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Title: Snowboarding
Post by: snowboarderchic on July 31, 2012, 08:56:06 PM
Post by: snowboarderchic on July 31, 2012, 08:56:06 PM
Would any of be more likely to take a snowboard lesson if your instructor was trans? Would it alleviate some of your anxiety? I teach and coach snowboarding from beginner all the way trough to the 22' super pipe, and I have yet to meet any other trans folks on the slopes so I was just wondering....
Title: Re: Snowboarding
Post by: Sara Murphy on July 31, 2012, 09:32:01 PM
Post by: Sara Murphy on July 31, 2012, 09:32:01 PM
When I first started to snowboard what I honestly wanted was an instructor who could get me down the hill. I took about 3 or 4 lessons with different people out west on a vacation until I just decided to just teach myself and off I went.
Now, haven't been out for a ride for about 10 years now for many reasons. If I were to take a lesson again to try and refresh my memory on how to get down a hill, sure, why not. Although, I think I would probably have more transgender related questions than coaching on how to link turns without eating pine cones.
I have never been to the mountains out east, but if I am ever in the neighborhood, I will schedule a lesson.
P.S. I miss your old profile pick, I though it was quite fetching.
Now, haven't been out for a ride for about 10 years now for many reasons. If I were to take a lesson again to try and refresh my memory on how to get down a hill, sure, why not. Although, I think I would probably have more transgender related questions than coaching on how to link turns without eating pine cones.
I have never been to the mountains out east, but if I am ever in the neighborhood, I will schedule a lesson.
P.S. I miss your old profile pick, I though it was quite fetching.
Title: Re: Snowboarding
Post by: jsorter on July 31, 2012, 10:59:03 PM
Post by: jsorter on July 31, 2012, 10:59:03 PM
I couldn't tell you. I am self taught in 5 hours. At the end of the season I was being bombarded by sponsors.
Title: Re: Snowboarding
Post by: Jenny07 on August 01, 2012, 07:18:53 AM
Post by: Jenny07 on August 01, 2012, 07:18:53 AM
It would be cool.
Shame I Ski. Going for a couple of days skiing this weekend at Perisher off the ridge ad towers.
Should be fun to get away from work for a week or so.
Would be cool to have a cousin to ski with as I normaly have to ski solo.
Got some great carve turns down the ridge and interceptor last time i went.
Shame I Ski. Going for a couple of days skiing this weekend at Perisher off the ridge ad towers.
Should be fun to get away from work for a week or so.
Would be cool to have a cousin to ski with as I normaly have to ski solo.
Got some great carve turns down the ridge and interceptor last time i went.
Title: Re: Snowboarding
Post by: Bexi on August 01, 2012, 08:05:36 AM
Post by: Bexi on August 01, 2012, 08:05:36 AM
I would say that it wouldn't make much of a difference, the same as if my instructor was male, female, white, black, big, small, young, old - as long as they could teach me how to snowboard! :)
Im a ski-bunny myself, so probably don't have enough recklessness or ego to snowboard hehehe ;)
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Im a ski-bunny myself, so probably don't have enough recklessness or ego to snowboard hehehe ;)
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Title: Re: Snowboarding
Post by: Chrissy1 on August 16, 2012, 10:23:27 PM
Post by: Chrissy1 on August 16, 2012, 10:23:27 PM
It would probably be beter for me that the teacher wasnt trans. I would learn anything I would have a million questions I want to ask