scaron5188
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tom being a snowboarder i actually agree trick's do look alot more impressive  and i really want to do a season soon  !
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Aaron
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I look like Robocop when i'm out.
Knee pads, elbow pads, crash helmet, crash pads (also known as ass pads) and wrist guards.
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RichR
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I've bought a spine protector this year; but to be honest, my biggest injury was a broken nose; I crashed out, hit my head, my goggles pushed into my nose and I left a trail of blood down the mountain - I looked cool doing it though.
The amount of people who injure their knees on the first day out ruining their holiday is always astounding and without insurance you get properly cained for it
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Rob_Quads
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Jumping on skis is way more impresive. There has been a real improvement in the last few years on the ski style. That said generally its much easier to get to the point of going off kickers on a snowboard than a skies.
The rule of thumb we have found is(I organise group trips every years)
Skiiing is much easier to get the basics of it. Snowboarding is MUCH harder work for the first week or so. You will fall quite a lot and for many impact shorts are a must
BUT once you get over the initial week its much easier to do 'fun' stuff on the snowboard. You'll be surfing on powder much sooner than you will be on skies.
Once you get very good it evens out again with progression just being down to time.
As has been said. If you go away get insurance. Could be VERY costly if you don't.
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Aaron
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I agree with all of that tbh
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aim1
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I went to Austria for my first proper boarding in December. I had a few lessons a couple of years back but thoght I would just go for it. Snowboarders definately have it tougher to make the initial progression. If you catch the front edge you land on your face and either wind yourself or hit your face or both. Catch the back edge, which you will, and your bum and back take a pounding. If you have a small lapse in concentration on a snowboard your next thought should be pain. I only got three days boarding so I was just reaching the pain versus pleasure turning point and had to come home but it was still great fun and be even better next time.
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RichR
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With skiing though, you have to learn to walk like a douche in your boots; whereas with boarding you just look so damn cool all the time; its not the way you ride your board, its the way you stand by your board............at the bar.......... apres ski!
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Tomnova16
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yeah but there is always one retard on a bord at the lift that takes you out with his board as you get on 
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RichR
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or one skier, who can't ski who crashes into the back of you at 1million mph whilst you're sat down; leaving two perfect ski tip bruises at the bottom of your back for the next two weeks - obviously its okay to sit down in the middle of a run as snowboarders just have the god damn right to own the mountian
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Tomnova16
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or you are stood at the lifts and one of the "gays on trays" comes flying into you and wipes you all out because its icy
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Tomnova16
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could go on all day tbh
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RichR
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or someone skis over the top of your board at the lift because they just can't wait 2 seconds........................
ps Gay's with Trays
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RichR
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Some cool guy skiing
some cool guy boarding 
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RichR
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The image of a typical British Skier
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scaron5188
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haha love this  i could pick at skiers all day at some of things they do . . . but i expect they could about us to haha so think its best to get along .......
funny how i asked about a resort, but instead have a massive conversation about boarding/skiing and havent got an answer apart from toms honest one haha funny stuff
and . . . gays on tray . . . good one although skiers just look gay anyway? joking
[Edited on 22-01-2010 by scaron5188]
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RichR
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Scaron, in answer to the original topic question - I haven't been or know the resort but I'll ask my sister when I next speak to her
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RichR
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I have this image in my mind that Ed looks like Eddie the Eagle and that they're somehow related ( even though I know what he looks like)
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Tomnova16
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ha ha, tbf i wear all boarding gear as i dont want to look like a russian in skin tight ski wear
when ed puts his goggles on he does actually look like eddy the eagle
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scaron5188
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cheers lee  i still dont mind the banter tho haha
yea my step brother where board gear to
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Ellis
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I'm going to Meribel this year, anyone been there? Any use?
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
With skiing though, you have to learn to walk like a douche in your boots; whereas with boarding you just look so damn cool all the time; its not the way you ride your board, its the way you stand by your board............at the bar.......... apres ski!
Its only the punters who can't walk in boots
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
or one skier, who can't ski who crashes into the back of you at 1million mph whilst you're sat down; leaving two perfect ski tip bruises at the bottom of your back for the next two weeks - obviously its okay to sit down in the middle of a run as snowboarders just have the god damn right to own the mountian
Boarders do tend to sit in the middle of the piste though.
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ed
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But regarding St Sorlin. It used to be one of the places or still is that te company I worked for took students to. Somone died on one of the trips  It's a small resort with good skiing, more villagey than an industrial estate up a hill.
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scaron5188
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cheers ed. not goin with friends this year, just with the other half and family, so should be a nice trip if its villagy etc
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scaron5188
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quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
I'm going to Meribel this year, anyone been there? Any use?
i went there when at val thoren . . .but was a few years ago, but i remember val being very good for boarding/skiing so should be the same in meribel as its part of le 3 valleys
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