NzGnu

haha get a balanze board, my mates have one and it is their main form of entertainment, competitions on who can stay on it the longest, who can do the biggest spins...one of them even has kick tricks down (though that wont help his snowboardin)

if you dont wanna shell out for the proper thing, take the trucks off a skateboard and fill a coke bottle up with water.
Same concept but on smaller scale...which may be good considering his size.

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Local Mt: Cardrona, Mt Hutt, Turoa
Board: 07 Gnu Riders choice 154.5
Bindings: Burton Cartel
boots: Vans, looking for some new ones.

Snowolf

I find that long boarding in a gently sloping large parking lot is a great way to simulate the carving on a board. I like the long board over a conventional street deck because the lenght makes it handle more like a snowboard. Also the larger, softer wheels make them much better for cruising on asphalt because the wheels don`t get jammed by evey little rock on the ground.

I would also recomend a trampoline for working on balance, spins, jumping anything freestyle will benefit from a tramp use. Also it`s a great workout, does not require you to go anywhere and is relatively inexpensive.

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hc2dabone

hello, ive instructed as young as 4 year olds. Here at bear is the youngest age we take out. Now for the private lessons that age does not matter. I have to say though the attemp to teach a four year old how to board can be challenging.

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INdisCarVe

Although I have only been boardin' for about 2 years (4 Months if you add it up) I have taught my friend's brother who is about 12-13 at the time. It was difficult because he wasn't committing to going down but he got the hang of it.

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