A skier at heart

Let me start this off by saying that no one really seems to know how to snowboard properly. Because sliding down the hill on a single edge doesn’t count, especially since that “technique” wipes away all the snow for everybody else – turning the run into an ice skating rink at best. True snowboarders make their turns properly, and carve through the snow leaving the snowpack intact. I’ve seen very few wanna-be-cool snowboarders succeed at that. I believe you have to try everything at least once. One thing I’ve always wanted to try is snowboarding. I’ve been skiing for years, and it’s one of the reasons I moved to Canada. Who wants to spend 16 hours on a bus to France to go skiing maybe once a year when you can literally have it in your backyard up here in the great white north?

I took a trial lesson to try my hand (more so feet) at snowboarding. Encouraged by the instructor who said I picked up faster than most I bought myself some gear and ventured out to the mountains to practice some …