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10 great reasons to be a snowboarder

Wednesday, 01. 23. 2008  –  Category: Snowboarding, Video

Just saw this post up on Chamonix.eu.com listing - ahem - “10 great reasons not to become a snowboarder”.

Seeing as that site is run by an old mate of mine I thought I’d entertain a little post in response. Seems all good to me.

1. You will probably die.

Get busy living, or get busy dying. I know what I’d rather do.

It’s true… you can’t bake a cake without smashing a few eggs - you will most likley get hurt whilst you’re learning, but there’s no reason why after a couple of days learning how to turn and stop, that you can’t progress surely and safely to being a decent snowboarder.

2. You are going to look like a fashion victim.

Hmm, would you rather look like this

or this?

3. You will probably kill other people.

Just make sure they’re skiers. ;-)

4. You may well go to prison.

Of course, that doesn’t happen if you ski, does it?

5. You will hurt yourself.

No pain, no gain.

6. You will be traveling down the side a mountain at high velocity with both feet strapped firmly to the same piece of wood.

…making it statistically safer for your knees without all that rotational injury risk.

7. Skiing is much more versatile than snowboarding.

Steep, big mountain

Boardercross

Slopestyle

Halfpipe
Not to mention splitboard skinning, a bit of old fashioned jibbing, and a whole host of things that free skiing wouldn’t have without snowboarding, and lets face it - the world would be a worse place without!

8. Snowboarders are commonly known as “Gays on Trays”!

Lol, not heard that before, so not that common. Quite funny though… for a skier.

9. You don’t just become a snowboarder.

Yes you do.

S: (n) snowboarder (someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard)^[1]

Strap on a snowboard, slide down a snow-covered slope and you’re in.

10. It’s going to cost you.

Take it in your stride snowboarder. You’ve earnt it, now enjoy it. See you on the hill.