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AASI How to Snowboard: A Beginner’s Guide Part 1

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Last season I worked with PSIA-AASI, Snow Operating, and Halley O’Brien to create some basic tips and tricks to get beginners started on the hill. These videos are not intended to replace instruction, but to reach viewers who are already searching for “how to snowboard” on YouTube and trying to learn to snowboard without instructors. Here’s the first video in the series where we cover how a snowboard works, show what socks to wear, demonstrate how to put on your boots and snowboard, and share some simple tips for how to carry a snowboard.

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Bose SoundLink Micro Review

 

In wet ski school locker rooms, on sandy beaches, poolside at hot tubs, stacked on luggage in Chinese busses, attached to my pack while splitboarding, and clipped to a paddleboard while navigating whitewater, the rugged little Bose SoundLink Micro has accompanied most of my adventures for the last six months. Here’s what I’ve found from six months of traveling with tunes by Bose.
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First Chair: How to Take your Riding from Good to Great

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On a recent First Chair podcast, George brought up my teammate Jonathan Ballou’s podcast on taking your skiing from good to great (my answer? start snowboarding!), but it led to this discussion around how you can plan to take your riding from good to great and get to that next level – as well as a discussion of why we evaluate certain things during the riding portion of the exam. Learn why being a beginner again at a sport this summer, or trying some cross training on a board sport, can help you accomplish your winter riding goals. 

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