Learn to Snowboard

i found this sticker ad thought it was cool but now i need to know the brand.

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im going snowboarding with my boyfriend and his family and im HORRIBLE! they’re all really good. how do i carve? im scared cos the first time i tried to do a toe side turn i did a few face plants. i need step by step tips!
helllllllppppppppp the pathetic! thanks !

when you do your toe side turns start out riding STRAIGHT DOWN and ease into the turn by lifting the heel of you lead foot untill you can feel the pressure of your boot on your shin then follow with your other foot. The key here is to EASE INTO IT don’t just shove your knees forward and pull you heels up unless you enjoy eating the mountian! Have fun and just relax!

I know of a few places like Big 5, REI, Sports Chalet, the usual. Is there a speciaty store only for snow sports? Remember, I live in Los Angeles so it has to be local. Thanks.

Honestly I’d avoid those big retail stores. They only sell crap, Sure it’ll be cheap and I guess if the person you’re buying it for doesn’t ride very much then it’s fine. But if you’re looking for quality then look for a board shop, They’ll sell the quality gear, and usually around the end of the season they’ll have their 50% off sale on the gear they couldn’t sell that year.

So for my History of Cinema class, I have to write a research paper on how German Expressionism has influenced Tim Burton’s films. I would just like to know some of the key points that I should include in my paper. And also, would it be okay to state that German Expressionism ‘branched’ into the horror genre? Tim Burton was greatly influenced by Universal 1930’s horror films. No BS answers, please.

I wrote a paper on German Expressionism for the film section of my local newspaper last year.. The main points you want to know are lighting, set, and acting. German Expressionist films tended to be dark (Robert Wiene’s "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary", F.W. Murnau’s "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," "Faust," "The Last Laugh," "Sunrise," "Nosferatu", and Fritz Lang’s "Metropolis," and "Dr. Mabuse" series..) and the sets were pretty elaborate and bizzare.. Definitely the classic form of cinema, oppose to realism– which includes on location shooting, etc. The acting, self explanatory, very expressionistic because there was no sound yet in cinema (this was the 1920s and 30s), much like the films of Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Anyways– all these elements have somewhat influenced Tim Burton’s films.

As for "branching into horror," it’s a bit hard to say. Murnau seemed to be very much included supernatural elements into his films, and Nosferatu, Faust, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde were all early horrors, but actually German Expressionism eventually branched into Film Noir (early Hollywood crime cinema) as some of the German directors– Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau, etc. moved to America. Once again, many of these elements discussed you can find in Film Noir.

Hope that cleared some things up.

I just want to know because i would like to try them.

You just need patience and time to practice. Snowboarding would definately be more difficult than riding a dirt bike.

I am getting into snowboarding tricks and I was wondering what tricks i should start to learn next. For the most part all I can do is 180’s sometimes 360’s grabs and stuff like that. Next year I want to learn a lot of tricks, is there any really fun tricks or good looking tricks that I should learn now? I want to get better at 360’s and learn to butter and stuff like that, anything else? Also since my season is over is there anything I can do to practice tricks away from the mountain?
O ya and all the snow is pretty much gone now

Since all the snow is gone you could buy a crappy snowboard from a local shop and tape the edges and use it on a trampoline, you could work on your spins and grabs. You could also wake board, this is what I do in the off season to progress, because there is water you can try a lot of tricks without high risk, but don’t get me wrong you still can get hurt.

For the next Winter when the Snow is back you can try this:

You could Progress your spins more, move up to 540’s. You could also improve style, every good rider knows that a trick doesn’t look good with out style. To improve your style, you can pre spin less on 360’s (if you pre spin) do not roll down the windows, you could also try riding switch and throwing huge floater 180’s.

Buttering is good as long as it looks steezy. Don’t do the gay butters where you spin around just to fall down. There is also nose/tail press butters, where you raise one end of the board and spin.

Jibbs – As you Progress venture into the terrain park and hit some jibs. Jibbing is riding anything that isn’t snow. At your local mountain, or near it you should be able to find a beginner terrain park that will have small Jumps, Boxes, and Rails. Start off with thick ride on boxes until you get your balance. Once you have that down you can do boardslides and butters on the boxes.

I want to learn how to ride….but I dont want to spend loads of money just in case I dont like it Im looking to buy a snowboard and bindings together for under $300…is that even possible?…..but I also dont want them to fall apart HELP?? ohh and I dont really know what im looking for so any advice would help alot

thanx =]

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