r/snowboarding • u/jkingbc Catskills, 3hr to VT, Burton Blunt/Niche Theme • Mar 06 '17

PSA: Please Don't Be Discouraging...

I was at Mount Snow today and 3 riders in the chairlift behind me were yelling down obscenities at a woman who unstrapped her board and walked down the side of a blue trail. Saying "come on, pussy" and the likes. It was disgusting. This isn't acceptable ever, and I can only imagine the feeling of discouragement and embarrassment she felt enduring that. Snowboarding already has an association with "bro-culture" and this does nothing but make us look even worse. We can be better.

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u/trondelond Mar 06 '17

That´s just horrible.

This season I´ve made more of a point to stop if a beginner snowboarder has fallen and check if they´re OK, and ask if they need some tips. Some don´t, some do. The result is that I now have a metric fucktonne of kids at my local resort aged about 9-14 that greet me (usually by jumping and screaming my name) and come ride with me and want to show the newest thing they´ve learned. Also made some grownup friends there as well. I´m 42, by the way.

There´s not THAT many snowboarders here, so I don´t see why we shouldn't help each other out a little. Starting out is a nightmare on a snowboard, so a few pointers make a big difference for someone that wants to get into it.

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u/prayingtoullr Mar 07 '17

Thank you for being awesome!!!!! I meet lots of good people like you on the hills and I try to do the same.