I would like to report that after four or five months of this snowboarding malarkey, I have received my first snowboarding related scar in the form of a chipped tooth.
And to go along with said chipped tooth I have a very bruised backside and a sore
Bad news. I didn’t make my goal of linking turns by Christmas. I’m really, really close though so hopefully it will all click soon.
All I have to do is to get my brain and my feet to engage for one small movement and I’m there but it’s going to take
I’VE been riding a couple of times since I last wrote and I’m pleased to report that progress is being made.
I’ve acquired some new gear including a board (which needs a name – suggestions please!) and this is giving me some motivation to go to the slope
Next February myself and five friends will be travelling to a small resort near Florence, Italy, for a snowboarding holiday.
The only problem is I’m still learning to snowboard, while the rest of the party have either been ‘riding’ for years or have