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by chiefalchemist 1580 days ago
As I got older I switched my focus to riding switch. While I'm not as solid riding switch I can keep up and often pass most I ride with.

Along with building up my switch skills I worked on frontside and backside 180s. Basically being able to flip from one to the other and back. Sometimes I forget which is my natural stance and which it switch.

I was progressing up to 360s from either stance but haven't been out enough the that couple of years.

I'm in my 50s. I do most of my riding in Vermont (mostly Killington) so my skills are almost legit ;)

2 comments

Thank you, your comment back brought warm memories for me! I grew up in the Canadian rockies, but my family moved to Ontario in my teens. The skiing was terrible there so I switched to snowboarding to keep it interesting. But, we used to come down to Killington in the winter to get some real mountain time in. Thankfully I'm in California now so I've got some good mountains nearby. Thanks again and I hope Killington is still as great, or maybe even better, than it once was.
I am goofy on skateboard and regular on the snowboard for some odd reason.

This of course meant riding switch on both came easier to me than to most people.