Have you ever done something with a snowboard? Maybe just turned a
somersault with it down the hill or something similar. If you haven’t,
you’ve missed something really great. And it’s time to fix this
mistake! You won’t regret it. Unless you brake an arm or leg or something similar, of course. But that’s fun,
don’t
you agree? I went snowboarding for the first time about a week ago. Now
I’m alive again. But this experience was really worth every step of the
way. And even though one local oracle predicted that before the end of
the day I would end up in the emergency room, everything went fine.
I guess the shopkeeper of the shop where we rented our
equipment didn’t think we’d come out of it alive either. A friend of
mine asked him how to put on his shoes for mountain skies. I had no
idea how to attach my shoes to the snowboard. Professionals like we
were and all…
And after we had rented the equipment, it
looked as we had just found a perfect day for the first-time
snowboarding and mountain skiing. Not everyone can find a day with a
snowstorm, especially if you only have a few such days during a winter.
Oh well, bad luck, or “
shit happiness” like one of my superior in the army said to a friend of mine when it looked as if everything shit happens only to him.
Ready! Steady! Go!
After we were ready to go, we looked at each other, and everyone’s eyes
were saying “Wtf am I doing here? I don’t want to die”. Snowboarding
looks much easier on television and … when others do it. I spent 80% of
the time on my stomach, the other 20 on my back. Doing it like the pros
do didn’t really come out too good. For me the hardest part was turning
and breaking – so generally speaking, snowboarding. As we didn’t really
have any pro’s around to teach us this great sport. And as for me – I
didn’t want it either, I enjoy falling and crashing and laying
and…learning all by myself.
During the 5 hours were were playing snowboarders we went inside to
drink something – coffee, jägermeister, bacardi - at least 5 times
….just to rest a bit. I wouldn’t have thought snowboarding could tire
somebody out that easily. But then again, considering the amount of
sports I do every day, it’s normal. As I usually don’t do any, shame on
me.
Later that day I started to feel the aching in every part
of my body, especially in my buttock and knees. In some reason also the
muscles in my neck were hurting, not to mention my fingers. And so for
the next few days. I guess it’s not good to slide down the hill on your
stomach for 20m in a row.
One way or another, I would definitely suggest everyone to try this sport out.
I wasn't the only one who slided down
the hill on his stomach
I wasn't the only one who slided
down
the hill on his stomach I’ve done it and I suggest it. Independent of
the *tiny* problems that I had. I know one thing for sure – I will
definitely go back, soon.
Here are couple of amateur snowboarding videos for you to enjoy –
http://www.thecheers.org/videosTags:
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