Poster: A snowHead
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The last few times I have been away I have been more and more attracted to snowboarding. I have tried to fight this illness but the antibiotics are not working. Next time I'm away (next year now) I am thinking about boarding. Point is, shall I go straight for it and do a week with lessons or shall I ski for the majority of the week and have a day at the end of the week as a taster ?
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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 assess the conditions 1st and do a taster on a soft day ! nothing worse than learning to board on hard snow & ice. if you do it on day 1 you may decide to stick with it all week
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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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Sit naked in the snow, whilst being thrashed with birtch branches, until those thoughts subside.
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Smokin Joe, Just get really, really FAT skis
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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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Mosha Marc, I have tried but I cannot get rid of those thoughts..............great idea DebbiDoesSnow. I am sure I have seen your videos !
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.........if I get a few winners at Cheltenham I may get to the EOSB
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Smokin Joe, why wait until next year? If you live in the London area you could go for a taster lesson in the new indoor snow dome at Hemel when it opens in May or the X-scape at MK. If you are up North - try Tamworth or Castleford.
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ajl, Tamworth - up north...........take it geography wasnt a strong point
I have thought about Castleford and may go over the summer avoiding Charlatanefc visits !
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Smokin Joe, er... "the angel" is also a northern line tube stop in london
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sherlock235, I know......but ajl, was suggesting that if I lived up north I could go to Tamworth its only a five hour drive or four hour train ride away.
ajl, just checked and Castleford do a full days tuition plus lunch for £155
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Smokin Joe, heeheehee. soz, wasn't born in the uk, so my uk geography sucks too!
go for the board-in-a-day. but bear in mind that you'll feel rather dead at the end of it cos there's quite a lot of work involved apparently. even if you're already good at skiing, it's a different skill set. and borrow a friend's impact shorts cos it'll deffo help - esp if you're "getting on a bit". mine deffo help me when i ride, and i'm "getting on a bit"!
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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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I think I will go for the day thing depending on cash flow etc.
If I dont get away I'll definitely do it next year.
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You know it makes sense.
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Smokin Joe, welcome brother . . . why not go the whole hog and shhhhh . . . telemark too
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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DebbiDoesSnow,
It does not necessarily mean you can't star as well...as a few celebs will attest...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Masque,
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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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Smokin Joe, go for it properly and do a week with lessons. The first day on a snowboard is generally pretty tough so a one-day taster usually just leaves people with a bad impression and they never go back. Takes most people 3 days to be turning.
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Smokin Joe, I went to La Plagne a few years ago and decided to teach myself when i got there. In the end I had a 90 minute lesson with ESGF that did the trick, but i did spend much of the week aching from falls that I maybe could have avoided if I'd planned things better and got lessons at MK or Tam.
I suggest that while summer voids 'real' snow opportunities, go to a fridge, do a few lessons (they're cheaper in the summer - my mate did a day for £70) and then when you get to resort next year, you can have your pick.
I do suspect that subconciously you are already a snowboarder and at some point soon will buy into it
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Smokin Joe wrote: |
The last few times I have been away I have been more and more attracted to snowboarders. |
I've only just seen this thread. Hadaway an sh**te man! gerra grip yer daft bugga.
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