Never be afraid to just tell your lift mates that you're a beginner. We have all been there and would rather change our trajectory than get tangled up with you....
@@jinushaun we've all been there- my advice aside from learning to skate some flat ground comfortably first- is that most beginners tend to bend their legs too much/crouch because they are nervous about falling, and in addition to Ed's advice here, the problem becomes that you're butt is sticking out, and upper body leaning forward, awkwardly counter balancing each other in opposite directions over your board. Inevitably, you will begin to wobble over one side and then catch an edge. Stand straighter and taller, and just focus on keeping your upper body over the center line of that board. most lift ramps you can just run straight out and not worry about favoring an edge to stop. but always skate out as straight as possible, and then casually bring your back foot/heel towards the edge of the board, where you can start to drag your foot in the snow to stop. This will force your board to turn and initiate a full sideways stop onto your heel edge, so only use it when you are clear of traffic. It will also give you the confidence to feel more comfortable riding out straight, knowing that you can easily and quickly drag onto the heel when needed to stop.
"Look up, and look where you want to go, not at what you want to avoid" has been the best advice for my beginner friends for getting off the lift. Anxious riders are focused on the ground and the people next to them, and then they crash. It's good advice for riding in general, especially trees.
I nornally snowboard in hills instead of mountains (it’s what is available to me) so the unloading of the lifts are very short and steep and you normally cannot wait for the board to stop naturally. With that, some recomendations: - if possible, pick a spot at the corners of the lift as it will help you turn without wiping the whole crew (been there, done that) - if possible, announce to your lift partners that you need space to maneuver. Skiers normally can unload faster. I prefer to be the last one to unload (again, if possible) - ANTICIPATE! If you will turn left as you unload and you ride regular, let your heel a little off the board will help you turn and plow. If you will turn right, leaving the toes out helps a bunch. - keeping your shoulders parallel is a must. Overall amazing video! Great job!!! ❤
20 year instructor trainer here. Excellent, excellent video. A few more items: 1. If you see a mis-load occurring (somebody only half on the lift, or getting run over by it while loading), yell "Stop The LIft!!" at the top of your lungs repeatedly until the lifties take action to fix the situation. It's very loud at the base of most lifts, and lifties may have their attention elsewhere and not see the issue develop. 2. "Bottom to bottom, back to back" is the mantra we teach students for riding any lift that doesn't have a safety bar, or any other lift without putting the safety bar down (which you shouldn't do, because stuff happens). Keep your bottom on the seat bottom and your back against the seat back. "Sit still and hang on" is another good reminder. In some states it is required to use the bar if it exists; if not, don't be afraid to ask firmly to put it down. 30 years ago I saw the aftermath of a bar-less ride by a man who had a heart attack and convulsions on the ride - the ski patroller he happened to be riding with managed to hold onto him for a minute or two but then he fell 35 feet and died. 3. When you see people who aren't moving forward to get ready to load (happens a lot with little kids) it's OK to say loudly, "Go! Go! Go!" to spur them to timely forward movement, thereby saving a hundred people 12 seconds or so - which is 20 person-minutes. 4. If you are with other riders you know on a 4 or 6-pack, organize yourselves so there's a minimal boundaries between goofy and regular-foot riders: g, g, r, r is better than g, r, g, r on a quad chair. Boards won't be interfering with one another as much on the ride. And if you are riding with people you don't know, ask which way (right or left) they are turning at the top, so you sit on the left if you are turning left and the right if turning right; get rid of unnecessary turning conflicts. If (God forbid!) you are riding with skiers and you are all turning the same way, they are best suited to the middle, because their snowplow makes it easier for them to avoid folks who have fallen and are camped on the unload ramp. A final point: pushing hard against the back binding when getting off CAN"T be overemphasized, especially when you get on one of the 60-year-old black diamond ramps you will sometimes find at old-school resorts. You have to dive down the ramp to keep your shoulders parallel to the slope, or your board will run away from you.
Thanks for this tip! I haven't gone snowboarding since 05 or so. Planning on taking my skater Son for his first time this season. TH-cam wasn't around when I started and I struggled with the lift. This video and your comment are extremely helpful for me and my Son. Thanks!
I feel disappointed :'( Snowboard is for kool people. That said, glad you've escaped the pain of dragging the board from the lift to the slope, and the pain of coming to a stand still on a flat zone in middle of the freaking ride... But still, looking cooler is worth it all
Skiing is a lot more convenient. Lifts, traverses, cat tracks with hills you need to hit at top speed on a snowboard or get stuck. Skating around. But it's just not the same feeling as boarding.
