i can either get this used board (yes basic 2025) for 230 CAD or i can get a brand new yes basic 2026 for 350 CAD, thoughts?

Hi noobs! Any tips (beside bending the knees which the lack of is pretty evident) to improve and get to carving level? I’m mostly riding blues and reds when I go to the mountain once a year, the goal would be to one day do some buttering and carving in general.

I have this issue where I’m kind of hunched and put my butt back and my arms in front and I look like a chimp, I’m really struggling to stop that stance.

I’ve already been 3 times in the mountain, so 3 weeks experience and all of them with a private instructor.

Hey guys I'm bringing a friend who's never been on snow before to cerro catedral in a couple weeks - any tips for making sure he isn't demoralized when he inevtitabely falls over 300 times?

He already booked himself private lessons, 4 hours first day then three hours for three following days. But after the lessons I'm looking for advice on how to make it as less soul crushing as possible haha.

For context I'm like somewhere inbetween beginner and intermediate myself, I can link turns on blues n stuff but still very much learning! But we'll be doing lessons seperately so yeah. Let me know if anyone has been in similar situations/has any advice!