How Do I Love Skiboarding?

I can't believe how easy these things are. Wow! What a day. How do I love skiboarding? Let me count the ways... tremendous, awesome, exhilarating, remarkable, and I could go on and on. Piercing blue skies, gorgeous mountains, a bit of snow and, oh yeah, some skiboards all made for my glorious first time skiboarding experience. These people who have been bragging about the sport really know what they're talking about. So, now I will join the many who have shared their first time skiboarding experiences.

Okay, I'll admit it. I wasn't exactly fond of the sport on my first run at Loveland Resort in Colorado. I was having a bit of trouble getting my skiboarding groove on ... after a few trips, slips and flips I finally made it down the run, an hour later. My second time down was better and then by my third time down, I was a pro ... well almost! By my fourth run I was tearing up in the eyes from the exhilarating ride down the mountain. What a feeling.

It was like I was being magically mentally taught on my way up the ski lift because the difference in my skiboarding between my first and second run was colossal. I went from a ninny on the snow who fell four times and took an hour to get down a slope, to a fearless thrill seeking skiboarding hippie who never fell again. Of course my theory may have something to do with the fact that skiboarding really is easy to learn and tons of fun. I couldn't believe it.

Amazing. I haven't even been to a ski resort before. I have never skied or snowboarded. Suddenly I was riding down the mountain like I had been skiing for years. I had to laugh at the people who would literally stop in their tracks to check out what the heck I was doing... little did they know what in a matter of a few hours I was skiing just as well as they were.

Quite an accomplishment, if I do say so myself, considering I did a nose dive the second I got of the ski lift ... not a great start. But, I definitely had a happy ending ... for I have fallen in love with skiboarding ... heck this whole skiboarding thing is a million times easier than dating, and a lot more fun too. I had the time of my life! I can't wait till we hit the slopes again."

Alicia,
Age 20
Castle Rock, CO

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