View Full Version : adult ski/snowboard lessons?
dennisaur
10-30-2007, 12:42 PM
i did a search here on beyond and all i found was a thread about snowboarding lessons for people who already know how lol
but anyway... my immigrant ass wants to try skiing/snowboarding. keep in mind that i grew up in asia where we had no snow so i absolutely have no experience on a ski hill. i looked at COP's lessons and i was under the impression it was for kids ( the lesson page says for 6 and up) even though i definitely fit into the "and up" category, i am not too keen on taking a class with little snotty ankle-biters as the only adult.
do i have any other options? or do i just have to suck it up and be like the billy madison of COP?:rofl: :nut:
PINOY-X
10-30-2007, 12:48 PM
try and see if you can find a private lesson?. who cares if you really want to learn then just do the lesson. or try calling them maybe and ask them if they have classes for your age ?......
toyboy88
10-30-2007, 12:53 PM
Discovery lessons at COP.
Includes 2 hours lesson, rentals, and all day lift ticket.
dennisaur
10-30-2007, 01:36 PM
ooh thanks... i knew there had to be adult lessons there. i was looking at kids programs :rofl: :rofl:
DENZILDON
10-30-2007, 02:15 PM
I was exactly like you 3 winters ago. My cousins brought me to sunshine village on my first winter. Told me to strap in take the chair lift and try to go the slope. The hard part was the mountain they took me was Goat's eye Mountain which was mostly double, black and blue runs!!! :banghead:
Now I can pretty much ride already and have fun. I would suggest going to Nakiska instead of COP. Nakiska is perfect for learning because the angle of the slop is just right!!!!
GREENBOY
11-05-2007, 05:27 PM
I swallowed my pride and did the c.o.p. lessons with rentals last year on the bunny hill, but it was actually fine once you get started and realise no-one gives a shit what you're doing anyway. We also went up to sunshine and did a full day lesson up there with lunch and rentals etc. That was really good too. Started on the learner slope and then spent the afternoon on strawberry there, which was about right. The other people you learn with are all the same level so no-one feels stupid. It only takes a few lessons then you can go out on your own and keep practicing what you learnt. I'd recommend c.o.p. and sunshine for lessons.
reiRei
11-05-2007, 11:03 PM
this is my first season boarding, I started last year.. and got lessons when I was 14 (didn't have the funds to continue), anyways.. I plan on learning and practicing at COP, just for convenience... and hopefully moving on to Sunshine in the next month or so...
COP has some good lessons, and people of all ages attend it... I may take in another lesson, so I may see your immigrant ass there! :P
rc2002
11-05-2007, 11:31 PM
Lessons are useless. Go with someone who knows how to board and get them to show you how to ride your edges. After that it's all practice.
Go to Lake Louise because the runs are longer and are nice and wide. Short runs cause you to lose all momentum when you're learning.
DENZILDON
11-05-2007, 11:43 PM
Originally posted by richardchan2002
Lessons are useless. Go with someone who knows how to board and get them to show you how to ride your edges. After that it's all practice.
Go to Lake Louise because the runs are longer and are nice and wide. Short runs cause you to lose all momentum when you're learning.
Indeed, here is a video of one of their long runs!!!
http://www.skilouise.com/support/video/video.aspx
JordanAndrew
11-05-2007, 11:51 PM
Originally posted by richardchan2002
Lessons are useless. Go with someone who knows how to board and get them to show you how to ride your edges. After that it's all practice.
Go to Lake Louise because the runs are longer and are nice and wide. Short runs cause you to lose all momentum when you're learning.
+1 for this idea. I learned how to snowboard when I actually went with my brother and his friends. We went to Sunshine and did some easy hills like strawberry run and angel. Short runs aren't bad hills to learn but long runs are good as well. It's easier to learn in an actual hill rather than in a bunny hill in my opinion.
In the end, the most important part of snowboarding is learning how to stop.
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