Fourth anniversary of snowboarding!
Contributed by tom. 8 March 2008.
Activity: Alpine snowboarding
Ha! Tempus fugit! Today marks the fourth year that I've been snowboarding -- probably got in some 200-250 days over those four years. I started riding when I met Lisa, she was already a skilled rider and so I thought making her laugh (a lot! would be a good thing. Definitely turned out to be a good plan, and in the process I discovered a super fun sport that has been my main passion for the past 3-4 seasons.
Scott & Tom
Day 1: soft setup
Dr. Scott lent me all the gear I needed, gave me tips on how to ride a regular (soft setup) snowboard on a Saturday:
By the end of the day he said I was overpowering the softies, and was ready for a hard setup -- not that I knew what any of it meant. I kept falling a ton, then riding my toe-side edge but unable to transition to the heel side, flying off the side of the trail. But Lisa kept laughing.. and filming :)
Day 2: hard boots!
It was fun, even if I got beat up and bruised, and Dr. Scott was a great teacher, showing much patience :)