Read the articles. In Rachel Honeth's weekly column she says farewell from the slopes.
Spring is a good time to learn to snowboard.
Get some tips from Alex Adrian in Getting Started and peruse his Gear List to learn the difference between hard and soft bindings. Our daily Snow Reports include conditions at all the snowboard parks at Maine and New Hampshire ski areas as well. Consult the Calendar to see what other snowboarding events are coming up. For instance, I could never write a column about what it's like to be an astronaut. I could never tell readers what it's like to be a snowboarder.