Hey man! Looks like you ride some of the same spots as I do. Been snowboarding almost 30 years, a bit of advice - don't keep doing heel/toe slips. You'll create some bad habits. Either take a lesson or two, or watch some beginner guides that'll teach you exercises to build up your abilities. You should start with traverses using an edge focusing on distributing your weight to fully engage the edge and not slip/slide. Then learn C turns. Then linked S turns. Then start doing drills to learn more about using your edge. That'll give you the basics of turning and using turns to control speed, which leads to carving. Slipping, what you're doing, is the opposite of a controlled turn. Controlled turns require your edge to NOT be perpendicular to the fall line, which is why slipping is a bad habit to develop. I don't want to discourage you - you look like you feel pretty comfortable, just want to give you some suggestions. If you take a few lessons, or start focusing on the fundamentals, within 15-20 hours you'll be able to ride 90% of the runs found on WI mountains/hills. You'll get there. Last - don't be afraid of falling. The measure of a successful day isn't how few times you fell. I set a goal to fall at least twice every outing. Sometimes that means riding switch all day to get outside of my comfort zone, but never be afraid of a fall. Learn how to fall safely. Protect those wrists/fingers. On the road to getting good you're going to take some hard falls. That's ok.
Hi there! Hope all is well with you. I really do appreciate any and all help and advice people offer me. I would never be discouraged or offended by people offering help and tips. Thank you for your insight. I will do my best to put it to good use.
Happy new year , love the snow ❄ ♥
Sweet video man! I really love the shots you were able to get of me hitting the jump! So cool!!
Hey man! Looks like you ride some of the same spots as I do. Been snowboarding almost 30 years, a bit of advice - don't keep doing heel/toe slips. You'll create some bad habits. Either take a lesson or two, or watch some beginner guides that'll teach you exercises to build up your abilities. You should start with traverses using an edge focusing on distributing your weight to fully engage the edge and not slip/slide. Then learn C turns. Then linked S turns. Then start doing drills to learn more about using your edge. That'll give you the basics of turning and using turns to control speed, which leads to carving. Slipping, what you're doing, is the opposite of a controlled turn. Controlled turns require your edge to NOT be perpendicular to the fall line, which is why slipping is a bad habit to develop. I don't want to discourage you - you look like you feel pretty comfortable, just want to give you some suggestions. If you take a few lessons, or start focusing on the fundamentals, within 15-20 hours you'll be able to ride 90% of the runs found on WI mountains/hills. You'll get there. Last - don't be afraid of falling. The measure of a successful day isn't how few times you fell. I set a goal to fall at least twice every outing. Sometimes that means riding switch all day to get outside of my comfort zone, but never be afraid of a fall. Learn how to fall safely. Protect those wrists/fingers. On the road to getting good you're going to take some hard falls. That's ok.
Hi there! Hope all is well with you. I really do appreciate any and all help and advice people offer me. I would never be discouraged or offended by people offering help and tips. Thank you for your insight. I will do my best to put it to good use.
Nice vid. Try to get some more wild mountain videos this year.
Some pretty good shots. Ill try to be less of a shaky cam next time. Cant wait to go again.