Snowboarding newbie question?

[Asad A]

Hey guys, so i wanted to try snowboarding (id prefer it over skiing). I found some places near me, and i wanted to go on a weekend and try my hand at it. My question is for some experienced skiers.

If im just going for one day, do i need to take snowboarding lessons? I was just wondering, because i just wanted to try once or twice, and if i take lessons, itll proly waste my time. So is it possible for me to try the beginner slopes with just a crash course?

 

[mtnhotte]

get lessons that day or you'll be walking down the mountain..snowboarding is not easy you cant just throw yourself down.. even the greens you need to learn with someone who knows what there doing..

 

[XxKristina01]

you really should take a lesson, you will benefit more from that than just going up on the mountain. that would be a huge mistake, you would waste much more time coming down the mountain your first time, untrained then you would if you just took a basic lesson and spent some time on the bunny hill. trust me, i didnt take a lesson when i first started haha, it was a mistake.

 

[Tom]

Your day will absolutely suck if you don't know how to board and your not taking lessons. Lessons are not a waste of time at all because the fastest way to learn how to board is to have an experienced boarder teach you. If your just trying it for a day or two then take a couple of runs, who knows you might be a natural. If this is not the case then I suggest taking some lessons. Once you get the basics down you can go ahead and perfect everything on your own, but snowboarding isn't something that you just know how to do. A few tips if your not going to take lessons are always try to carve in an edge (toe or heal) because it is easier to balance that way and just take things slow and stay on easy trails. Hope you have a great time.