The snowboarding granny

I just added to the website a comment that someone left. Here it is:

I’m 66 & been riding for 16 years. At 50 I decided 32 years of skiing & teaching were enough, so I left my skis home & went to Whiteface Mtn for two days of equipment & lessons – I was hooked even though it was a painful learning experience. Skis were sold & my first Burton board was purchased – a women’s custom board. My 5 grandchildren say that “Granny Rides” ! Not bad for a girl, huh!

I’m not sure what made skiing “enough,” though it may be something along the lines of “let’s try something new.” In that case, snowboarding does fit the bill. It’s similar to skiing in that it occurs in the same environment, and has the same basic goal, which is to slide down the mountain and enjoy doing it. On the other hand, there are enough differences to make the transition interesting and challenging.