A different style of snowboarding for our 8 year old daughter 😬
I’ve been trying to think of a good time to introduce street snowboarding to little Cashy and just like anything in life, the best time to start is yesterday. This opportunity came because our local resort had all lifts held due to 60+ mph winds but we wanted to ride so we took to the streets!
See street snowboarding is a whole different level of riding. It’s a whole different vibe because unlike the terrain park, these features aren’t made for us snowboarders. Meaning they are far from perfect and many spots come with some kind of consequence.
The world of snowboarding for any rider vastly opens up when they start to take their riding to the streets. Spots are everywhere in every town or city, you just have to have a vision.
I found this spot on google maps after getting some intel from local riders of other spots near by. I knew this would be an excellent first spot to hit because the entry on the far side was a minimal hop on with a mellow 3ft drop on the other side to land. It was slightly curved which allowed her exit off always be away from the concrete wall. The rad building in the background also made for a cool shot!
As you hear in the video, we had a security guy come out. Run ins with authorities are one of those potential consequences that come with the street snowboarding territory. Luckily for us this dude was super chill. We weren’t allowed to show our interaction with him but he didn’t hassle us at all once he saw what we were doing. We likely just got super lucky or he didn’t really understand what we were doing.
Either way. This was a super fun, fairly low consequence spot perfect for little Cashy to try her hand at street riding. The fact she had that fall and was completely fine is a testament to this little girls strength! -Nic
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