As a beginner snowboarder, what really helped for me is practicing being strapped in with only one foot, pushing myself and sliding, even doing a few heel edge stops just to get a feel for it. Once I got that down I was no longer falling every time I got off the lift. Its so much more fun without the anxiety gripping you as you see the load-off point approaching :S
This is one of the greatest snowboarding channels on TH-cam. You explain techniques super well and provide easy instructions. You deserve more subscribers and views!
I think I learned most of this in the countless classes I took in the 2000s, but wanted a refresher and this delivered. New info to me was to push against the rear binding with your back foot. I’m going to start every session going forwards with a bit of one footed push and glide and stops. Thx!
I watched this video before I went snowboarding for the second time (needless to say I always fell off the chair lift when I went for the first time haha) ... But this time I didn't fall once! Even though I've probably used the chair lift 7 times or so. This video honestly helped me so much. I feel like once you get the hang of it, you can master the chairlift :) It felt so good. Thank you so much! Keep up the great work!
In Europe there's a few differences. 1) First of all you could be with people who speak a different language. You will have to muddle through this part. 2) To get on the chair lift you have to pass a lift pass barrier, just like a metro. So usually keeping your lift pass in that little pocket on the sleeve of your ski jacket works well. Just wave your arm past the reader. 3) When the barrier lets you though, commit to going through or wait if your friend is not ready. You can bleep it again. 4) The bar in Europe has to be pulled down and is always pulled down. Our chair lifts at some resorts go crazy high. So if you on a quiet run find yourself alone, don't forget! So it's good practice to always reach for that bar, that way you never forget. 5) There is part of the bar that touches the seat on many chair lifts, if you find yourself awkwardly either doing the splits on it or pushed the wrong side of it, and it's already down, just try and pay attention for next time and ride it out. 6) After you pass the line which announces to lift the bar at the end, turn sideways but not until you've passed the drop, just before the ground levels out. So you are ready to push off. I actually plant my feet and then use the chair to push me off. 7) In EU some chair lifts are pretty fast. You might be lucky and be able to gesture the lifty slows it down but often they ignore you. So you are on your own. Watch before it's your turn the speed of the lift. When you are ready to get on and in position, just like getting off get your knees bent and get ready push your board out in front of you as soon you go to sit because they will sweep you off your legs and you can be dragging your board under the chair, which is not comfortable. Make sure the lift is hitting the backs of the knees and not the sides (I sprained a knee because of this). Then getting off a fast lift just be aware that if you take too long the lift will whack you in the butt once you are standing, which will knock you over, so get on your feet and move forward to clear the lift.
Great tips and explanation. Personally I've found that allowing the lift to push against the outside of my back leg results in a smoother departure from the lift platform.
Top tip: avoid the Boulevard lift in La Plagne. It's got a very steep, very short exit ramp with trees & a snowbank to run into if you don't stop in time. Which is quite ironic as it serves the main beginner area in Plagne Centre.
Where I taught beginners, the lift that led to most of our green runs other than the most basic learning hill, was known for pitching even advanced riders down the ramp, face first, due to the approach speed, the steep ramp, and the rhythm of the chair swinging back at you when you got off it. Thankfully, it was replaced with a really nice detachable quad that was much faster yet much easier to load and unload. It was a godsend to newbs and instructors! But it seems common that the lousy old fixed grip lifts end up on the beginner hill. 🙂
This channel is so helpful. I'm going to be trying it in a few months and getting some experienced knowledge from your videos before I get started is going to help so much. Always got to be prepared.
What I ususally do is first make sure I'm on the outside of the chair. And when we reach the point to get off, hold on to the lift as long as you can so that the Skiërs have time to get clear of the area without the risk of some Snowboarder hitting them. And you can then follow behind them. You usually have plenty of time to get clear of the area. Do note, I only have experience in Europe.
WOW this was helpful! It almost makes sense now! AND the comments are helpful as well. New bucket list tick item: SHRED SCHOOL! Thanks for taking the time to produce so many vids this noob binge watches em all!
Agree, sit on the right if you're goofy and left if regular. That way you do not have anyone behind you when getting off, which helps with the confidence!
In my snowboarding days I had Flow step-in bindings. I clipped in as soon as the lift safety bar came down. I boarded with my left foot forward so I always tried to get a right hand seat. As soon as the chair arrived, I would boost off the forward momentum of the chair and was able to get away rapidly and make a shallow right hand toe edge turn in to the exit slope area and get away cleanly.
