Carved Turns: Learning the Skill Carved turns are the next step beyond skidded turns. This new technique requires mastery of doing skidded turns. Turning is key when it comes to differentiating carved turns from skidded turns. Carved turns vs. skidded turns The first difference is that the required speed for a carved turn is much […]
Control your Speed Instead of Letting it Control You
An interesting dilemma that all snowboarders’ face is the controlling of speed. This problem plagues us from the time that we are learning to snowboard to the time that we are learning how to carve a snowboard to swerve through trees and rocks on extreme runs, and finally how to stop on a snowboard, all elements […]
Garlands are more than Christmas decorations
Garlands are called garlands because the trail left in the snow looks like a garland. Garlands are an important survival technique for on the slopes and generally the next skill learnt after side slipping. Why are they an important survival technique? Because being able to perform a garland will allow you to turn very sharply […]
The key to stopping is side slipping
Side slipping: A must learn technique in snowboarding Side slipping is one of the most important skills that you can learn while on the slopes. In fact, it is so important that many instructors and experienced riders will tell you to practice this technique until you have perfected it. In fact, due to the usage […]
The Mechanics of Motion When Snowboarding
Mechanics of motion The thing that makes snowboarding possible is the range of motion and balance that the human body naturally has. The basics of this movement are flexing and extending as well as rotating. The more we understand about how this works and work towards improving our range of motion the better we will […]
Traversing Across the Face of a Hill
When you first start to learn to snowboard there is only one way to get down the hill, straight down. As you become more skilled, you turn a little and snake down the hill, but you are still basically moving straight down. Why try traversing? While going straight down hill can be fun, there will […]
Skidded turns and beyond
Snowboarding basics: skidded turns For many beginners, executing different skidded turns can be rather challenging and unnerving. The twists and turns in snowboarding make you feel like you are going to fall. Of course turning is absolutely essential to riding a snowboard and the feeling of loosing control goes away with time and practice. A […]