larrytbull Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) 2 weeks ago My son took a private freestyle lesson at blue mountain.The instructor he got was one of the blue mountain snowboard team coaches. I have to say he was one of the best instructors I have seen. My son learned so much from him in the 1.5 hour lesson. If any of the few snowboarders on this board are looking for a good instructer. Ask for Sean the snowboard coach. You will not be disappointed here is a link to video after lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1aPGW_i3og Edited March 9, 2015 by larrytbull 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Awesome. Good stuff man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Nice video but the second half is just black. Pretty soon he'll be doing Tripods like his dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Nice video but the second half is just black. Pretty soon he'll be doing Tripods like his dad. Difference is he does tripods when he wants to. His dad only does them when he catches edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Holy grail, my brother took one lesson at killy around 6 or so. When we went to pick him up he was beside himself about how mean they were. LOL If I could find a private teacher that my kid would ski with I would provide them with a plethora of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude4bides Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Holy grail, my brother took one lesson at killy around 6 or so. When we went to pick him up he was beside himself about how mean they were. LOL If I could find a private teacher that my kid would ski with I would provide them with a plethora of money. You know one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 You know one Matt Edge will teach your daughter how to grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 You know one She hates men not of her age group, she wouldn't get her picture taken at school because it was some dude......when she gets over that I'll certainly keep it in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude4bides Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 She hates men not of her age group, she wouldn't get her picture taken at school because it was some dude......when she gets over that I'll certainly keep it in mind. Let me know if you are serious about it because I know a few good females that are "not men of her age group" haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Johnny law I think Mrs. Snowbunski would be a good instructor for your daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Let me know if you are serious about it because I know a few good females that are "not men of her age group" haha For sure, I would tend to believe next year is when lesson's would be more useful. We are still mostly in the let's have stage mixed with I ain't listening to you dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTmark Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm pretty sure obly two snowboards are on this site that ride blue. Tp4 and I, we are both interchangeably the best snowboard outside of the park that rides at blue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 summary of lesson from TP4: "Basically, just go down the hill. If you fall, get back up and keep going down the hill. With enough practice, you will no longer fall. Ok, that will be $120." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm pretty sure obly two snowboards are on this site that ride blue. Tp4 and I, we are both interchangeably the best snowboard outside of the park that rides at blue. -Dan was in that category when he used to regularly ride Blue as well... Hahaha reminds me of when Johnny Style scolded me for talking about tombstones during Better Off Dead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poconoceancity Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 I think I'm one of the best 40 and over snowboarders in the country. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 I think I'm one of the best 40 and over snowboarders in the country. I thought you were 39... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poconoceancity Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 40. I don't see many old boarders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Article about snowboardings decline. http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/11/28/what-behind-snowboarding-drastic-drop-popularity/FAkg6xIGM0PitZem5TT2uL/story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 40. I don't see many old boarders. I'm 51 and didn't start till 49. I usually meet at least one or 2 other boarders my age or older on the lift each trip, but definitely not the norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Article about snowboardings decline. http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/11/28/what-behind-snowboarding-drastic-drop-popularity/FAkg6xIGM0PitZem5TT2uL/story.html Interesting and expected with economy in decline here are some multi year stats of entire snowsports from sia seems they all had some decline http://www.snowsports.org/Retailers/Research/SnowSportsFactSheet however i think that the above article you posted is correct, the avg age of the snowboarders has gotten older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Nice link Larry. Amazing how many visits are in th Rockies. Makes sense as alot of the mega resorts do a million plus skier visits annually while in the northeast the top resorts see 500,000-750,000 visits annually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) i think also interesting is, if you go by numbers snowboarding is pretty flat over the last few years not growing, nor declining skiing seems to be taking a bigger hit. just under 11,000,000 in 2009 down to 9,000,000 last year I read this as the economy has hit the sport. less disposable income Total Number of Snow Sports Participants Season Alpine Snowboarding Cross Country 2013/2014 9,004,000 7,339,000 4,291,000 2012/2013 8,243,000 7,351,000 3,307,000 2011/2012 10,201,000 7,579,000 4,318,000 2010/2011 11,504,000 8,196,000 4,530,000 2009/2010 10,919,000 7,421,000 4,157,000 Edited March 11, 2015 by larrytbull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Do you think the dismal weather in Tahoe has affected numbers as well?? I only skied Blue and Jackson hole so far this season and both were busy but that represents about 1% of the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Do you think the dismal weather in Tahoe has affected numbers as well?? I only skied Blue and Jackson hole so far this season and both were busy but that represents about 1% of the industry. they don't have this years numbers out. But the entire west coast was a bust this year huge sales on snowboards/ski equipment very early this year. I am sure the numbers for this year are going to be significantly less than last year. I am not sure the VT/NH/Maine resorts can pull the same purchasing power the west/rockies have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 how did i not know POC snowboards? His brother Kragan also snowboards part of the time. I remember kragan having one outfit he wears when he snowboards and a different one when he skis. PoconoOceanCity hasn't been at Blue in like 8 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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