Don't drag yourself along with the bar. The reason being, if you let go suddenly, it will close the bar on the people in front of you. If they haven't all loaded or sat down, they may misload, get dragged, or seriously injured. ~Lifty
Get a stomp pad! My foot would always slip off trying to turn with one foot, bought a spiky stomp pad and it’s basically like having your foot in a binding but with a little more narrow stance
In my experience, some skiers may cut you, forcing you to turn sharply on ice, which may be really challenging while one footing. I try to think that skiers don't know how challenging snowboarding can be. If possible try to learn with a non-crowded chair or tell the person right beside you that you will need to ride straight some meters. Stomp pads can also aid. Chairlifts out runs are usually icy, training skating on ice is a good practice.
I recall my first day snowboarding, I kept going on the same lift, and kept falling, so get better the next time, actually should be get better next season 😂
I only crashed once getting off a chair lift and I was looking at a tree and singing O' Christmas tree. Basically I jammed the nose down into the snow, did a whole tamedog, and someway landed upright on that bar that cuts the lift off. I say it doesn't qualify as a crash because I landed with my board under me it was a collision. Most of my wrecks have been when I was either singing or trying to use a camera.
This year I tried snowboarding and even the "ass lift" was a great challenge. I eventually just stopped undoing one foot and would "jump around" to get on since it made me feel more stable. However this was extremely exhausting
what if there is a group of skiers standing around at the bottom of the ramp? I run into this about half of the time, and that's when I tend to take a flip.
Wish this guide was around when I 'boarded for the first time...and yes, I crashed getting off the lift the first time, and the second I ran over my buddy who was teaching me. He wasn't too happy having me on top of him. 🤬
I always try to sit on the end, so that everyone else is in front of me as I stand to get off. Then I can see them, in case someone is flailing or likely to cause issues. And I can even fend them off if needs be!
The problems I’ve had on getting of the lift is skiers, cutting in front when getting off or in a couple of cases putting their poles through my legs. Had one kid put his pole through my legs when getting on and dragged both of us forward.
My problems 1) toe stops (its more comfy take left corner and stop with heel) 2) meeting guys around the lift area.. last week I just ran over skier pow.. he stuck the pow in snow and started a meeting with their friends. I just ran over crash the pow because I didn't turn for anywhere because was a group like meeting or picnic..
The best advice I’ve ever gotten was don’t look down at your board when getting off the lift. Look at your destination and go. The problem I had was I would look down at the nose of my board, and once I thought I was good I would go to look back up then panic and eat shit. As soon as I took that persons advice the falling stopped.
"Wait as long as possible to make turns coming off the lift unless you really have to because they're more difficult with one foot". Making turns with one foot strapped in is exactly what you need to learn here.
I don't like to rest my boards edge on the top of my boot. It cuts into your boot and will shorten the lifespan of boots. Just my 2 cents. Amazing video though. To many people get on the lifts before they are ready. Keep up the great content.
Another huge issue with getting off the lift is the unload ramp. If the lift operator let's groves or doesn't put snow where it's been pushed away it can cause problems for everyone. If the unload ramp is not flat it will cause problems.
You know, I never once fell getting off the chair as I was learning last season. I suspect my extensive time longboarding really helped. I still caught my edge a shit ton during the early days, but the lifts never caused me any issues. There are a couple at my mountain(Whitefish MT) that have steep unloads that are often icy, those certainly spooked me, but i always managed to stay up thankfully. There's this one lift to the summit that maintains its speed until the last second, and I've come to love launching off it exactly the moment it slows down and zooming across the summit to the top of the run. It's kinda crazy how much fun I have dismounting that lift.
some chairs are way harder to get off than others. icy conditions always make it harder. and no matter how good you are or how long you've been snowboarding you can still fall easily. usually because someone crashes near you.
I've been boarding for 30 years and the lift still makes me nervous. Suppose that's why I watched this vid. I ski as well and the lift doesn't bother me at all on skis. That's just how it is with boarding. The leaning forward thing is crucial. On a board, I always hang back and let the lift push me off. This usually leads to others getting off first, which I prefer. If you're a beginner, this keeps you from taking others out if you crash. If you're advanced, this makes sure no one is in your way if the skiers are going in the other direction off the lift.
