Snowboarding Lessons & Associations
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Learning to snowboard is mentally difficult. For many, the
stumbling block in learning is in the mind. It looks difficult
and unlike anything you've tried before, so it must be really
tough. In reality, the moves are more instinctual than skiing.
Once you find your balance and the right moves, you'll progress
quickly. Like any new sport, you will be sore the first
day. Take a warm bath afterwards. You'll bounce back.
If the ski slope allows
snowboarding, lessons and rentals will be offered. The
snowboarding packages are a great deal too. Do your homework
first though. A lot of slopes don't allow snowboarding.
LESSONS
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Mountain Adventure Seminars
P.O. Box 5450
Bear Valley, CA 95223 USA
Tel. 1-209-753-6556
Web site: www.mtadventure.com
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Pro-Ride
103-4338 Main Street
Suite #963
Whistler, BC V0N1B4
Tel.1-877-778-RIDE
Web site: www.pro-ride.com
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Wild Women Snowboard Camp
111 E. Aspen St., P.O. Box 23530
Flagstaff, Arizona 86002, USA
Tel. 1-877-SHE-RIPS or 1-520-773-1557
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ASSOCIATIONS
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National Women's Ski & Snowboarding Week
Stowe, Vermont, USA
Tel 1-800-253-4ski
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Outdoor Life Network, USA
Web site: www.altrec.com/go-index.html
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Snow Sports Association for Women (SSAW)
Tel. 1-801-654-5398.
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Transworld Snow, USA
Web site: www.twsnow.com
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The Zone Network, Inc.
911 Western Ave., Suite 302
Seattle, WA 98104 USA
Web site: www.mountainzone.com
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TRAVEL
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Snowbird Mountain School
P.O. Box 929000
Snowbird, UT 84092, USA
Web site: www.snowbird.com
Offer womens snowboard camps.
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Las Snolas
991 Tyler St. #101
Benicia CA, 94510 USA
Tel. 1-707-746-6435
Web site: www.surflasolas.com
Offer weeklong snowboarding safaris.
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