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I skied first, then switched to boarding. I reckon I progressed faster 'cos I was comfortable on snow, even though the mechanics are very different. So I'd imagine it'll be true the other way round and you'll progress faster than someone who's never been on snow before. But either way, the early stages of learning to ski are WAY easier than learning to board. So if you strap on some ski's you'll be doing greens pretty much straight away (unlike boarding, where you're on your butt for 3 days), which could be a laugh. But the later stages are WAY harder, so if you want to be as good a skier as you are a boarder you'll have to invest ALOT more time.
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| #10 Re: learning to ski 30/08/2008 @ 15:34:59 |
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| i ski'd for afew years before getting hooked on snowboarding , so again i cant helpm ....... try GONEskiing site lol ...only jokin ( alot have or do ski on here but wont / darnt confess lol) |
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| #9 Re: learning to ski 30/08/2008 @ 15:24:06 |
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i learnt last season i brought skis and only spent 3 days using them lol!
i didnt enjoy it as much as snowboarding but it was alot of fun.
i taught my self ( bit hypocritical for a snowboard instructor lol) and i can handle blues and greens resonably well . that said i did alot of falling while i was learning lol i ended bent in ways i didnt think possible at times lol.
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| #8 Re: learning to ski 29/08/2008 @ 10:09:21 |
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i'm with you there glen. learned toi ski when i was 4 and skied for 20 years. then had a 10 years gap and learned to board. had a go on some carving skis in a snowdome and it was soooooo easy.  |
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| #7 Re: learning to ski 29/08/2008 @ 00:29:21 |
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| I learnt to ski first when I was 7. Recently took it up again for the first time in years and cannot state enough how much easier it was than when I was a kid on straight edge skis. Piece of cake these days. |
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| #6 Re: learning to ski 28/08/2008 @ 13:03:01 |
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| I found skiing much much easier to learn than boarding, although like most I learnt to ski quite young and switched to snowboarding later on. |
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| #5 Re: learning to ski 28/08/2008 @ 12:42:44 |
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I must confess, I learnt to ski last winter... had 2 x 2hr private lessons with a French instructor I know and after that I'm 'comfortable' skiing reds. Not the most elegent of skiers, but not bad.
I think if you're proficient on a snowboard then the progression is much fast than someone who's never been on snow before. You know what it feels like to accelerate down a slope, what an edge does, how to read the slope etc and that all makes a huge difference.
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| #4 Re: learning to ski 28/08/2008 @ 12:40:37 |
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I did it the other way round and learnt to ski first.......so in the last couple of years I have boarded with my mates and on my own, then skiied with my wife and kids. I found the learning curve for skiing was much easier. if you have reasonable balance then you are mainly learning about speed control on skis and a good instructor will have you on greens and blues pretty quickly not crashing on your butt and smashing your knees and wrists to bits on the learner slopes as I did and I'm sure a lot of others have.
It's great being able to choose but given the choice I'll always go for my board, I'm counting down the days until I can get my youngest strapped in and off we go !
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| #3 Re: learning to ski 28/08/2008 @ 12:29:48 |
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oh oh ...er er .. its not for me ... just someone I know ... 
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| #2 Re: learning to ski 28/08/2008 @ 12:25:20 |
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| #1 learning to ski 28/08/2008 @ 12:23:19 |
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Anyone learnt to ski after learning to board?
Is the progression faster if you are already proficient on a snowboard?
Just thinking for the less softer days on the hills might be an option.
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