Snowboarding
For years now, I've been wanting to try out snowboarding. I've been an avid skiier for years, and I've just never wanted to ruin a good day of skiing with learning to board. But with the snow conditions being so miserable this season, I finally had my opportunity; I didn't feel like I was missing anything. So, yesterday was the day!
Adam's Summary of Snowboarding For People Who Usually Ski:
Not as hard as people make it out to be: +50 points
You don't feel like as much of a dork wearing a helmet (which you probably should anyway: +20 points
You still feel like a little bit of a teenage douche, even though you're really not: -30 points
It's really easy to turn: +25 points
It's incredibly hard to stop: -100 points
You really do fall a lot: -50 points
When you fall it's pretty harmless and relatively easy to get back up: +40 points
You have to put the damn thing on every time you get off a lift: -75 points
When you get off to go get lunch, you're not wearing bizarrely shaped concrete death boots: +60 points
The board is way easier to carry, and you don't need poles: +40 points
Skiing is just totally awesome and makes you feel like some kind of invincible olympic athlete who sips cognac and reads The Times: -100 points
Final score: -120 points.
All kidding aside, I think I'm a skiier for life, but it is fun to try new things, and I'm looking forward to my second lesson. I can see the appeal, for sure.