| There are several ways to learn how to snowboard, | | | | be done by slowly inching your way up the slope, |
| the exercises you can do, cool tricks you can try, | | | | feet in boots, and hands on ground in front of you. |
| and forms you need to focus on. There are also | | | | Traversing: This is how you will essentially control |
| quite a few guides for skiing as well - think of this | | | | your speed on the board, it will also help you to learn |
| guide as your own personal Colorado ski lesson. | | | | how to balance yourself as well. The heel side is all |
| The Basics: One of the first few things you will learn | | | | about standing on your board in a "side-ward" |
| when you start to snowboard is the simple process | | | | position. Try leaning to each side slowly and see how |
| of strapping in, standing up and adjusting your | | | | quickly you can regain your composure. |
| position. You should feel comfortable in the position | | | | Linking Turns: This is obviously how you are going to |
| you are in. Hopefully you chose the right gear such | | | | link together your different turns. Your body should |
| as board and shoes for the board. If you still need | | | | be to the side, along with your snowboard facing |
| help with this, I suggest visiting a specialty store that | | | | forward. Be sure to bend your knees! Your body |
| specializes in snowboarding. | | | | (feet and legs) should be outward when your body |
| Manners: When it comes to carrying your snowboard | | | | (waist, chest, shoulders) are inward and vice versa. |
| you need to make sure that you watch out for | | | | This is going to help keep your balance off kilter. |
| people and other objects on the slope. The last thing | | | | Side-slipping (heel side & toe side): This is all |
| you want to do is injure yourself or someone else. | | | | about controlling your descent down the slope. The |
| This means no goofing around, and always having | | | | heel side is used with the heel or back of the board |
| your eyes in front of you. In the same way that | | | | whereas the toe side is used with the toe or front |
| people take their turns in a car at a stoplight, you | | | | of your board. Overall, this is about slowing down and |
| need to take your turn and pay attention when it | | | | "breaking" to a halt. Definitely a good thing to learn |
| comes to the slopes. | | | | how to do! |
| Skating: This is a really novice position, it means | | | | Hopefully these few steps and exercises will help you |
| keeping one foot in the boot and one foot out of | | | | out on your next trip on a winter ski vacation or |
| the boot. This is a good position to follow when you | | | | snowboarding exhibition! Snowboarding and skiing can |
| are going on flat areas or sections or when you are | | | | be a lot of fun, but as said above, it's also important |
| getting on or off a chairlift. | | | | that you follow certain skill sets and that you |
| Moving up the slope: While most places have | | | | practice. Be sure to check out some of the Colorado |
| chairlifts, you can also move up the slope on your | | | | ski packages and Colorado snowboard packages |
| own as well - as long as it's not too steep. This can | | | | online! And remember to have fun! |