skiing/snow boarding questions

[Tron]

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One other factor: for better or worse, the rest of the family (including my kids now) are much better at skiing, but none of them snowboard. I suspect that they might be a little more patient with me if I commit to learning snowboarding, than they are with my slowing everyone down on skiis. But I could be totally wrong about that.

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If you take 3-5 days of snowboarding lessons in a row you will be able to keep up with most people on skis. Unless your family is made up of either skiing experts or insane people, you'll be able to keep up with them on most blue and easy black trails.