Beginer snowboarding?

Question

ok, in late january i'm going up north to go skiing/ snowboarding with my family and another family. i'm just learning to snowboard (i did it like 3 years ago and broke my wrists, and i've taken like 5 lessons since then) and i'm really bad at it, i've only been on the chairlift 2x and it didn't go very well. i can pretty much link turns, but that's about it. so i guess i want to know: how long will it take to be good enough to go down some easy chairlift hills, will i be able to do it in january? i'm on xmas break right now and i'm planning to board as much as i can. my friend that's going in Jan. is pretty good and i'll be hanging around with her like the whole time, she'll go down the easier hills, but she won't want to wait for me if i'm falling the whole time.

Answer 1

do bunny hills more! you should master those first as they are less steep and allow you to work on your technique more

Answer 2

Usually 3 to 4 days of riding on the same equipment will get you feeling comfortable getting on / off the lift, linking turns, and experimenting on steeper runs. Ask your friend can lead you while you try to "follow the leader" and emulate what she does - then practice the rest of the day.

Good Luck

Answer 3

practice practice practice