   Snowboarding
  Just got back about an hour ago from snowboarding. Had an incredible night! Managed to do a few jumps and land on my board, although what happened after that is better left unsaid. It's a thrill coming down the mountain, dodging and weaving through the snowbanks, and your legs screaming for a rest from all the lactic acid buildup.I wanted to try doing a bigger jump, but after seeing some guy jump, flip, and land on his neck I decided not to. Maybe next time!Anybody else snowboard or ski and care to share their experiences?   
  I use to ski when I was little, and the only time I tried snow boarding was in 12+ inches of fresh powder,... Needless to say, that didn't work too well.Personally, I like snowshoes more. Get to see more of nature, and really enjoy the outdoors.   ;  I've been snowboarding for about 13 years now. I used to do a lot more tricks and bigger jumps than I do nowadays though (mainly because my brother and I always used to push each other to see who was better, and now I go with a much more novice group). My friends and I were doing a pretty nice drop the other day though. It was about 7 feet high into a bunch of fluffy snow.   ;  Lol I live in the rockies on a ski mountain. What do you think I do?Jumps less than 35' feel like small jumps now. It's a totally different ballpark out here compared to east coast where I grew up.Out here we have also have some serious smoke shacks, some over 20 feet up in a tree with car batteries hooked to an ipod player that you can listen to while you blaze... if you know where to find them.   ;  damn you northern hemisphere people! It's still summer here (although you wouldn't know it today). But once winter rolls around again, I'll be shredding some pow! woohoo! [grin]if you're looking for new stuff to try have a look at this">29 ground tricks. these guys are pretty good, but the tricks are definitely doable.and if you're really bored have a look at me and my mates' ">snow tour video. (yeah, I know, we're not that good! :-) )   ;  I've recently started skiing a lot. Got my own gear for Christmas, which really makes things a lot easier because I don't have to worry about rentals. I'm currently working on jumps and steep moguls and I'm starting to try small rails as well. I remember the first time I took a "jump". I was coming down a run on my second day of skiing with no control, and I hit a ridge at a great enough speed that I went flying over the edge, got some air, landed it... and then fell down and rolled the rest of the way down the hill. :P   ;Quote:Original post by dashurcI've been snowboarding for about 13 years now. I used to do a lot more tricks and bigger jumps than I do nowadays though (mainly because my brother and I always used to push each other to see who was better, and now I go with a much more novice group). My friends and I were doing a pretty nice drop the other day though. It was about 7 feet high into a bunch of fluffy snow.We should go up sometime :p Where do you usually go to snowboard?   ;  I took up snowboarding in October. Now I'm addicted . I've yet to go anywhere good though, Ireland isn't exactly a great place for snowboarding...   ;  Man, I love snowboarding! But I've only been once : / The little jumps were great, and my one massive roll down a mountain was unrelated to any jumps, I just caught an edge and went over backwards, downhill... So fun, but almost every piece of gear I was wearing got spread over the mountain.   ;  My third day of boarding I was just getting the hang of it when I caught an edge on icy flats and smashed my collarbone into lots of little pieces. I spent the rest of the holiday in hospital getting it reassembled and nailed back together with a piece of metal.Since then I've fooled about on a board a couple of times, but mostly stuck to skiing.   