Snowboarding: Lesson 1

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Snowboarding Lesson 1

• Getting Started!

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Mountainside Essentials

• There are other items, besides you equipment,
  that you should take to the slopes

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Understand Your Equipment

• Before you even step onto your board, take a
  minute to look it over. Take a look at each part
  of your equipment.

Board -Heel side Edge -Toe side Edge -Nose
-Tail -Base
Boots -Straps -Laces -Step In Mechanism (if
applicable)
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Get Lessons!

• If its your first time out, its a good idea to
  get lessons. There a few places you can get
  lessons

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Positioning

• During your lessons, you should figure out your
  positioning on the board. This consists of two
  factors
• Footing
• Stance

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Footing

• There are two types of footing, you will choose
  the one most comfortable for you
• Regular left foot forward
• Goofy Right foot forward

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Stance

• Stance refers to the position of the feet within
  the footing. Many people choose to angle their
  feet forward, but everyone is different.

• As you get more experienced, you will find the
  stance that is best for you.

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On The Mountain

• Once you make it to the slopes, its important to
  start small.
• Begin your day by simply standing on the board
  and strapping yourself in on a flat surface.

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On The Mountain (cont.)

• After you feel comfortable on a flat surface,
  move on to a bunny slope.
• Strap yourself in at the top and stand up with
  the board perpendicular to the hillside.

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On The Mountain (cont.)

• Once you feel comfortable, you can begin your
  downhill descent by turning the board toward so
  that your front foot is facing down the slope.
• Practice simple turns and stops as you go down
  the hill.

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Chairlifts

• Being able to get on and off is very important in
  preventing both injury and embarrassment.
• Getting On
• Position yourself at the line where the lift
  operator instructs you to stand with your
  front foot in the binding and your other foot
  free.
• Allow the chairlift to come all the way to
  your legs and sit down.

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Chairlifts (cont)

• Getting Off
• Once you get to the top of the mountain or
  slope, there will be another lift operator
  waiting to assist you.
• Place you front foot, which should still be the
  only one strapped in, on the flat surface, place
  your other foot in between the bindings and coast
  down the hill to a stop.
• A great item to aid in this process is a stomp
  pad, which gives your back foot more grip.

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Summary

• As a beginner at snowboarding you will face many
  challenges trying to get acquainted with the
  equipment and become proficient at the basic
  movement and balance.
• If you take care to follow the suggestions in the
  presentation, your learning will be much quicker
  and less frustrating.
• Snowboarding is not an easy sport to learn, so do
  not get discouraged. Stick with it!