So I got some lightly used SnowJam 90s with ExtremeIIs off of eBay for $115. Sweet.
My friend Paul gave me his old-ish Solomon XWave 10.0 boots. Sweet.
My homey Troy hot-waxed the crap out of my boards with his iron. Hot and sweet. Like my girlfriend.
I live about an hour and a half from Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Breckenridge. Sweet.
I don't have classes on Tuesdays. Double sweet.
Today was my first outing. I went to Arapahoe Basin by myself at 7am (got to the mountain 7 minutes after the lifts opened, just after 9am) after stopping at a ski rental place and getting help configuring my bindings for my boots. I couldn't find a 1/4 inch hex screwdriver at home.
The place was empty, and the weather was great. Ideal conditions for me to teach myself to skiboard. Inline skills, don't fail me now.
I took a few runs on the smallest run, the bunny hill; you know, the one that's 200 feet long and makes you feel stupid. That one.
Skiboarding is pretty easy! I haven't skiied since I was... 12? And even then I did it about 5 times. even after reading how simple it is, I was surprised at just how quickly I got the hang of carving. I'm no master, but I can make pretty quick turns with only a bit of difficulty.
I went down a couple of long Greens and tried to stop as few times as I could, which got easier and easier. I feel sort of unstable when I build up much speed, but that may be because it was my first day. My quads were really killin' me after long segments of riding.
I went to the medium terrain park and hit some jumps - got some good air and landed them with almost no problem! I'm gonna get good at this quickly.
I have some questions about boot/binding placement and stance.
I had to lean back a bit more than I'd like to, or else I felt like my tips were gonna nose-dive. Is that normal? How does everyone stand on their boards?
I want to be able to lean forward a bit more comfortably so on the way home I stopped at that same rental place and used their hex screwdriver to move my bindings towards the backs of my boards a little. I haven't tried my boards like that yet. That's for this weekend.
So, please regale me with stories of your binding and boot placement, your stances, etc. Thanks kids.
My friend Paul gave me his old-ish Solomon XWave 10.0 boots. Sweet.
My homey Troy hot-waxed the crap out of my boards with his iron. Hot and sweet. Like my girlfriend.
I live about an hour and a half from Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Breckenridge. Sweet.
I don't have classes on Tuesdays. Double sweet.
Today was my first outing. I went to Arapahoe Basin by myself at 7am (got to the mountain 7 minutes after the lifts opened, just after 9am) after stopping at a ski rental place and getting help configuring my bindings for my boots. I couldn't find a 1/4 inch hex screwdriver at home.
The place was empty, and the weather was great. Ideal conditions for me to teach myself to skiboard. Inline skills, don't fail me now.
I took a few runs on the smallest run, the bunny hill; you know, the one that's 200 feet long and makes you feel stupid. That one.
Skiboarding is pretty easy! I haven't skiied since I was... 12? And even then I did it about 5 times. even after reading how simple it is, I was surprised at just how quickly I got the hang of carving. I'm no master, but I can make pretty quick turns with only a bit of difficulty.
I went down a couple of long Greens and tried to stop as few times as I could, which got easier and easier. I feel sort of unstable when I build up much speed, but that may be because it was my first day. My quads were really killin' me after long segments of riding.
I went to the medium terrain park and hit some jumps - got some good air and landed them with almost no problem! I'm gonna get good at this quickly.
I have some questions about boot/binding placement and stance.
I had to lean back a bit more than I'd like to, or else I felt like my tips were gonna nose-dive. Is that normal? How does everyone stand on their boards?
I want to be able to lean forward a bit more comfortably so on the way home I stopped at that same rental place and used their hex screwdriver to move my bindings towards the backs of my boards a little. I haven't tried my boards like that yet. That's for this weekend.
So, please regale me with stories of your binding and boot placement, your stances, etc. Thanks kids.
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