Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Hi OPTM,

One piece of advice if you do turn to the dark side, get some impact shorts! I learned the hard (and sore) way!
I was a skier first and turned a few yrs ago, the hardest part of learning is when you're sat on your bum feeling frustrated watching others ski past and thinking 'why am I doing this I could've shredded the mountain on skis by now' but it passes, and when you get to grips with snowboarding it's the best 'free' feeling in the world! It kinda feels like skinny dipping ~If you know what I mean!

It really is brilliant so I hope that you give it a go and love it as much as I do.

Good luck with the lessons, see you out there ~ I arrive on the 8th! Not long now

I've just been away with a skiier who wanted to learn to board. He did exactly waht was described above - spent a day falling over, got frustrated and switched back to skis. He's probably been put off boarding for ever now. It's understandable - if you only get one holiday a year you don't want to spend it falling over when you could be zipping around on skis.
So bear that in mind before deciding. If you've got the time then it's definitely worth it, even if you prefer skis it's something different to do.
Also - if you have another beginner to learn with then the days spent falling over become hilarious memories rather than wasted days. However, if the rest of your group are off enjoying the mountain then you'd have to be pretty committed to stick with the board rather than jump on skis and join them.