Don't wait too long though - once I paused a sec to let others go and right when I pushed off the lift abruptly turned to the left and flung me over a snowbank. I was fine, and happened to land right at the top of the hill I was going to board down, but it happened so fast I was really surprised to find myself there! 😂
he failed to mention that when you get off the lift there’s a line of skiers right in the path that means you have to brake at speed because they didn’t get out of they way and they line up all the way across! Then it’s sink or swim on your skills to stop, i move my un-clipped foot either heel over or toe over depending on which way you want to move the board.
Remember to take your backpack off when sitting on a lift. I saw a kid in front of me get caught and dragged by his backpack while getting off the lift. The safety stop bar, stopped the lift before carrying him back around back down hill.
You want your backs to each other, you on the right him on the left. Either that or one of you flips your board once you’re on the lift if you’re facing each other
Yeah if only all the lifts would be designed as well as the big one in the video! Often the lift exits are super steep, crowded with people camping on the exit point and paved with glass like ice.
I can edge carve ant full speed all day, ride trees and hit side hits at will.. but yet I still fail 40% of the time getting off the lift. It all depends on the exit ramp and the speed of the lift. Some of the ramps are well maintained with a gradual slope and the chair slows down just a hair so you can exit.. some are aggressive, uneven and the chair will chase you off.. Aggressive exists are my nemesis.. 😂
People blocking the way because they’re laughing on the ground and have forgotten that people are being unloaded off the lift. It’s like someone blocking the way in front of an escalator. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!
I hate the singles line. They should not exists, people in groups form perfect 4 before and almost never have a chance to go in there. I waited 2h in whistler while groups was taking 40min at base. Same on top. I never enter single lines anymore.
I do completely disagree with the standing in line mentality. No pushing, no cutting of other people to make room for your party as you eloquently stated. It is a reason for many useless discussions. Your statement that line cutting is benefitting for others.. It is a strange thing to say, I assume you do it and just try to make yourself feel better with treating others poorly.
If your ever scared to go on a lift just remember when I somehow flipped upside down and got stuck on the lift before flailing around and out of pure luck hitting the emergency stop switch on the pole. Worst part about it was I was on skis 🎿 so you can’t go as wrong as I did
Never be afraid to just tell your lift mates that you're a beginner. We have all been there and would rather change our trajectory than get tangled up with you....
totally
Apparently I’m a 20 year beginner 😂 Getting off the lift is the most annoying part about snowboarding
@@jinushaun we've all been there- my advice aside from learning to skate some flat ground comfortably first- is that most beginners tend to bend their legs too much/crouch because they are nervous about falling, and in addition to Ed's advice here, the problem becomes that you're butt is sticking out, and upper body leaning forward, awkwardly counter balancing each other in opposite directions over your board. Inevitably, you will begin to wobble over one side and then catch an edge.
Stand straighter and taller, and just focus on keeping your upper body over the center line of that board. most lift ramps you can just run straight out and not worry about favoring an edge to stop. but always skate out as straight as possible, and then casually bring your back foot/heel towards the edge of the board, where you can start to drag your foot in the snow to stop. This will force your board to turn and initiate a full sideways stop onto your heel edge, so only use it when you are clear of traffic. It will also give you the confidence to feel more comfortable riding out straight, knowing that you can easily and quickly drag onto the heel when needed to stop.
"Look up, and look where you want to go, not at what you want to avoid" has been the best advice for my beginner friends for getting off the lift. Anxious riders are focused on the ground and the people next to them, and then they crash. It's good advice for riding in general, especially trees.
I've done backflips on jumps. Getting off the lift with one foot scares me the most.
I nornally snowboard in hills instead of mountains (it’s what is available to me) so the unloading of the lifts are very short and steep and you normally cannot wait for the board to stop naturally. With that, some recomendations:
- if possible, pick a spot at the corners of the lift as it will help you turn without wiping the whole crew (been there, done that)
- if possible, announce to your lift partners that you need space to maneuver. Skiers normally can unload faster. I prefer to be the last one to unload (again, if possible)
- ANTICIPATE! If you will turn left as you unload and you ride regular, let your heel a little off the board will help you turn and plow. If you will turn right, leaving the toes out helps a bunch.
- keeping your shoulders parallel is a must.
