So, I only started snowboarding “for real” last year. I never bothered to get formal lessons because I assumed that once you get to a certain age you pick things up faster and I am on a college budget so lessons aren’t something I was willing to pay for. I am a very athletic person and I also longboard so I figured snowboarding would be relatively the same, but I have learned that it is really not at all. Turning on a snowboard is a completely different maneuver. Although I am great at turning on my back edge (my heel side) it has been difficult for me to learn how to toe turn. I know a lot of people who have the same issue. Luckily, on the mountain if you catch a group learning you hear some of the tips. Over break I was able to get some pointers from ease-dropping as well as from friends who snowboard competitively so I am learning slowly how to accomplish my goal of toe-turning. Over the next few weeks as I make more trips to the mountain, I am going to document my journey to nailing the toe turn. Hopefully my fellow bloggers who may be struggling alongside me can learn something or at least get a laugh out of how terrible my attempts may be. So, stay tuned for next post!
p.s. I am the one in the goggles
