I'm new to sskiboarding and have some questions. I'm an experienced skier, will it be difficult for me to pick up skiboarding, and do skiboards go slower then regular skis and if so is it a big difference.
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Skiboarding has a 1 day learning curve if you have never been on a Mtn. before so if your an experienced skier you should be an expert at everything but park not sure if you ever tried park features before and if you get a pair of quality skiboards and not the snowblades then your in for a big surprise speed wise they go A LOT faster when you know what your doing
I would say you wont have any problem adjusting and be killing it on skiboards in no timeyou never really don't realize it, you just quit caring...
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Skiing is similar to skiboarding in the obvious ways, but there is a bit of a difference if you want them to truly perform. They ride best if you're always carving and keeping them on edge, much like snowboard (I've heard, not a snowboarder myself)
I'd say they are as fast as skis, particularly if you're sure to keep them waxxed. Jjue on here has made some other posts where he really explains the differences between skiing and skiboarding. I've only gone skiing a couple times before skiboarding so I don't know all the secrets to great ski technique, but he really explained it well, you might want to look for some of his posts and reviews.Chickens with Spruce Pro Lite
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Welcome John Boy O !
As an ex skier myself , I think you are in for a treat !
First get a modern high performance widebodied skiboard like the boards sold here , no snowblades ,
throw away the poles ,
concentrate on a balanced centered stance rather then riding the front of your boots all the time .
concentrate on carving edge to edge rather than running straight a lot ,
modern widebodied skiboards are close to the speed of skis going downhill ,
get use to a little wobble when running straight , this doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the board ,
In pow , lean back a little bit on your heels as you transition into the soft stuff ...
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Rocker and Sbol Soft Boot Bindings.
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as they all said, I picked skiboarding up my 3rd time down the hill after a year of skiing.sigpic
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