Pre-Lesson Warm-Up What a beautiful, refreshing day it was to be out and active!! The temperatures were mild with a clear-blue, sunny sky! Newbie mistake – I placed my board upside down when I went to the clubhouse to pay for my lesson!!! Do’h!!! Always learning, I am!! I had three successful heel edge pendulum…
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Martock Ski Hill – Learning to Snowboard – Lesson IV
Review What I Know Pendulum Heel Edge: Weight on heel edge, knees bent – relaxed. Start with straight down – heel edge – equal weight in both heels Start left Slightly more weight on left heel Head – looking left – in the direction I want to go, left shoulder and left hip in line…
Martock Ski Hill – Learning to Snowboard – Lesson III – The Importance of Proper Gear
My New Snowboard – 2018 Head Woman’s Shine Snowboard Camba & Rocker My new board is a Head Hybrid Camba Series. What this means, as my instructor Issac told me this session – is that my board is a cross between a camba and a rocker. I am a sea kayaker. I know what a…
Martock Ski Hill – Learning to Snowboard – Lesson II
Martock Ski Hill It was a beautiful day to snowboard! Yes, it was cold, but the sun was a warm kiss on my cheeks!! Feeling Nervous – Remembering The Night I Practiced on My Own! I am grateful to be using a borrowed snowboard, but it is not a good fit for me and the…
Martock Ski Hill – Learning to Snowboard – Lesson I
Arriving – 9:30am – It is ALREADY Packed! Slide Heel Down – Straight My instructor Shannon, after a very beginning intro on maneuvering on a flat surface on a snow board…. brought me to the bunny hill! My first lesson here was putting my weight on my heels and sliding straight down. Getting Up From…
Blue Beach, Hantsport, Nova Scotia
Blue Beach was a first for me, but a well known walk for my friend Liz who lives in Windsor. Blue Beach has a tidal range of 16 meters and is known as a significant fossil location. Everything about this beach is Nova Scotia – gorgeous landscape, water edging the landscape, and some fossils along…