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Becoming a snowboarder, how long?

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IKEA
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Hey guys n girls.
I have skied park for the last 2 years, now I can do different spins and flips. But I want to snowboard again (Note: snowboarded 6yrs ago ago when I were a kid). And my question is.. How long do you think it would take to learn to snowboard and perform spins and flips? I would say that I am a quick learner so the riding would take a day or two to master it, but the jumping bit I don't really have a clue at all.
This is a skiing forum ik, but i hope that someone can help me out.
Peace
Jan 4 2014 6:57AM
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.MintBerryCrunch
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Jan 4 2014 7:22AM
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.MintBerryCrunch
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Jan 4 2014 7:22AM
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FunkySane
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Noooo, don't do it... Keep skiing and get weird.
Jan 4 2014 7:38AM
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Plankton
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dont do it buddy
Jan 4 2014 7:54AM
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Miomo
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I must warn you that snowboarding shrinks the size of your penis by 27%.
Jan 4 2014 10:05AM
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GayWolf420
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should be "but instead I sit in the middle of the run and talk about doing it".
Jan 4 2014 10:14AM
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-WZ-
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if you start snowboarding youll never flip again
Jan 4 2014 2:57PM
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Sno.
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why?
Jan 4 2014 3:24PM
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jordangaebel
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Why would you even ask a question like that on here? Your just asking us to make fun of you.
Jan 4 2014 3:28PM
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Sno.
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you DO exist.
Jan 4 2014 3:31PM
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FatherSteeze
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overall riding and rails tend to be easier on a snowboard but its gonna take you a few years to land any flips or spins higher than a 180
Jan 4 2014 3:43PM
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DGski
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But then it wouldn't be funny
Jan 4 2014 3:50PM
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jordangaebel
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haha I don't lie :)
Jan 4 2014 3:59PM
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IKEA
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Cuz im pretty bored of skiing, and snowboarding looks pretty badass (so does skiing) but ive snowboarded before not in the park though, most of all I want to ski and board. Depending on the mood I am in during the day.
Jan 4 2014 5:14PM
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GrandThings
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If youre serious about this, Ive heard that skiing is easier to pick up as a beginner and harder to get really good at (like doing as you say "the spins and flips"). Snowboarding is apparently harder to initially learn but easier to master. If you really are a "quick learner" you can prolly be doing some basic park stuff in like a few weeks
Jan 4 2014 5:33PM
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arnie_grape
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yeah I feel ya, after you can do spins and flips you've pretty much maxed out.
Jan 4 2014 5:34PM
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stickski
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About 2 days, like anything else that isn't worth accomplishing.
Jan 4 2014 5:34PM
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7springsprod
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Do a lot of method grabs. Those are cool
Jan 4 2014 5:42PM
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K-Dot.
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I hit a box my second time ever snowboarding... its really not tough if you're already decent at skiing. just look at jossi

Jan 4 2014 6:08PM
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IKEA
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Damm, got much more respect to jossi after I whatched the video..
Jan 4 2014 6:27PM
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IKEA
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Thanks for all the support! Ill see if ima go with boards, just waitin for the snow to come
Jan 4 2014 6:29PM
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Chubbs.
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OP's name doesn't aid the situation at hand...
Jan 4 2014 6:33PM
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Chewy.
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As a snowboarder, I definitely disagree. It's actually 29% unfortunately.
Jan 4 2014 8:57PM
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Dr.Dickless
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Classic
Jan 4 2014 9:49PM
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Theskiingguy
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and just remember, because you've already snowboarded once you'll be down almost 50% shrinkage by taking it up again.
Jan 4 2014 10:08PM
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Sno.
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skiing called...and it's bored of you!
Jan 4 2014 10:55PM
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Gsince93
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I feel like it wouldn't take too long to do flips whereas spins would be a little more challenging... That's just a guess. It's cool to see people on here board too I think there should be an active boarding cult... I know it's a ski site but if there can be skate cults and how to roast a turkey cults why not a boarding cult . But really I wish there could be a boarding forum of equal proportion/culture to NS but I honestly don't think it would be possible because in boarding the division feels greater, you are either old school party animal boarder 4lyfe, radical dried up 40 year old, or a poser. there's less middle ground than skiing which would lead to a less diversified less interesting less popular forum. NS I love you, you are perfect /rant
Jan 5 2014 3:00AM
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Williamn
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I boarded for 4 years before switching to skiing. Skiing is definitely a lot easier for rails, flips, spins etc, but boarding feels a lot more smooth. It took me a lot longer to learn to 3 on a snowboard than on skis, but then again it could be because I already had air awareness when I switched to skis. You'll find that in snowboarding, theres a lot less tricks you can do, and learning new tricks will take quite a bit longer than on skis.
Jan 5 2014 3:32AM
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GayWolf420
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isn't the saying boarding is easier to pick up whereas skiing is harder to master?
Jan 5 2014 1:03PM
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gusestomp
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you must like dick OP
Jan 5 2014 9:22PM
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neutralzombie
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this just in:

