I love snowboarding! Dont make it up to Lake Tahoe nearly enough, but still
Tips:
- buy a helmet
- if you can buy your own equip, here is the order of acquisition I suggest: boots, board/bindings
- if you have to rent, dont feel bad for trying on or asking for different brands of boots...they make a BIG diff in comfort and perf based on fitting your individual foot/calf well
- you will be infinitely better on day 3, seriously. after day 1 I thought maybe this sport just wasnt for me
- if you learn nothing else, learn how to fall properly and how to stop so you dont hurt yourself or someone else
- do specific *core* exercises that will ramp your skills up faster by having better tone, you can google snowboarding exercises and get some ideas
- compression pants. my trainer told me that much like compression stockings/pants help with circulation for runners, they help snowboarders have more endurance thru better circulation or something
And enjoy it. It is one of my fav things in the world. It feels so hard to be worried about any of life's problems when I am on top of a mountain and focused on executing linked turns thru fresh powder!
And to kisskiss - yes you can totally snowboard! Like any very active sport, the better shape you are in the easier it is, but I def boarded at 180+ lbs and have guy friends that boarded pushing 300lbs. Chair lifts are designed for a min of 2 people, so they can handle weight and you can always ask to go alone