I went snowboarding for the first time this past Saturday! I attended a 4 h snowboarding lesson at LAAX in Switzerland with seven other people. I can't believe I didn't do this earlier when I was in Canada. I was a little hesitant to buy all my snowboarding gear at first, because even though it was almost all 2nd hand, it was still quite a large sum of money. But it was worth every cent. The thrill of gliding down the snow-covered hillside with the magnificent Swiss alps as your backdrop is incomparable. And this is just on the bunny hill haha, I didn't go on the big slopes yet.
My instructor was a Czech guy who grew up skiing/snowboarding in the mountains. He was cool, he helped me with my stance, pointed out what I was doing wrong and when I was doing something right.
There were three other ladies that were learning as well. Sarah was a German whose bf is an avid snowboarder, so she's trying it out. Jordynn is working for the American army and just happens to be stationed in either Germany or Switzerland (I can't remember). Her husband snowboards, therefore she's learning so she can join him on the slopes. I feel like there's a trend here. Priscilla (? not sure...) is a Brazilian who has always dreamed of snowboarding ^^
There was a Swiss-Canadian (born in Canada but moved to Switzerland) who was the Brazilian's partner? friend? Not sure, but he was a skier before attempting snowboarding. There was also a father and his son, and another young boy who was in my class. I didn't talk to them much, mainly because they spoke German and not much English.
I am so excited to go snowboarding again this weekend, I will be going every weekend up until Feb 9! I'll keep you updated on my progress in becoming a pro snowboarder =P
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| One of the incredible views from where I was snowboarding |
There were three other ladies that were learning as well. Sarah was a German whose bf is an avid snowboarder, so she's trying it out. Jordynn is working for the American army and just happens to be stationed in either Germany or Switzerland (I can't remember). Her husband snowboards, therefore she's learning so she can join him on the slopes. I feel like there's a trend here. Priscilla (? not sure...) is a Brazilian who has always dreamed of snowboarding ^^
There was a Swiss-Canadian (born in Canada but moved to Switzerland) who was the Brazilian's partner? friend? Not sure, but he was a skier before attempting snowboarding. There was also a father and his son, and another young boy who was in my class. I didn't talk to them much, mainly because they spoke German and not much English.
I am so excited to go snowboarding again this weekend, I will be going every weekend up until Feb 9! I'll keep you updated on my progress in becoming a pro snowboarder =P
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| My class! (-2 people) From left to right: Peter, me, Jordynn, Andreas, Sarah, Swiss-Canadian guy, Priscilla? |
