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Who's the oldest snowboarder here?

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Sixer · 28/02/2009 23:43

I feel really old, like I should stop. I'm pushing 40! and have arthur in both knees! still want to ride with both DC before I give up!

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merlin · 01/03/2009 00:09

well dh is 41 in may still boarding! off next month to bulgaria. i ski and am the the grand old age of 45,

Pan · 01/03/2009 01:08

skiing at 48. Didn't learn til I was 43.....but adore it!!

kc3 · 01/03/2009 17:17

DH boarding at 42. I do keep asking him if he feels embarassed at his age!!!!

Nontoxic · 01/03/2009 17:26

I ski-ed at half term for the 3rd cosecutive year. I'm 45. DH is 48 and also learned two years ago.
A friend who was already a skier took up snowboarding a few years ago in his mid 40s.
Mind you, it's taken over a week for my hips to feel normal again.

drowninginlaundry · 01/03/2009 18:04

I'm 37 and intend to be riding as long as there's life in me... I learned when I was 18, glad I did as prob wouldn't have the balls to do it now!

sunshineandsnowflakes · 02/03/2009 13:37

DH and I had a two hour snowboarding lesson on our recent hol. We are both 40!

It's bloody hard though!

Twink · 02/03/2009 13:51

Dh (52 this month) and I (40) have just learned to ski and plan to try boarding next winter.

popmum · 02/03/2009 22:20

my mums cousin has just gone this Feb and had his 80th birthday on the slopes in Austria! impressive or what!?

Reesie · 03/03/2009 21:50

My father in law in 76 and is still skiing well every year!

Rebeccaj · 13/03/2009 10:50

DH is 40 this year and still an avid off-piste boarder. I prefer the apres-ski!

snowmummy · 23/04/2009 18:19

Also pushing 40 and still riding.

Have absolutely no intention of giving up and I am hoping that we'll be able to go away more often as the DCs get older. In the meantime, we are making do with a week away each year and as much dome riding as we can fit in

alypaly · 08/09/2009 13:59

im 53 and still goin strong. Will try anything!!!!!!!!Tried it in la plagne to keep up with DS2. prefer 2 skis but it was a good laugh

greygirl · 10/09/2009 11:38

i am 35,boarded for 10 yrs and have recently defected to skiing as i feel it will be easier with small children. But is it? anyone taken a 4 yr old on a button lift whilst on a snowboard?

alypaly · 10/09/2009 11:57

taken a 13 year old on a lift and between us we nearly broke each others legs when dismounting off the chair lift

madwomanintheattic · 10/09/2009 19:03

mil is going to learn to board this season - she's 65 and has been skiing since tiny. groovy grannies rock

we bought her snowblades for her birthday

alypaly · 10/09/2009 23:07

good on her...get the plaster of paris ready,i nearly broke my legs when i tried it and got 10 out of 10 for a backward flip when out of control on a red run!!!!!!!!

madwomanintheattic · 12/09/2009 05:43

did that once going backwards over an unexpected ridge... fortunately no damage, although everyone who saw it was convinced i was badly injured as neither i nor the girl who stopped to help me up were moving... but we were totally incapacitated with laughter, nothing else

although this year, i've taken up ice hockey... the chances of me making it to the end of the ski season are fairly remote, i fear...

WriggleJiggle · 12/09/2009 06:23

A couple we know are 60+ and boarding

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Sixer · 03/10/2009 22:50

DC on a drag on skis, whilst you're on a board.. They'll be flying ahead of you, even at 4, believe me. I've been boarding for...13yrs... DP a little more. We have 2 ds 8 & 5. Really wanted them to learn to ski first (It's easier,4 edges rather than 2), balance is easier also. DS1 last season aged 7 we dropped on a board for 1 day... he was flying, got it straight away, was such a natural and very bloody annoying. There was no fear.

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WibblingDad · 08/10/2009 10:11

We had a guest who started skiing at 70 and switched to boarding at 76. Absolute star. Also cycled the 15 miles to our office to drop in his booking form and deposit cheque a few years ago.

My Mum skis considerably more each winter at 63 than I do at 36 - most unfair!

deste · 19/10/2009 19:53

Still Skiing at 59. Mind you have had a 14 year gap. Having loys of fun buying new gear.

mylovelymonster · 19/10/2009 20:01

DH is a boarder & is 46. (buns of steel mind )

Kiwinyc · 23/10/2009 14:49

It'll be me cos I'm planning to learn to snowboard this Xmas age 43. God i can't believe i wrote that down.

I always wanted to try when i was younger but never went back near the slopes after damaging my knee learning to ski when i was 16. But now my 6yo (and maybe my 3yo) will be out there with DH and i don't want to be left out. I'm sure they will enjoy seeing me going tits over arse while i'm learning!

Am saving up for the padded bum protector and wrist guards now!

Wish me luck!

Sunshinemummified · 23/10/2009 14:59

DH and I are 39 and board - although I am rubbish and a total scaredy cat

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