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What Everyone's First Time Snowboarding is Like

Falling, falling, and more falling.

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What Everyone's First Time Snowboarding is Like
Laura Janisch

Winter break is finally here. Not only is it a time to reunite with family and catch up on all the sleep you missed throughout the semester, it's also the start of skiing and snowboarding season.

Thinking about trying snowboarding this winter? This is what nearly everyone experiences during their first time:

1. You start out super excited.


You can hardly contain your excitement on your way to the ski & snowboard resort. All your friends have snowboarded, and it looks so fun. This is going to be awesome.

2. Gearing up is a struggle.


You finally arrive and start to gear up, but it's a struggle to even move in your puffy snowpants. And then things really start to go downhill when you put your left boot on your right foot. But it's okay, those boots look exactly the same. You got it straightened out. You're good. This is still going to be awesome.

3. The first fall.

You haven't even made it two feet, and you've already fell just trying to walk.

4. But you're still confident.

You just needed to get used to the boots. You still got this.

5. You finally make it to the top of the hill.

You peer over the edge, and your life starts to flash before your eyes. What were you thinking?! Eventually, you muster up enough courage to go down the hill...

6. And you start flying!

The speed, the adrenalie, it feels amazing! You're basically Shaun White.

7. But then you wipe out.

You don't know how to stop, and you completely lose control.

8. And you wipeout again.

9. And again.

10. And again.

11. So you give up and switch to skis.

It's just so much easier. And you get to use those cool ski poles.

12. You wake up the next day totally bruised.

But it was all worth it.

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