Hey Shreddit - I'm going snowboarding for the first time tomorrow! Can you give me a little bit of advice?

What type of board should I rent? I'm not going to be doing any boxes/rails/tricks/etc., though I hope to (maaaybe) be hitting a couple smaller jumps by the end of the day.

I surf and longboard very easily and naturally, and two weeks ago I tried wakeboarding for the first time - after the 7 tries it took to get up, I was flying back and forth across the wake like I'd been doing it for years. So my board balance/feel is pretty good. What should I be looking for when I go to rent the board?

Any other suggestions? Will I survive without goggles? What are some tricks you know for getting up/getting on and off the lift?

Thanks for taking the time to help out a newbie! Hopefully tomorrow gets me into a lot more snowboarding in the future.

Posted Dec 29, 2011, 6:07 AM UTC

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