Snow Blades? My GF Is A Rank Begginner, And Has Only Skied A Couple Of Times?
Aug 4, 2009
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It has been suggested that she try snow blades and my question is will these serve her well in any and all conditions we may encounter, and are they really that much easier than skis? I am seeing more and more of them on the mountains, so there must be something attractive about them. I have yet to try em. We are going to Telluride for a week and i want her to have the best time possible..in and out of the hotel room! |
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Posted by Marshall |
Categories: telluride cabins | Tagged: Best Time, Gf, Hotel Room, Mountains, Skis, Snow Blades, Telluride |
Mike C
August 6th, 2009 at 11:12 pm #
Don’t let her be a snowler blader! True they are easy but they are also the biggest joke on the mountain. The reason, there is no real skill to ride them. she is better off taking a lession the first day out and ski through progression.
just_hanging_out_in_b&w
August 9th, 2009 at 4:03 am #
Ok, I personally don’t like snow blades. They are too short, so you cannot carve a turn. Basically, snow blading is the process of skidding back and forth as you go down the mountain. Some people like them…I don’t. You can’t ski the steeps at all, you are stuck on the blue groomers, and then only if they aren’t icy. Now, if she is a beginner anyways, I guess that wouldn’t matter too much anyways though.
I suggest that if she is planning on getting more and more into skiing, then invest in the lessons and the skis, and learn to ski. Then, if she wants to take up snowblading later, then do that!
I’m afraid that if somebody learns to snow blade first, they won’t gain the proper habits that you would by being on skis, so the transition from snow blading to skiing might be fairly difficult.
prisoner96720
August 11th, 2009 at 11:18 pm #
DO NOT have her try snowblades ( by the way they’re really called skiboards) but from this point on I will refer to them as fruitboots. They will develop bad skiing habits in her, are bad at decent speeds and terrible in powder. If you’re going to telluride you’re gonna ski some freshies too, not to mention she’ll look like a complete goof wearing em and will absolutely catch some flak from skiers and snowboarders. Just pay for her to get a lesson when you’re there the first two or three days and she’ll have a blast the rest of the week. And the reason you see more and more of em on the mt. is because people don’t wanna take the time to learn to ski properly and see it as an easy shortcut, fruitboots are not designed to ski the whole mountain though, they were really designed for park use. So please please don’t have her try them, you’ll be giving her to the dark side.
indianteardrops
August 14th, 2009 at 12:38 am #
snow blades are very easy to use – very similar to ice skating. However, they are radically different from skiing. Not only do you not learn how to grab an edge for a good carve, but you also have your balance thrown radically off from the transfer from snow blades to skiis. If she wants to try snow blades, I’d say that she should go for it. In the end it is her opinion. Snow blades are used mostly for tricks in the pipe and parks, not so much for an all over mountain ski. Much easier to grab air and do cool little tricks. If she wants a good ski for beginning, I suggest a pair of Head or Atomics, and as a rental. If you go to a good ski area, you can hand in the rentals for free, if she decides to go snow blading afterwards. I dont know where you are located, but some of the bigger names out east have that option, like Killington, Jay Peak, Waterville Valley, Okemo and Mount Snow – I was renting a snowboard at Killington and tried out the snow blades in the same day, for the same price, then promptly went back to skiing. However, if you are also looking for a good time in the hotel room, I’d suggest the snow blades, since they are less streneous on your muscles and she wont be in alot of pain from falling as often.
Ivan K
August 17th, 2009 at 1:34 am #
Snow blades are easier then skis to manage on well packed slopes, one managing inline skates will feel somehow similar feelings. Snow blades are not good at all in powder or soft snow and safety is not good at all – there are no release bindings on Snow Blades.
I would reccommend regular carving skis – somehow shorter version and ski teacher or good book for selflearning. Good luck!