if you snowboard you are a homosexual.





good one.
Jan 5 2014 9:59PM
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worstmemberever
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Dude you strike me as an incredibly boring human being. Your thread title sucks too
Jan 6 2014 3:13PM
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IKEA
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dude ur name says it all.. So dont shit on me while you are shitting on yourself
Jan 6 2014 5:50PM
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snowbabeee
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I ski & board.
Honestly, if you can already connect your turns on a board it'll be nothing to get into the park. Just grow balls & fucking send it.
Jan 6 2014 5:58PM
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Jeebus.
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#stabOP
Jan 6 2014 6:13PM
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UVMFST
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Chill, snowboarding is cool
Jan 6 2014 9:13PM
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Jeebus.
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nahhhh
Jan 7 2014 12:29AM
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mnskier.
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Speak for yourself!
Jan 7 2014 1:52AM
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boozer
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well the part that takes the longest will be building up the courage to telling your parents your gay
Jan 7 2014 2:12AM
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boozer
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I went there
Jan 7 2014 2:13AM
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SamtheEagle
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gay
Jan 7 2014 3:46AM
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Dhane
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Rails are easy on a snowboard. Not gonna lie, first day shredding got a nice front board 2 out of the worlds lowest flat bar haha. Your stance is always the same. But try an sort of pretzel maneuver. Shit just doesn't make sense. Its fun to be well rounded tho
Jan 7 2014 8:51AM
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theabortionator
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Don't do it OP. Snowboarding is for losers.
Jan 7 2014 10:15AM
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scratchproteen
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First I have nothing against snowboarders as long as you are out sharing the mountain and having a good time, good for you!

Now that being said, out of all my years of skiing (16 now) My ski buddies and I have converted about 10 people from snowboard to skis.

and why do you want to have to strap and unstrap every run?

Jan 7 2014 10:25AM
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theabortionator
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how long will I slide, leave skiing on the side, i don't I don't believe it's sad. Switching my coat feels oh so clever.

I saw a boarder in a photograph, I tried to replicate and gained a cast, once you switch you can never go back, now I'm a knuckledragger with no pride.
Jan 7 2014 10:36AM
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.AR6rider.
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Haha this is great.
Jan 7 2014 10:49AM
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.AR6rider.
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Oh, and also...snowboarding urban>>>skiing urban. Pow is a bit of a toss up but I think I have to give that to snowboarding as well.
Jan 7 2014 10:51AM
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theabortionator
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I like the surfing style of snowboarding in the pow but I'm also a big fan of the centered pole plant skiing down through trees or challenging sections.

Jan 7 2014 10:54AM
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scratchproteen
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I agree on the urban, but powder I'd give that to skiing, even my buddy who has rocked a board his whole life will switch to skis if we are out west on a pow day, just for easier traversing and he doesn't have to strap in.

Jan 7 2014 10:55AM
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.AR6rider.
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Yeah, I forgot about traversing and all that crap haha. I've only been on my board like 3 times in the past 3 years and haven't ridden deep pow in longer than that. The surfy, floaty feeling on the way down is incredible though.
Jan 7 2014 11:03AM
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