ygrene 1 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 It was the 98 winter Olympics that did it for me. I moved to Nagano about 1 week after the closing ceremony and picked up snowboarding the next season. Link to post Share on other sites
Dunga 1 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 At 14yrs of age, our school holds a camp where you hike/cross country ski around mt Stirling and camp in the snow. After that I did barely any skiing until I was 24 and working in Lyon where I was encouraged to try skiing for the weekend with French colleagues. Skied and sucked big time at it. Same thing happened when I was travelling for work to Salt Lake City. I really disliked skiing but could get by on blue runs, and get down blacks. Like Goz, it wasn't until I was 28 and decided to go "Skiing" with my new girlfriend that I gave snowboarding a shot. 3 days at Falls Creek and a boys week away in NZ flicked a switch in my brain 4 years ago. 3 Japan trips later and I'm hooked... If only I could live where work and snowboarding were next to each other... And yes I have looked for this... Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Born close to ski lifts so it was easy for me. Wasn't atually my choice, come to think of it! Link to post Share on other sites
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