J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by misterbrown

Thanks, good advice all round.

I've watched the DVD a few times before a lesson. It really helped when it talked about outward foot pressure, something the instructor didn't mention, which really helped with control and balance when I remembered it halfway through the lesson when I was on my ass again. :)

2 votes for pads. Wow, I thought pads were for those doing tricks. I will consider those now, especially for my wife who is delicate.

Hi Everyone,

I'm going to Ellmau this new year, with my wife, on our first ever snow holiday. We've done level 1 and 2 snowboarding at MK Snozone. So we can both side slip on both edges, with a little bit of diagonal action.

I have 95% learned to stop falling down, and can control the diagonals okay. Although my wife didn't find heel edge too easy and was still falling over a lot. The ice patches were tricky last time we were at Snozone.

So advice would be really helpful please:

Are real slopes easier or harder to learn on?

Should we take the snowboarding lessons, or try to learn on our own from a DVD/Book? Will they be at the correct level for us?

Do we need a lift pass for the nursery slopes, lesson areas?

Is the full lift pass going to be a waste for beginners, will we get a 5 day beginners pass which is a bit cheaper? I'm adventurous but not insane. :-)