Coooolboarders!
As for the last Sunday, I finally could go snowboard. Sometimes I had the feeling that every exchange student here have skiied or snowboarded already except me. So, I went with most of the Himeji Gang to Tokura.
I decided to snowboard, as most of the group... and only two had even tried it before (and one of them chose skis instead). I think it's possible to imagine the situation. Everybody asking the only person with experience and a snowboard how to do things...
Actually I could get the basics quickly. Could stand up and slide in the first attempt, manuever in the second and put/remove the snowboard locks quickly in the third... But I still don't know for sure how to break.
That's when we were practicing in a small slope just to get the hang of it... After getting up the lift my inability to break really showed itself. As I couldn't break, or even slow down (I got how to do that a little at the end, but even so I couldn't do it at will) I often rushed down at high speed just to fall meters ahead. And when you fall at a high speed, it's the most funny, right? Rolling some meters... spinning in the air... At least the snow was soft and I could go somewhat further without falling in the last tries.
We learned after that the place isn't very nice to begginers in snowboarding, so most of the group decided to ski next time. I'm still with snowboard, but don't know if I'll be able to go again so soon...
It was also Steff's birthday, so the group also had a dinner in celebration afterwards.
Ah, and as I was afraid of breaking my camera (well justified if I remember my falls back there), I didn't take any pictures, putting the camera safe in the locker. But others did, and I'll put some of their pictures here when I get them.
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Added on Feb 1st
I got some pics, so the album is up now for those who'd like to see it. Enjoy.
I decided to snowboard, as most of the group... and only two had even tried it before (and one of them chose skis instead). I think it's possible to imagine the situation. Everybody asking the only person with experience and a snowboard how to do things...
Actually I could get the basics quickly. Could stand up and slide in the first attempt, manuever in the second and put/remove the snowboard locks quickly in the third... But I still don't know for sure how to break.
That's when we were practicing in a small slope just to get the hang of it... After getting up the lift my inability to break really showed itself. As I couldn't break, or even slow down (I got how to do that a little at the end, but even so I couldn't do it at will) I often rushed down at high speed just to fall meters ahead. And when you fall at a high speed, it's the most funny, right? Rolling some meters... spinning in the air... At least the snow was soft and I could go somewhat further without falling in the last tries.
We learned after that the place isn't very nice to begginers in snowboarding, so most of the group decided to ski next time. I'm still with snowboard, but don't know if I'll be able to go again so soon...
It was also Steff's birthday, so the group also had a dinner in celebration afterwards.
Ah, and as I was afraid of breaking my camera (well justified if I remember my falls back there), I didn't take any pictures, putting the camera safe in the locker. But others did, and I'll put some of their pictures here when I get them.
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Added on Feb 1st
I got some pics, so the album is up now for those who'd like to see it. Enjoy.
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