I have had two private snowboarding lessons at ChillFactore, do you think I need more?

Question

Oh and I have kind of learnt about heel edge and toe edge i'm just not very good at this yet haha

Answer 1

i'd say ride on your own for now. as far as i can tell, you are at the point where you really aren't going to get as much out of a lesson as you did when you were first starting.

i'm not sure how good your turns are, but try and ride as little 50-50 boardslide / falling leaf as possible. do C and S turns all the time. you won't get better staying in your comfort zone all the time.

snowboard on your own, but try and push your limits. you'll keep falling, but that just shows you that you are pushing yourself. when you can go down an easy black diamond or a hard blue square (difficulty of trails is only relative to the mountain you're at, so its hard to say exactly what trails to do) without much difficulty and doing S-turns, i'd say that's when you should take another lesson. your riding style will be perfected, and you'll still be taught new things (carving, switch, freestyle, advanced riding, etc)

if you have the money, lessons are always worth it, but for the sake of saving some dough i'd say hold off on a lesson for a little while.

Answer 2

Keep learning!

The more you learn the better you will be.

I've tought skiing for 20 years and i still have a lesson as a sanity check on what i'm doing at least once a year....

If you've just started boarding.... keep learning!

Answer 3

So?  Are you bragging or something?

Answer 4

I've just returned from a week in pas de la casa (andorra) from my 1st ever boardin holiday.  3 of us had a lesson and after 2 hours i could carve down the slope (slowly).  From what i learnt i would say that the most important things are to stay paralel with board, keep knees slightly bent, keep your head up and just look where you want to go before you turn.  It worked for me, but i suppose i was on a real mountain with plenty of room to fall.  Good luck !!!!

Answer 5

If you feel confident to get out on real snow then go for it. You know the basics so you can just build more confidence on your own now.

Real snow is not a complete change to dry.. [if that's what you've been taught on]. Just don't get in anyone's way 'cause snowboarders are the most annoying thing for a skier ^^

Answer 6

i think you are all set. this could be bad advice, but its how i learned...

my first time my friends took me to the top, and made me go down, it took forever, a lot of falling. but within about 3-4 days of doing that, i could carve. and that's basically the most important thing. you should learn to carve with your heel edge first, its easier and comes quickly. then learn toe edge. lessons will definitely help, i don't think you really need anymore unless you find it necessary. good luck.

Answer 7

Do you still suck?

I never took a real lesson, I watch some vids and got advice and went for it, but that's me I hear taking lessons is a good idea.

Answer 8

You need to decide if you need any further lessons, Id say no, just ride with some peeps that are decent from now on and learn from them instead of spending more money on lessons. IF you think you need more 1 on 1 time then  take another lesson