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Snowboarding for beginners – your way to extreme!

On 10.02.2017

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What is snowboarding and how to learn? How snowboarders dress up? Tips from novice snowboarders. Interesting video in the topic.

Snowboarding for beginners - your way to extreme!

Today there are few people left, who is unfamiliar to such a word as «Snowboarding». Snowboarding is a kind of winter sports. Its essence lies in the high-speed descent on the snow-covered slopes on a special snowboarding board, which is essentially as one big wider ski. Not so long ago, this sport was included in the Olympic Games program, so it can be called young. They also love him more than young people and spirit people, with extreme inclinations. Because thanks to the board you can give such pyruets that the spirit captures. At modern resorts, the proportions of skiers and snowboarders are already about 50 to 50, whereas first when this direction appears, not everyone understood it and accepted, and those who rode on the boards have long infringe upon rights, for example, not allowed to lifts and mountain lifts Tracks.

Want to ride a snowboard – where to start?

So, you caught fire with a desire to learn how to ride a snowboard. Desire to desire, but what else is needed for this? Snowboard alone is clearly not enough for full riding. Attention should be given not only to the choice of boards, but also convenient and protective clothing, special fasteners, and mostly shoes.

Do not immediately buy the first seen. Knowledgeable specialists advise to seek what skillful snowboarders use, you can even ask them to. In general, come to buy with all seriousness, not only the quality of your riding, but also safety depends on. When choosing your snowboard, you first need to decide what style you want to ride.

There are several of them:

Freestyle – from all styles this most spectacular. Suitable for lovers of different tricks. Boards for this style go with labeling FS. They are very light and flexible, shorter than the rest of the snowboards by about 10 cm, symmetrical.
Frearyd – the meaning is to teach actually skating. This style is the most popular. Boards

marked by lettering fr. Usually they are long and symmetrical.
Raining (high-speed descent) – This style for those who have entertainment prefers speed. Not for beginner snowboarders. Snowboarding Inscription – Race Carve. Chalks are characterized as rigid and narrow, have a directional shape and a cropped heel, which gives greater control at high speed.

After you decide with the style of skiing, you can start a snowboard selection. Here you need to be guided by several more parameters, depending on the selected style. For example, criteria such as length and width, shape and design, rigidity and material used in the manufacture of the board.

Snowboard price varies from 250 to 700 dollars, depending on the complexity of manufacture and materials. If you decide to buy a board that was in use, then mandatory subjected it to a thorough inspection: there should be no bubbles, cuts, scratches, disorders of the integrity of edging, traces of glue, dorms.

Fastening and boots for a snowboard – what better? Tips.

After the snowboard is selected, you can proceed to the selection of the following, no less important details – fasteners and boots.

Quality Mounts There must be at the highest level: the convenience of the fasteners in operation, the ergonomic of the platform and the sufficient height and stability of the backs.
When choosing Boot Consider their convenience and practicality. For slalom it is better to choose tight boots.

Foot in them sits hard. For the rest of the styles you can choose those that are softer. It is important that the boots reliably fix the heel and dressed and starring equally simple and easy. Do not take shoes «for growth». Better my leg be backward, after a few days of operation, the boots are a little spread.

Jackets, Suits, Snowboarding and Snowboarders Pants.

It is important to comply with the principle of multi-layered:

First layer – high-quality thermal underwear, preventing the organism cooling, absorbing sweat. Provides good defense. Repeats all the movements of the body and has excellent moisture. It is desirable to have zipper on the waist in a circle that will allow you to visit the toilet without any problems.
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by the layer – insulation. Usually use sweatshirts and pants for this. Flice’s best suited. It is very important that she does not shove the movement of the body, that is, pick up specifically for yourself, what you are more comfortable and warmer. Do not use sweaters as the second layer!
Third layer – Snowboard jacket and pants, or ready-made jumpsuit from membrane fabric. Her role is to induce moisture inside and fast evaporation outside. Pants must be wide for both men and women and children. Choose a jacket with the presence of lacing, weights, so that, in case of what, it was possible to adjust the sleeves, hood, lower part underway. And for the pants and for the jacket, it is important to protect against snow from entering the snow and the presence of ventilation holes. The convenience of skating will depend on such factors.

Necessary snowboarding accessories

Mittens or gloves, No fundamental requirements. Someone is warmer in the mittens, and who is more important convenience – then gloves. It is advisable to choose with insulated cuffs and special inserts to protect your hands from fractures.
Cap You can choose absolutely any. The main thing is that it does not close and protected well from

blowing wind. Do not buy 100% woolen cap. She will lose her form very quickly.
Socks – as well as all layers of clothing, they must have increased thermoregulation. The altitude of them must match the height of the boot.
Mask (safety glasses) – without this accessory do not even start riding. Mask protects eyes from snow, wind and bright sun. Well if you can buy a mask with interchangeable lenses.

Then the eye protection will be more efficient, since the lenses of the same color protect against one weather phenomena, others from something else.
Helmet – It will be needed if you are going to do not be simple, but extreme snowboarding.

Tips for beginner snowboarders

Do not try to learn yourself yourself, only in vain. Do not lose time, hire a competent instructor!
Do not buy cheap gear. If you are risky to spend money on expensive high-quality ammunition, it is better to take equipment for hire. This service is very well developed.
A soft board is best suited for you, since hard for skillful athletes. With shoes all the opposite.
When buying equipment, do not rely on your knowledge, use the seller-consultant services. Especially carefully choose fasteners.
Before going to the mountain slopes, take care of what you will

eaten. Snowboarding requires high energy costs, therefore, the feeling of hunger will quickly give themselves to know. You should not buy a fast food, it will definitely not be enough forces from him, but rather gravity in the stomach, which does not contribute to the cheer. It is best to take in the road protein bars or nuts, they are not only hunger thicken, but also add energy to your body. Do not forget the thermos with green tea that encourages and heated you.

Snowboarders reviews:

Alexander:
This situation was with me this winter, was without a helmet. Got up and fell, got up and fell. When trying to accelerate, I, as if I had in the invisible foot, and I flew, tumbling and fell again. Sweated scary because it did not resist at all. Never fell so much for life. All the muscles hurt, as if in a meat grinder I was scrolled. But everything is just stronger than the desire to learn how to ride. As a result, I no longer fall and look forward to winter!
Alice:
I used to know did not know that you can put such bruises on the pee. It turned out that you can, yes, how. But the head is still sad, it’s not a soft place. Before the first trip to the Alps, I never seen the mountains so close. When I started learning to ride a snowboard, I thought that I would wave it. But all is well, two times with my husband went. He says I am very slowly learning, but everyone has his own. Everything will be mastered gradually, the main desire!
Maxim:
I think the skis is a grave work, both on the slope and in deep snow. And engage in snowboarding, relax and you get pleasure after a few days after the start of skiing.
Arina:
Snowboarding is part of the Olympic program. What does it say about? What is this popular and interesting sport. It has long been known. Want to know where to start? With a knowledgeable instructor, professional! Very dangerous. I advise you to learn the right technique under the supervision of a good coach. If there are abilities, you will quickly learn! Success!