A 3-part series
Winter Sports
Your first day on the mountain, minus the panic. Snowboarding and skiing for complete beginners.
We wrote this series because winter sports look incredible from the lodge, but the first day on snow is genuinely humbling. You fall a lot. Your legs burn in muscles you forgot existed. Nobody warns you about any of it. These guides cover the real beginner experience, from renting gear to linking your first turns, with honest advice about what to expect and how to not hate the learning curve.
What you'll learn
- ✓ How to snowboard from your first run to linking turns
- ✓ How to ski from pizza stops to parallel turns
How to Snowboard
Snowboard your first day as a complete beginner. Pick your stance, stop on your heel and toe edges, link your first turns, ride the chairlift, and fall in a way that protects your wrists.
How to Ski
Ski your first day as a complete beginner. Put your boots on right, stop and steer with the pizza wedge, link turns down a green run, and ride the chairlift.
How to Ice Skate
Ice skate for the first time. Fit and lace rental skates, practice a safe fall off the ice, find your balance at the boards, march, glide, stop with a snowplow, stride, and turn.
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