I write of that most energizing and bold of sports:
snowboarding! Have you ever tried it?

You take a mountain of snow, a big flat curved board, step
on and whoosh! Off you go! You're surfing the Earth! It's
exhilarating to the max.

I really got into it when I moved to Colorado. I used to
live in Michigan. Yeah, there's some skiing and
snowboarding in Michigan and most of the northern states.
But when you've got real mountains to surf, there's just
nothing like it. Nothing I ever did in Michigan ever
compared to the slopes of Colorado. Nothing.

I'm pretty agile and I've got the balance thing down, so
it was pretty easy for me to get the knack of moving my
weight from heel to toe and maneuvering the board against
the snow and gravity. I fell off plenty of times while I
was learning. I guess I still do it sometimes, but then,
that's part of the fun.

Just like any sport, you can't read about it and just do
it. You have to get out there and strap your feet onto the
board. But if you're really new to the idea, you can get
some information off web sites like www.abc-of-
snowboarding.com.

But what really works is watching the other guys on the
slopes and then playing with it yourself. Experiment. And
definitely don't worry about it when you crash. That's
going to happen. It's inevitable. If you're not crashing,
you're not learning. You want to push your limits and test
your skills.

Oh, and if it's the middle of summer and you're just
craving that surfing feel, and you're like, totally bored
out of your gourd, you can go find some online snowboarding
games. Yeah, I know. It sucks when there's no snow, but if
you're into games, you can do the moves in your head for a
couple of months till it snows again.

But right now it's early in the season yet and the snow is
just beginning, so get out there and surf!

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