Just come back from snowboarding this weekend....
Lean Forward, opposite to wake boarding where you lean back.
Figure out how to stop on the beginner slopes. --> NB!
Don't go all the way to the top of the slope on your first run, you'll look and feel like an arse coming down.
Watch the leading edges, or you'll end up eating snow...
WHEN you fall don't put out your hands... If you do, your hand sinks in the snow slightly and then compresses, your wrist then takes all of your weight often ending in a sprain, fracture or break. Tuck your arms in...
Don't let that scare you though, after a couple hours of figuring out the basics, it gets a lot easier, and what a feeling when it starts coming right!
Have a blast....!