I began snowboarding on the 13th of March. So far, I've spent a total of eight days on the board (spread on 3 weekends). In these eight days I've taken 8 hours of private lessons with two very skilled (and patient) instructors of the Val di Fassa Ski and Snowboarding school.
My last weekend, however, was the turning point, as I decided to buy the full kit and discovered how easy snowboarding is if you have the right tool. And the right tool is a board with this innovative shape called 'rocker' (as opposed to the traditional 'camber' shape). My friend Paolo told me about these "new geometries" which were being developed in North America where he was living last year. He told me to check Libtech's website to see what was this 'banana' shape. What I ended up buying is a Burton TWC Standard, which is like an entry level board: friendly banana (or 'rocker') shape, very flexible, right size for my height and weight (172cm+68kg=154cm board).
I think I was hooked to snowboarding as soon as I realized how easy is to turn with these new board. I'm looking forward to use it again.
Check out these first shots on the snow.