[Typo3-t3board03] Agenda Snowboard Beginners

[Mathias Schreiber [wmdb]]

Daniel Brün wrote:
> 1. Helmet (can also be rented. If you're planning to stick with 
> snowboarding, it might also be a good idea to buy one)

depends but generally not a bad idea.
I got one spare and will bring it.
Who shouts first gets the helmet (L).

> 2. Wristguards. You'll have to get up using your hands VERY frequently 
> in the beginning... so they're not only good for falling! (There are 
> gloves that also have wristguard-functionality, but they're usually 
> quite expensive. Otherwise just wear cheap inline-skating-wristguards 
> under your regular gloves).

Wristguards are important but please also pay attention to the theory 
lesson "falling techniques".
In Splügen a friend of mine just got up after closing his bindings, lost 
balance and broke his arm 8 times becuase he thought "Hey, wristguards 
should bounce the fall".

> 3. Knee-Pads. On the first runs, you WILL fall on your knees. That's a 
> classic! Do you know those knee-pads volleyball-players wear? That's 
> exactly what you need. This stuff is not very expensive but highly 
> recommended, because once your knee is hurt, snowboarding the rest of 
> the week can be real pain! Of course, you can also go for the 
> special-snowboard-knee-pad (Vans, Burton, ProTec, ...), which is 
> slighlty more expensive but also offers more protection.

I think blue knees (interesting - how does this connect to a black-eye 
in the english language?) will appear with a lot of people.
If you live in germany, get Voltaren and use it after the day on the slope.
I will also bring a lot of it - but since I crash a lot too I hope not 
to give all of it away :)
I also have a pair of skateboarding kneepads - like above:
Who shouts first gets them.

> 4. Butt-Pad (I just made that name up;-)). A friend of mine bought some 
> padded underwear on our last trip to the mountains. Basically your hips 
> and butt are padded with some kind of foam. Not too bad, could have used 
> that now and then, too ;-). If you're on a budget, you can also try to 
> use some kind of cycling-short and stuff some padding into it, or nails, 
> if you want to make sure you don't fall ;-)

Like above - I got one in L left too.
Shout now, the early bird catches the worm.


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