39 and just went snowboarding with my 5 year old daughter for the first time.
We both are hooked.:yahoo:
I hope I am not to old to learn, snowboarding was illegal at area resorts when I was younger so I went the skiing route, I was a intermediate skier at best, and also rode a skateboard (mainly on street) in my younger days.
at my age, am I to old to learn?
what is the oldest age, you know, of someone who rides?
I occasionally ride up the chair with a 68 year old at my local hill where I grew up. I only go back there for Holidays now but I seen him over Christmas. He's not the best rider but he can tackle any terrain you throw at him. I see old people all the time at Breck and Key riding boards.
I will shred until my body gives out. I work out as much as possible so I will be able to keep up with my 2 kids and my target steep and deep retirement date is 80. After that is is mellow groomer.:thumbsup:
NEVER TO OLD.
I am 41 and have the body and sex appeal of an 21 year old supermodel.
I started at 44...11 years later, still love it...infact just returned home from a 19" pow day:yahoo: and forcast look to get bigger one on Sat :bowdown:. And have been helping this 66 yr old dude who is just starting this year and he's doing great.
I rode the chair up with an awesome old guy last week, he was 72 and rode like a champ. I did a couple of laps with him and ripped up some nice chutes and a couple of small (less than 5ft) drops.
Go for it. It's a great way to stay active and if you enjoy yourself then that's a bonus.
nah, never to old i was riding the chair with a dude who was 70 on a snowboard last year. Dude was ripping for his age. He said he started when he was 65. He said he got tired of Skis and wanted to try something different, and never looked back.
Wow that is all a great boost of confidence.
And now I don't feel bad for buying my board already..Lol
Figure I should do the rental thing with the daughter since she will be in a new shoe size every year
if you go to a local shop they might be able to lease you a setup for the season for her to ride, i believe a lot of shops still do stuff like that... at least by me anyways.
i taught a woman her first lesson on her 80th birthday...treated her like she was made of glass (which she pretty much was) but i got her turning by the end of the hour
if you give up on learning, even stuff that may (will) hurt a bit, you might as well go buy your burial plot and start diggin
as for the kids rental ... I go the other route bought both my kids thier own gear
combo of used and new old stock
cost me about 10 or 15 more than rental fees
and they own it,
That's not a bad price, then you can always try to re-sell. I did some work up at the Poconos, I forgot about that place. Its pretty nice up there. I'll have to put that on the list.
Old is strictly a state of mind. Did not step on a board until I was 49. Never did the ski thing and with 4 full seasons under my belt, I can say it has been one of the best moves I have ever done. I ride with my teenage daughter, my brother and his two teenage kids and we have a blast.
Just remember, learning to ride is no different than learning how to ride a bike. You are going to have some falls along the way, but then the light will switch on and you will ask yourself what took you so long.
I strongly suggest you go straight to the bunny hill and take some lessons with your daughter. Your learning curve will be so much easier and you won't likely have as many hard falls.
Yep we're diving in headfirst. We both have boards put together cheaper then a season rental through last year closeout deals from evo.
Found her brand new boots on eBay
And I got a night pass to my local resort which gives me all nights free and 40% off daytime.
Also got both of us impact shorts mine are hillbilly impact shorts and hers are coming from china( which I didn't know until after I ordered.. doh!)
I actually started snowboarding because of knees as well, I tore my ACL and had quite a few other knee injuries in Basketball. Made the switch and ended up liking boarding better. (Lots of friends were making the change at the time anyway and it looked more fun)
It definitely easier on the knees, I've been working out enough now to where my knees are back to being strong so it doesn't matter now. Still riding though! I only ski if I go on dates with girls who ski who a group of people who are all skiers.
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