Overall amazing video! Great job!!! ❤
20 year instructor trainer here. Excellent, excellent video. A few more items: 1. If you see a mis-load occurring (somebody only half on the lift, or getting run over by it while loading), yell "Stop The LIft!!" at the top of your lungs repeatedly until the lifties take action to fix the situation. It's very loud at the base of most lifts, and lifties may have their attention elsewhere and not see the issue develop. 2. "Bottom to bottom, back to back" is the mantra we teach students for riding any lift that doesn't have a safety bar, or any other lift without putting the safety bar down (which you shouldn't do, because stuff happens). Keep your bottom on the seat bottom and your back against the seat back. "Sit still and hang on" is another good reminder. In some states it is required to use the bar if it exists; if not, don't be afraid to ask firmly to put it down. 30 years ago I saw the aftermath of a bar-less ride by a man who had a heart attack and convulsions on the ride - the ski patroller he happened to be riding with managed to hold onto him for a minute or two but then he fell 35 feet and died. 3. When you see people who aren't moving forward to get ready to load (happens a lot with little kids) it's OK to say loudly, "Go! Go! Go!" to spur them to timely forward movement, thereby saving a hundred people 12 seconds or so - which is 20 person-minutes. 4. If you are with other riders you know on a 4 or 6-pack, organize yourselves so there's a minimal boundaries between goofy and regular-foot riders: g, g, r, r is better than g, r, g, r on a quad chair. Boards won't be interfering with one another as much on the ride. And if you are riding with people you don't know, ask which way (right or left) they are turning at the top, so you sit on the left if you are turning left and the right if turning right; get rid of unnecessary turning conflicts. If (God forbid!) you are riding with skiers and you are all turning the same way, they are best suited to the middle, because their snowplow makes it easier for them to avoid folks who have fallen and are camped on the unload ramp. A final point: pushing hard against the back binding when getting off CAN"T be overemphasized, especially when you get on one of the 60-year-old black diamond ramps you will sometimes find at old-school resorts. You have to dive down the ramp to keep your shoulders parallel to the slope, or your board will run away from you.
Nobody is impressed if you don't use the bar
As a goofy footer, I can't agree more about dividing the regulars from the goofys on the chair. Another thing that may help out is a stomp pad.
Thanks for this tip! I haven't gone snowboarding since 05 or so. Planning on taking my skater Son for his first time this season. TH-cam wasn't around when I started and I struggled with the lift. This video and your comment are extremely helpful for me and my Son. Thanks!
A basin has one of those black diamond ramps lol
A basin has one of those black diamond ramps lol
Been snowboarding for 20 years but just recently picked up skiing… life has been goooood 😅
Yoo i started snowboarding too but have converted to skiing. How convenient is it??!! skating with skis uphill/on flats /chef kiss
I feel disappointed :'( Snowboard is for kool people. That said, glad you've escaped the pain of dragging the board from the lift to the slope, and the pain of coming to a stand still on a flat zone in middle of the freaking ride... But still, looking cooler is worth it all
@@fnxph03n1x 🤡
You left an American board for european ski's 💔
Skiing is a lot more convenient. Lifts, traverses, cat tracks with hills you need to hit at top speed on a snowboard or get stuck. Skating around.
But it's just not the same feeling as boarding.
As a beginner snowboarder, what really helped for me is practicing being strapped in with only one foot, pushing myself and sliding, even doing a few heel edge stops just to get a feel for it. Once I got that down I was no longer falling every time I got off the lift. Its so much more fun without the anxiety gripping you as you see the load-off point approaching :S
A lot of great information and detail here which I have just taken for granted over the years.
Totally, it's hard to remember what it's like to be a beginner sometimes
This is one of the greatest snowboarding channels on TH-cam. You explain techniques super well and provide easy instructions. You deserve more subscribers and views!
Thank you Akela 🙏. Great to hear we are headed in the right direction
@@ShredSchool1 i got into this video high but i enjoyed it
I think I learned most of this in the countless classes I took in the 2000s, but wanted a refresher and this delivered.
New info to me was to push against the rear binding with your back foot. I’m going to start every session going forwards with a bit of one footed push and glide and stops. Thx!
I watched this video before I went snowboarding for the second time (needless to say I always fell off the chair lift when I went for the first time haha)
... But this time I didn't fall once! Even though I've probably used the chair lift 7 times or so. This video honestly helped me so much. I feel like once you get the hang of it, you can master the chairlift :) It felt so good. Thank you so much! Keep up the great work!
So awesome!!
In Europe there's a few differences.
1) First of all you could be with people who speak a different language. You will have to muddle through this part.
