A Snowboarder's First Time

Last year I was threatening a friend that I was going to try skiboards, even though I am a good snowboarder (going on 15 years). I was perfectly happy on my Marvin Knappshaver built by Hiper Snowboards. We headed up to Berthoud Pass Ski Area in Colorado (mostly backcountry). I strapped on a pair of skiboards and we headed up the chairlift. When I first got off the chair, I thought the skiboards to be a little squirrelly, but as I got better at using the edges (after about 50 yards), they felt ok. We went down an intermediate groomed run for our first run and about half way down, I started feeling real confident. On the chairlift again, we talked about how easy it was to pick this sport up. Our second run was down a double black diamond and I had fun. We stayed on expert runs for the rest of the day.

Is skiboarding for you? Let me say this: skiboarding is easy to learn. For an intermediate snowboarder, who isn't advancing as fast as they want, because of lack of mountain time, this will be a great thing to try. You'll be an expert by noon! It's much easier to learn than skiing or snowboarding (I skied for 10 years before snowboarding). For inliners, you'll learn even faster. To anyone who enjoys sliding downhill, I say try skiboarding. You won't regret it.

Jeff,
Age 44
Superior, CO

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