Snowboarding
Turns out that snowboarding is pretty fun. I went with some friends yesterday for the first time ever, and I had a really good time.
I first started off on the kiddie hill. We are talking about 25 feet and a really shallowly sloped hill. I quickly decided it was time to move onto something a bit steeper and longer to get a better feel for things (some party members went there first, and then went to the kiddie hill to get some more practice first).
When renting our snowboards, I decided that I was normal with my footing (that means left foot forward going down the hill), but about my third time down I established that I was in fact goofy (right foot forward). Of course, my board was setup for normal, and I didn’t bother adjusting it (it was apparently adjustable). It seemed to work out well regardless.
I never made it up to the bigger hills, but I think baby steps is a good approach here. I fell enough that I decided it was about time to call it quits (that, and I couldn’t think or see very clearly because I had just whacked my head pretty good). I did fall a lot, and I’m paying for it today. Totally worth it though. :)