2) To get on the chair lift you have to pass a lift pass barrier, just like a metro. So usually keeping your lift pass in that little pocket on the sleeve of your ski jacket works well. Just wave your arm past the reader.
3) When the barrier lets you though, commit to going through or wait if your friend is not ready. You can bleep it again.
4) The bar in Europe has to be pulled down and is always pulled down. Our chair lifts at some resorts go crazy high. So if you on a quiet run find yourself alone, don't forget! So it's good practice to always reach for that bar, that way you never forget.
5) There is part of the bar that touches the seat on many chair lifts, if you find yourself awkwardly either doing the splits on it or pushed the wrong side of it, and it's already down, just try and pay attention for next time and ride it out.
6) After you pass the line which announces to lift the bar at the end, turn sideways but not until you've passed the drop, just before the ground levels out. So you are ready to push off. I actually plant my feet and then use the chair to push me off.
7) In EU some chair lifts are pretty fast. You might be lucky and be able to gesture the lifty slows it down but often they ignore you. So you are on your own. Watch before it's your turn the speed of the lift. When you are ready to get on and in position, just like getting off get your knees bent and get ready push your board out in front of you as soon you go to sit because they will sweep you off your legs and you can be dragging your board under the chair, which is not comfortable. Make sure the lift is hitting the backs of the knees and not the sides (I sprained a knee because of this). Then getting off a fast lift just be aware that if you take too long the lift will whack you in the butt once you are standing, which will knock you over, so get on your feet and move forward to clear the lift.
Great tips and explanation. Personally I've found that allowing the lift to push against the outside of my back leg results in a smoother departure from the lift platform.
I always did this. I even bent down slightly and pushed back on the chair with my hands/arms. It gave me a good boost of speed to be able to get away.
Hahaha, I love the editing on this one!
Keep this level up quality up dude, was a fun change from every other snowboard video.
Glad you liked it! Wanted to do something a little different
Top tip: avoid the Boulevard lift in La Plagne. It's got a very steep, very short exit ramp with trees & a snowbank to run into if you don't stop in time. Which is quite ironic as it serves the main beginner area in Plagne Centre.
Where I taught beginners, the lift that led to most of our green runs other than the most basic learning hill, was known for pitching even advanced riders down the ramp, face first, due to the approach speed, the steep ramp, and the rhythm of the chair swinging back at you when you got off it.
Thankfully, it was replaced with a really nice detachable quad that was much faster yet much easier to load and unload. It was a godsend to newbs and instructors!
But it seems common that the lousy old fixed grip lifts end up on the beginner hill. 🙂
I’m getting chest pain watching this and remembering my knee being twisted by that Board!!! Felt it rip!
This channel is so helpful. I'm going to be trying it in a few months and getting some experienced knowledge from your videos before I get started is going to help so much. Always got to be prepared.
Skate boarding and longboarding helped me with this. This wasn't my intention, but it does help.
What I ususally do is first make sure I'm on the outside of the chair. And when we reach the point to get off, hold on to the lift as long as you can so that the Skiërs have time to get clear of the area without the risk of some Snowboarder hitting them. And you can then follow behind them. You usually have plenty of time to get clear of the area. Do note, I only have experience in Europe.
I do the exact same thing.
WOW this was helpful! It almost makes sense now! AND the comments are helpful as well. New bucket list tick item: SHRED SCHOOL! Thanks for taking the time to produce so many vids this noob binge watches em all!
Thank you for the video! I did feel embarrassed at the end of the chairlift. Still not confident at all. This season I will need to face it again!
You got this!!
Im goofy (right foot forward) so I always try to sit fully right. I feel it’s easier to get off then.
Also sitting on the outside turn helps.
Agree, sit on the right if you're goofy and left if regular. That way you do not have anyone behind you when getting off, which helps with the confidence!
Now I understand why I always prefer to sit on the right. I never really thought about it much, just seemed so much easier on the right. (I'm goofy)
In my snowboarding days I had Flow step-in bindings. I clipped in as soon as the lift safety bar came down. I boarded with my left foot forward so I always tried to get a right hand seat. As soon as the chair arrived, I would boost off the forward momentum of the chair and was able to get away rapidly and make a shallow right hand toe edge turn in to the exit slope area and get away cleanly.
Don't drag yourself along with the bar. The reason being, if you let go suddenly, it will close the bar on the people in front of you. If they haven't all loaded or sat down, they may misload, get dragged, or seriously injured.
