A snowboard trainer warned me that switching from board back to ski sometimes causes trouble. On a board you’re constantly shifting your weight from the front to the middle of the board. This means that on a board both legs are used differently: leaning more on the front leg than on the hind leg. On ski’s this should not happen: both legs should be used the same!
After 3 weeks of intensive snowboard training I switched back to skiing. The result seemed to be that I was leaning too much on my left ski. It figures, My board stance is ‘regular’, meaning left foot in front.
The fix: a day of skiing without poles and some short-turn technical exercises.
Comments
Author: mike dunn
Date: 2005-01-20 00:40:33
given your background hugo - do you think that you’ll continue doing both boarding and skiing?
for my two boys and i, we all dropped skiing, and only board now…
Author: bryan elkus
Date: 2005-01-21 18:01:05
i have some troubles with my knees too and snowbaording doesnt seem to hurt them too bad at all. But try riding switch every so often its fun and your legs dont get as tired and worn out. it will help your riding alot anyway.
Author: Hugo
Date: 2005-01-20 12:54:43
I will be Snowboarding occasionally but mostly skiing. Right now I am training for an entry exam for the next level ski instructor certification so this year I won’t be boarding much anymore. Skiing is more enjoyable right now because I am much better at it. Maybe I’ll do another snowboarding course sometime. Mike, what made you drop skiing and switch to boarding?