bobinlady
Bunny Hill Material
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hey!
its my first time out on a board... How many lessons should i take to start off?
i've been told by some friends to learn to start, stop and do the falling leaf and then go out on the bigger slopes... do i?
Thanks x
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I recomend taking a beginer lesson then practice everything you lear on yout own. If you have a decent group and a good AASI instructor, you should have the following covered in lesson 1:
Equipment Orientaion/Safety
Skating and Side Stepping
Gentle Glides
Gentle Glides to a stop
Gentle Glided turns to a stop
Chairlift Loading and Unloading.
Techniques for getting up when strapped in both feet.
Sideslips heel and toe
Gentle traverses heel and toe
Falling leaf heel and Toe
J turns to a stop heel and toe
Garland Turns heel and toe.
Introduction to making complete turns with an edge change.
That is ideal and you may not get all of that in your first lesson. Much depends on the strength of the group. In a group setting, the weakest link tends to determine overal progression.
Do not get in too big of a hurry to "hit the bigger slopes" all this usually does is frustrate the rider and can injure you or other riders/skiers. Take it easy and get 100% proficient on the basics on green terrain before advancing to more advanced terrain.
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WollnyA
Bunny Hill Material
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 | Snow Wolf posted the following on Tuesday 8th January 2008
I recomend taking a beginer lesson then practice everything you lear on yout own. If you have a decent group and a good AASI instructor, you should have the following covered in lesson 1:
Equipment Orientaion/Safety
Skating and Side Stepping
Gentle Glides
Gentle Glides to a stop
Gentle Glided turns to a stop
Chairlift Loading and Unloading.
Techniques for getting up when strapped in both feet.
Sideslips heel and toe
Gentle traverses heel and toe
Falling leaf heel and Toe
J turns to a stop heel and toe
Garland Turns heel and toe.
Introduction to making complete turns with an edge change.
That is ideal and you may not get all of that in your first lesson. Much depends on the strength of the group. In a group setting, the weakest link tends to determine overal progression.
Do not get in too big of a hurry to "hit the bigger slopes" all this usually does is frustrate the rider and can injure you or other riders/skiers. Take it easy and get 100% proficient on the basics on green terrain before advancing to more advanced terrain.
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I live in Saskatchewan so getting snowboarding lessons is entirely difficult to do. I don't want to sign up and than not be completely positive if I'm going to walk away from it with something useful. When I took my lessons when I was smaller I remember doing
Equipment Orientaion/Safety
Skating and Side Stepping
Chairlift Loading and Unloading.
Techniques for getting up when strapped in both feet.
Sideslips heel and toe
and am comfortable with those (except for the chairlift unloading.) I'll probably have to check with my local ski hill but at the moment I'm worried about wasting money I could spend on equipment etcetera on a lesson that's not going to help me too much. 
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bobinlady
Bunny Hill Material
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thanks for your help!
will have some lessons when i go and see how i get on, lots of falling down to start!!!
only really worried about the chair lifts... will be interesting learning how to get on and off
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snowscot
Bunny Hill Material
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One on one lessons are good but beware in a group class you'll only be going as quickly as the slowest person and you might end up frustrated.
When I learnt, I was lucky and a few of my mates just took me to the top of a hill and threw me off. It was sink or swim time. I was aching after the first day but they just kept on at me.
If you've got some good understanding friends then try it, was absolutely the best thing for me.
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singh3205
Green Slope Bunny
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Points 29
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you should start of with private lessons and then start to take group lessons!!
It will help
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It depends...I have found from personal experience and through teaching that a group lesson for a first timer gets the person out there and doing the maneuvers and as they practice, they will identify areas that really give them trouble. At this point, they can get a private lesson and have very specific tasks to work on.
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bobinlady
Bunny Hill Material
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hey! got back this weekend, had a few lessons and got out with all the others at the end of the week... 6 days on piste, one real hairy avo the wind was gusting so bad we could hardly stand up! First time on the chair lift sucked i slammed so bad ha ha
i picked up the following:
skating
sideslipping - heel and toe
Traversing - heel and toe
falling leaf
garlands
toe side turn
and heel side turn (which i suck at a bit still)
i changed board school in the week, i'd been riding regular but the second school switched me to goofy, i'm still confused about what way i ride, they both feel the same as i learned regular. any suggestions?
Cheers guys you've been a great help!
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Ride both ways as much as possible. The better you are at riding switch, the bette! Glad you are having fun and progressing!
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scott119
Green Slope Bunny
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Points 45
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WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS GOOD JUST GO RIDE WITH THEM AND HAVE THEM TEACH YOU FRIENDS WILL TEACH YOU TRICKS AND TIPS INSTEAD OF GOING JUST BY THE BOOK ITS WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IVE TOUGHT NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF FRIENDS HOW TO RIDE
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jcolaizzo
Green Slope Bunny
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Points 23
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keep knees bent, and focus on balancing your wieght
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bobinlady
Bunny Hill Material
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yeah i gotta remember to bend my knees i wasn't relaxing enough!
got an indoor snow dome so i'm gonna try and go there once a month :)
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Glaurung
Bunny Hill Material
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Points 12
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Never let your downhill edge touch the ground! 
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for a first timer you should learn how to keep you body centered on your board then just try to carve but make sure that when you carve that you dont catch you edge on the snow cuz you will def. biff it and totally wrech your self
~Haylee~
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