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Author Topic: Snowboarding anyone? Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-23-2005 10:08 PM                        Have any of you gone snowboarding or would have wanted to? I went to Flagstaff, AZ today... "The Snow Bowl". First time snowbording . Yes, it is as difficult as people say it is. I wiped out around ten times... pretty bad.(This was going down the huge hill my first time. When I should be learning down in the bunny slopes.) Even with a helmet and wrist-guards it was extremely painful. It did not help that the snow was hard!(melted snow, turned into ice). After going down the big slope I decided to try out the bunny slopes for the first time. That rocked my world, easy as pie and which it pretty much made my day. Here's a pic of me sitting on my lazy butt after falling, I'm about between the top and the middle of the mountain slope. I was about to take a picture of my cousin but he beat me to it and took a picture of me.  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-23-2005 10:10 PM                     That blue is a cute color on you Jen...Of course ANY color looks good on you  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-23-2005 10:22 PM                     I tried Snow Bowl with my brother one time, and that was my first time snowboarding as well. I gave up about half way down the hill and walked the rest of the way. Had a nice time in the cabin though!  |  IP: Logged Ben Holley Film Handler Posts: 65 From: Texas Registered: Feb 2004 posted 01-23-2005 10:50 PM                    Snowboarding, the one thing I miss about living in PA ...just wait till you work your way up to the backcountry stuff, thats where its at  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-24-2005 01:16 AM                        quote: Richard Greco That blue is a cute color on you Jen...Of course ANY color looks good on you Yes, but would you say that to a girl in real life face to face, or just over the internet? I dare you to talk to a cute girl in real life today... and hit on her!  |  IP: Logged Scott D. Neff Theatre Dork Posts: 919 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Oct 1999 posted 01-24-2005 10:25 AM                        I've been feeling the need to go skiing / snowboarding for the past few years. I just never get around to going because I'm either too poor, or I can't find people to go with me. Also, a lot of my friends who've been going to the snow since they were kids, say that it's apparently very difficult to learn to ski or snowboard once you're an adult. Did you pick it up ok Jen?  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Fuentes Mmmm, Dr. Pepper! Posts: 1168 From: Corpus Christi, TX United States Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-24-2005 10:27 AM                     quote: I dare you to talk to a cute girl in real life today... and hit on her! But what if she pops him? Then you would feel guilty, wouldnt you?  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 01-24-2005 10:41 AM                        Is that real snow or an artificial slope? If it's real then Arizona must get a lot colder than I imagined it would.  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-24-2005 10:53 AM                        Leo, they would probably have artificial during the summer time. But as of the snow that is out there now, to my knowledge it snowed there about 3 weeks ago(elevation of over 6,000ft). It's only when you get down the middle or lower Arizona is when you can feel the real heat. Scott, my cousin was telling me that it's pretty hard to learn at first. But very easy to master once you get a couple of days in. Roughly around a total of 5 complete days will anyone be pretty good at it. As for skiing it is easier to learn but a lot harder to actually master. As for myself, I'm definitely very sore , my cousin was telling me I fell a lot less than he did so that was a good sign. I would do it again if given the oppurtunity. Tumbling head first is very painful I might add. My best advice is to try a slope that is not as daunting from how long it is. Or if you are really scared try the bunny slopes(the little slopes at the bottom of the big mountain). Another good idea is finding a place that has just recently snowed. Soft snow is less painful not like the icy stuff I experienced. About 2 weeks ago my cousin went up to Colorado for snowboarding when it recently snowed. He had alot more fun with that experience.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-24-2005 03:43 PM                     Northern Arizona is always much colder than down here in Scottsdale/Phoenix/Tempe. I remember an article some months ago about Snow bowl management saying they didn't need the artificial snow this year as weather has been great. Several years ago they were in danger of closing I believe with snow "droughts" etc.  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-24-2005 04:37 PM                        Looking up at the mountain(not even close to where the drop off was): The view not to far from the bottom of the mountain:  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 01-24-2005 06:21 PM                     quote: Jeremy Fuentes But what if she pops him? Then we would have a new thread in a few days titled " I Got Popped by a Cute Girl" and should I call her later for a date.  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 01-25-2005 11:24 PM                     Started snowboarding a few years back, lots of fun! Lots of snow here in Cali. lately, should make for an extended season. Great Pics, Jennifer!!  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-26-2005 12:10 AM                     quote: Jennifer Pan Have any of you gone snowboarding or would have wanted to? Nope! We've lost about a half dozen Snowboarders to avalanches this year alone. I do snowshoe though but job duties have kept me hidden away doing shop work way too much this year. So next year I'll have to catch up a bit more. Mark  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-26-2005 03:12 AM                        Just curious Mark... are you insinuating that snowboarders are more likely to be avalanched than, say, skiers?  |  IP: Logged

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