I just started snowboarding in Jan. 2006 with softboots and an F2 Mist wide. I went to some snowboard schools and made good progress.
Now I'm thinking about switching over to hardboots and do some extreme carving.
I hear, that the style of carving is different to the style they teach you in a "normal softboots school". Is that correct?
Are there in Austria or Switzerland schools for this "hardboot-style" and for extreme carving? (I'm not interested in raceboards by the way).
When I visited several snowboard schools, the average age was roughly 15 years. The oldest participants had 20 or 24 years. These young people just wanted to jump, slide rails,... They where not interested in improving their carving technic. I didn't meet anyone with hardboots there.
I'm several years older. My target is to learn extreme carving without letting the risc run out of control. When you are 30, 40 or 50, you are more cautious, but might be still sportive and eager to learn new things and push your limits.
I do not mind young people doing their way of sports. I'm a little bit sad, that people who are 30, 40 or 50 years old do not have their own schools of snowboarding, their own style to exercise this sport... I think it is time for a change and there still is hope.
Do you know a snowboardschool for "hardboots", where people, who are not 20 any more do not feel out of place?
Thank you for your support.
Have a good time and a lot of snow!
)Gregor (Munich, Germany)
