To Snowboard or Ski?

Charlotte has been asking to try snowboarding. I have done my best for two years to talk her out of it. Telling her how much she was going to fall. How she has to wait to be an expert skier first. Warning her she might hate starting out relegated to only the bunny slopes.  However, this weekend dad caved and decided it would be ok to let her give it a shot. Warm spring day, another friend who was going to try for the first time, and a borrowed snowboard from Vanessa O. all made giving it go a little easier.

As expected there were lots of spills. Three pairs of wet gloves. And one exhausted girl. However, she really seemed to love it and enjoyed the "newness" of it.

So now we tackle the age old question...to snowboard or ski?  We are pretty sure the answer is going to be to ski....however there may be a few more snowboarding runs in Charlotte's future.  I wish I had learned when I was younger...I may as well encourage both of them and let her pick which is her favorite.