~Lifty
Get a stomp pad! My foot would always slip off trying to turn with one foot, bought a spiky stomp pad and it’s basically like having your foot in a binding but with a little more narrow stance
I tried it and I could take off thechairlift! Thank you!!
i have to admit this is the scariest part of any of my snowboarding sessions
In my experience, some skiers may cut you, forcing you to turn sharply on ice, which may be really challenging while one footing. I try to think that skiers don't know how challenging snowboarding can be. If possible try to learn with a non-crowded chair or tell the person right beside you that you will need to ride straight some meters. Stomp pads can also aid. Chairlifts out runs are usually icy, training skating on ice is a good practice.
100%, spot on; go Eddd!
Great detailed tips !
I recall my first day snowboarding, I kept going on the same lift, and kept falling, so get better the next time, actually should be get better next season 😂
I only crashed once getting off a chair lift and I was looking at a tree and singing O' Christmas tree. Basically I jammed the nose down into the snow, did a whole tamedog, and someway landed upright on that bar that cuts the lift off. I say it doesn't qualify as a crash because I landed with my board under me it was a collision. Most of my wrecks have been when I was either singing or trying to use a camera.
Yup. Underrated topic.
"I like to take off my mittens" playing with fire
easier just to keep both legs strapped in during the ride, or if the operator doesnt let you, strap in while youre on the lift.
I've been snowboarding for over 10 years... I don't recall the last time I fell getting off the chairlift, but somehow I STILL hate it
Put your board on your foot by using the binding hood loops. Not the board edge.
That's one way to do it! I personally still prefer the edge even if it does rip up the boot
I do both myself, depends on the situation, but I do prefer the loop most of the time
This year I tried snowboarding and even the "ass lift" was a great challenge. I eventually just stopped undoing one foot and would "jump around" to get on since it made me feel more stable. However this was extremely exhausting
Oh yeah! The only action my helmet gets is when some pulls the bar down on my head before everyone has even sat down! 🤬
ha exactly!
Thankyou. Great tips.
what if there is a group of skiers standing around at the bottom of the ramp? I run into this about half of the time, and that's when I tend to take a flip.
Wish this guide was around when I 'boarded for the first time...and yes, I crashed getting off the lift the first time, and the second I ran over my buddy who was teaching me. He wasn't too happy having me on top of him. 🤬
I had my boot caught under the lift sitting down one time and it was my worst snowboarding injury yet, and I've had my fair share of falls lmao
I always try to sit on the end, so that everyone else is in front of me as I stand to get off. Then I can see them, in case someone is flailing or likely to cause issues. And I can even fend them off if needs be!
The problems I’ve had on getting of the lift is skiers, cutting in front when getting off or in a couple of cases putting their poles through my legs. Had one kid put his pole through my legs when getting on and dragged both of us forward.
My problems 1) toe stops (its more comfy take left corner and stop with heel) 2) meeting guys around the lift area.. last week I just ran over skier pow.. he stuck the pow in snow and started a meeting with their friends. I just ran over crash the pow because I didn't turn for anywhere because was a group like meeting or picnic..
Love the tutorial.
The best advice I’ve ever gotten was don’t look down at your board when getting off the lift. Look at your destination and go. The problem I had was I would look down at the nose of my board, and once I thought I was good I would go to look back up then panic and eat shit. As soon as I took that persons advice the falling stopped.
Great video. Very well explained.
"Wait as long as possible to make turns coming off the lift unless you really have to because they're more difficult with one foot". Making turns with one foot strapped in is exactly what you need to learn here.
Took me years of hating the chairlift before I realized I was just simply not leaning forward.
I don't like to rest my boards edge on the top of my boot. It cuts into your boot and will shorten the lifespan of boots. Just my 2 cents. Amazing video though. To many people get on the lifts before they are ready. Keep up the great content.
Another huge issue with getting off the lift is the unload ramp. If the lift operator let's groves or doesn't put snow where it's been pushed away it can cause problems for everyone. If the unload ramp is not flat it will cause problems.
You know, I never once fell getting off the chair as I was learning last season. I suspect my extensive time longboarding really helped. I still caught my edge a shit ton during the early days, but the lifts never caused me any issues. There are a couple at my mountain(Whitefish MT) that have steep unloads that are often icy, those certainly spooked me, but i always managed to stay up thankfully.
There's this one lift to the summit that maintains its speed until the last second, and I've come to love launching off it exactly the moment it slows down and zooming across the summit to the top of the run. It's kinda crazy how much fun I have dismounting that lift.
love those kinds of unloads
some chairs are way harder to get off than others. icy conditions always make it harder. and no matter how good you are or how long you've been snowboarding you can still fall easily. usually because someone crashes near you.
