LauraJillian
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1. Take a private lesson first thing.
2. Realize that you will beat yourself up for the first day or two. The trick is to get over that hump and make it to the point where you can do an easy trail without hurting yourself. Then it's just practice, practice, practice.
Finally, this is really the whole thing in a nutshell but it's hard to understand without trying:
3. Never, ever, ever put your weight on your downhill edge.
Being lock into the board will feel odd. It's strange not being able to move your feet independently. KNowing how to use the lifts and read the terrain is a huge plus. Your wrists and tailbone will hurt the next few days after. It's a fun way to switch things up, have fun!
Finally, this is really the whole thing in a nutshell but it's hard to understand without trying:
3. Never, ever, ever put your weight on your downhill edge.
Why would you ever do that? There is nothing you can do on a snowboard that can't be done on skis, but there is much that you can do on skis that cannot be done on a board.
I always felt like snowboarding is for people who never properly learned how to ski....it is a major step backwards.
How else do you break your fall? Or do you not?
The face.
I don't know if I agree with this blanket statement. I'm an advanced skier and have been for most of my life. I don't consider trying something new to add some variety a major step backwards. It's just different.