Practice makes perfect: snowboarding
How many people do you know who would sign up for the Grand National without ever having ridden a horse before? Or without taking out horse insurance or some kind of life insurance? Not many, I’ll bet. And yet every winter thousands of absolute beginners head off to the slopes of Europe and North America with nothing more than an expensive ski jacket and the idea that snowboarding is cool. Of course, snowboarding is cool. What isn’t cool is spending most of your precious winter holiday (and perhaps many weeks afterwards) laid up wrapped in plaster with an unreachable itch somewhere half way down your leg. If you don’t get in at least a couple of practice sessions before you get on the plane, then you’ll either end up having a really boring time or, worse, end up in hospital!
The idea of travelling to these far-flung destinations isn’t just to see the scenery and try and pull a bored chalet girl; it’s also to challenge yourself on some interesting, intriguing and innovative snowboarding courses. If you spend two weeks trying to figure out how to stand up on the damn thing, it all seems a bit of a waste of money. And there’s no excuse not to rack up some board time before you head away as there are dozens of dry ski slopes and indoor ski centres, many of which have developed specialist areas for snowboarders, with jumps and half-pipes, as the sport has become more popular.
I’m lucky enough to live about 40 minutes away from Xscape Braehead, just outside Glasgow, so I can board all year round if I want to. Often I’m busy in the summer months with summery things, so my gear sits unused in the cupboard under the stairs. As soon as you start waking up in the dark, you know it’s time to dust off your board and get back on the slopes. So if someone like me who has been boarding for years still feels the need to get in a few practice sessions before hitting the real snow, beginners have no excuse not to follow my lead!
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