Share The Sport You Love This Month!
I’ll never forget the day I learned to snowboard. My friends took me up the Grandview chair and brought me to the top of the mountain, then spent the next two and a half hours (yes, you read that right) watching me fall my way to the bottom. At one point, I almost shot it straight down Lower Main; at another, a friendly skier gave me a tow for about 10 feet only for me to instantly fall after I let go. Did I mention that at the end of the day, my friends realized the board I had borrowed was set up for a goofy stance and I ride regular? My first day on the mountain was a hot mess, to say the least.
In hindsight, I am grateful that my friends had the patience to stay with me all day and help me learn the basics, because I could never spend that much time teaching someone to learn. When I decided to share my favorite sport with my little sister, I was stoked to find that not only is Sierra the best spot for noobs, but I could pay someone to do my dirty work! Sierra's SMART TERRAIN® Program gives beginners the opportunity to experience the sport of skiing or snowboarding in an environment best suited for learning and improving skills, along with killer deals on private and group lessons and amazingly patient and talented instructors. We also have package deals that include gear rentals and a dope demo center so you can avoid learning how to ride a snowboard backwards, like yours truly!
Friday, January 8th, Sierra had the pleasure of participating in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most skiers learning to ski and snowboard at one time . If you didn’t get a chance to participate, don’t fret! The entire month of January is Learn to Ski and Ride Month , so bring up a buddy or the little ones and learn a sport you can enjoy for the rest of your life at Sierra-at-Tahoe, the best place in the basin to learn to ski and ride!
