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Learning how to snowboard

Alice Pardew asks an expert for advice on learning how to snowboard

In a month’s time, I’m going on a snowboarding holiday with a friend. The

trouble is that I’ve never been snowboarding before, and I don’t know if

I’ll be able to learn. I contacted snowboarding instructor Ross Gardner for

advice.

‘Snowboarding is great fun and you’ll probably love it,’ Ross said. ‘But

beginners make plenty of mistakes. The first is that they think it’s going to

be easy.’ As I told Ross, I definitely didn’t think that. He then told me that

many beginners don’t bother with lessons, which isn’t very wise. I’m sure

Ross is right, so I’m definitely going to book a place on a course.

‘Before anyone tries snowboarding, they should do exercises to make their legs stronger,’ Ross

said. ‘New snowboarders often ignore that advice.’ By now, I was taking notes of everything

Ross said. ‘Also, you’d be amazed at how many first-timers don’t buy suitable clothing,’ he said.

‘And they often end up very cold and wet.’

What about when they get onto the snow?

‘Something that a new snowboarder often gets wrong is trying to attach the snowboard to their

feet when standing up – they nearly always fall over as a result,’ Ross said. ‘They should sit down

instead.’ I wrote this in my notes.

Ross said that most beginners fall over a lot when they start moving, but he doesn’t think of that

as a mistake – it’s part of learning. ‘The problem comes when they put their hands out to protect

themselves as they’re falling. It can cause wrist injuries.’

But how can you avoid falling?

‘Bending your knees helps, but many people don’t do that,’ Ross explained. I tried to stand in what

I imagined the correct position was. ‘That’s quite good,’ Ross nodded. ‘But you’re looking down at

the snowboard, which is another common problem. It’s important for snowboarders to look in the

direction they want to go.’

I thanked Ross, and left feeling much more confident about how I should prepare for my holiday.

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