You mentioned folding down your high back, but you should actually do it. I had a student fall on their high back and break it off. It can hurt too.
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The toughest are those near vertical 5 kilometer Poma lifts that go around corners and have icy ski ruts. Pure evil!
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I've been boarding for 30 years and the lift still makes me nervous. Suppose that's why I watched this vid. I ski as well and the lift doesn't bother me at all on skis. That's just how it is with boarding. The leaning forward thing is crucial. On a board, I always hang back and let the lift push me off. This usually leads to others getting off first, which I prefer. If you're a beginner, this keeps you from taking others out if you crash. If you're advanced, this makes sure no one is in your way if the skiers are going in the other direction off the lift.
Don't wait too long though - once I paused a sec to let others go and right when I pushed off the lift abruptly turned to the left and flung me over a snowbank. I was fine, and happened to land right at the top of the hill I was going to board down, but it happened so fast I was really surprised to find myself there! 😂
What do you do when the unloading zone is steep and icy?
Yep. That’s the worst and it is beyond me that the resort operators put so little thought and effort into making the ramps rideable.
Lift OP is a much better term,these folks deserve alot of respect.Cheers,Walker
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he failed to mention that when you get off the lift there’s a line of skiers right in the path that means you have to brake at speed because they didn’t get out of they way and they line up all the way across! Then it’s sink or swim on your skills to stop, i move my un-clipped foot either heel over or toe over depending on which way you want to move the board.
Remember to take your backpack off when sitting on a lift. I saw a kid in front of me get caught and dragged by his backpack while getting off the lift. The safety stop bar, stopped the lift before carrying him back around back down hill.
Is it weird that I get on the chair and skate around switch?
My stance is reg but my buddy is goofy what is the best way for both of us to get on the same chair and not knock boards?
You want your backs to each other, you on the right him on the left. Either that or one of you flips your board once you’re on the lift if you’re facing each other
@@ShredSchool1 thank you so much!
My greatest enemy is catwalks. My back leg is going to be twice as strong at this rate given all the pushing I'm doing.
Yeah if only all the lifts would be designed as well as the big one in the video! Often the lift exits are super steep, crowded with people camping on the exit point and paved with glass like ice.
My archnemesis is actually the Poma lift
I can edge carve ant full speed all day, ride trees and hit side hits at will.. but yet I still fail 40% of the time getting off the lift. It all depends on the exit ramp and the speed of the lift. Some
of the ramps are well maintained with a gradual slope and the chair slows down just a hair so you can exit.. some are aggressive, uneven and the chair will chase you off..
Aggressive exists are my nemesis.. 😂
im confused last year i was able when riding with just me and my friend. but this year i fell because i was scared to trip a kid next to me ;-;
hilarous. must be for people who drive with lights off at night.
Lesson 1: avoid skiing people waiting in line.
World of pain, here I come.
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If I get scared sometimes I just take my board off and carry it on the lift
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People blocking the way because they’re laughing on the ground and have forgotten that people are being unloaded off the lift. It’s like someone blocking the way in front of an escalator. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!
Dont ride overpopulated resorts
It was much harder with the old, non-detachable chairs.
there's no bar where i go
I hate the singles line. They should not exists, people in groups form perfect 4 before and almost never have a chance to go in there. I waited 2h in whistler while groups was taking 40min at base. Same on top. I never enter single lines anymore.
Im about to go snowboard and afraid i be the laughing stock by those more experienced. I hope they are nice to newbies!
they will be nice! you got this
so scaf of htis
The back foot has to stay close to the front one. Not pushing on the rear binding.
wouldn't recommend that
dont rest your board on your boot, don't clip your helmet on the chair
Just use skis like a normal person
Because you didn't stand up
I do completely disagree with the standing in line mentality. No pushing, no cutting of other people to make room for your party as you eloquently stated. It is a reason for many useless discussions. Your statement that line cutting is benefitting for others.. It is a strange thing to say, I assume you do it and just try to make yourself feel better with treating others poorly.
I said take your turn when it is your turn. Maybe watch again
If your ever scared to go on a lift just remember when I somehow flipped upside down and got stuck on the lift before flailing around and out of pure luck hitting the emergency stop switch on the pole. Worst part about it was I was on skis 🎿 so you can’t go as wrong as I did
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