest and using the flexible impact rubber sheeting in strips in the same way?
just for fun get a chain saw and cut up some skis too ...... opps sorry .... getting carried away, the edges would blunt the chain anyway 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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getting hurt boarding involves unimportant stuff like your backside, or fingers or your head.. getting hurt sking involves serious stuff like your knees..
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I'd strongly repeat snojito's impact shorts recommendation.
My second day snowboarding I caught a heel edge and slammed onto my coccyx (like Miss S). Same story afterwards: whenever I thought I might be about to fall I'd twist around or stick out an arm or do anything possible in order to avoid falling on my ass again. Hurt my shoulder (not so seriously) in the process, which meant there was now another body part I was trying to "save" in falls  Pretty much stopped me learning anything until it recovered.
I'd definitely recommend for boarding: knee-pads, impact-shorts, writs-protectors, helmet (with this one it's not because you're so likely to hurt your head, but rather because a head/brain injury is the injury most likely to completely and permanently change your life). I wear all of these, and all have definitely saved me some pain/discomfort/lost-boarding-time and perhaps injury.
Also, Masque's beginner-boarding posts are very good, and I'd recommend practising the falling techniques he describes. I've done that a bit and they help with confidence at least.
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| DebbiDoesSnow wrote: |
rayscoops, I have friends that are really good boarders but absolutely REFUSE point blank to do drags as they don't want to fall off. So instead of learning drags in the beginning when it was acceptable & expected to fall , they now miss out on some areas of the mountian because of that fear.
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it's something i must do - learn to get up drags - never been on one. i've been boarding for two weeks so i'm not great, but don't fancy being on my back bottom again. i noticed when we were choosing a resort this year, i was looking at the number of drags/pistemaps in the brochure trying to pick resorts that seemed more chairlift endowed.
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rogg, good plan ! Done that this year, Tignes, barely a drag in sight 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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rayscoops, WALK  One only does that to retrieve ones goggles after a less than dainty landing
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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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