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Step 1 : watch noob tips videos all week. Step 2 : mentally prep and static balance practice Step 3 : realize there is no flat/beginner area where you just got your pass Step 4 : go down the mountain anyway and faceplant about 40 times 11/10 would learn to board on the way down again.
Dragoon876 I couldn't have worded that better myself, that's exactly how I learned luckily the snow was soft when I fell which also could have contributed to the snow eating my board
MattNeights - CSGO why? You go much faster than any snowboarder. I mean I'm not defending either since i still havent tried snowboarding but skiing is not really boring
Lik3 ViaZ for me skiing it is i dont know why but snowboarding is funner beacuse there are also many tricks what i didn't, do this winter i am going snowboarding
my first time, i was all over the ground. i was too afraid to just try to control what i was doing till the very end of the day, finally was able to slow down and make it down without falling, but its very addicting. the pain i was in was by far the worst i have ever taken a beating to my body. i couldnt walk or do much moving around at all. but i dont regret it
This was exactly me my first day down a mountain. What's worse is that I had no one to show me and didn't do much (any) prep work before hand. Even just watching videos like this one would have helped me a lot. I made it down the mountain the first day, but damn if I didn't pay the price for it. Still worth it.
I had the same experience, it was like trying to tame a wild horse, but then i started to learn how to slow down, facing the hill. Haven´t quite learned how to slow down with front facing downhill. Should have seen this vid before.
Ronnie Espinal I think this happens to a lot of people when first snowboarding. When I first started, I wanted to just quit at lunch (about half way through the day) and I asked someone else and they said they wanted to quit at lunch too when they first started. I kept going and finally by the end of the day I could do it lol. I couldn’t go on the ski lift until the third time going!
Downing a bottle of wine, laying in bed with a bruised tailbone and sore AF body, hoping this weekend's snowboarding experience isn't as painful as the first. Totally worth it and think i'm better off already by watching this! Thank you!
Can't believe this video was posted back in 2014. I keep watching it over and over again. I'm a long time skier, and at the end of the season the last few years I'll take a snowboard lesson and try to make it down the hill. Last season Ski Patrol carried me down in a sled when I tried snowboarding on an easy slope (the ice got me), think I bruised a rib -couldn't do enough of a crunch to get my feet out of the bindings. This year I've tried snowboarding at the beginning of the season and just working through the 10 skills, at my own pace on the bunny slopes. Way better than the lessons I had. After watching a few other videos about stance- binding angles and width, I changed my board setup and decided to give goofy foot a try. It's amazing the difference. I'm now having fun playing and learning to snowboard - at my own pace, going through your 10 skills. With my flow bindings, I'm always starting out facing the Mtn, so I'm getting comfortable on toe side.Can't wait to figure out how to get to my heel side. Even 6 years after you made this video - THANKS!!!
@@bigzaddydaddy5650 I went yesterday. I fell like 200 hundred times in 4 hours that I was snowboarding but eventually I managed to go down the mountain without falling too many times. It was awesome!
@@aldariel744 did u just slide down horizontal or sideways? (if u know what i mean xd) I managed to keep balance and slide sideways, but turns were to hard cuz i didnt know how exactly
Hey kevin, just wanted to say i had my firstsnowboarding trip this week and i used your videos to learn. By the end of the week i was linking beginner turns, and starting to get confident letting my board run straight and pick up speed. It meant i could go down some noob runs with my friends! Thanks for putting these videos up they are so great and you are a good teacher
This is an amazing resource. This is exactly what you would learn in any Day 1 lesson taught by any certified snowboard instructor...but it's free. Happy shredding everybody.
SnowboardProCamp I just want to say thank you for your easy teachings. thanks to it. I learned how to continusly s turn. and two weeks ago. I hit my first black diamond. and did not fall
bro did exactly this on my first day a couple weeks ago and was only on the bunnys for a couple hours . Picked it up quick and was on the blues after lunch. Appreciate the help!
For anyone out there who wants to be self taught snowboarder these are the things you need to do to get started with snowboarding. This chanel is excellent and a vast amount of snowboarding knowlage is in this channel. Everyone who wants to snowboard or even if you have already been snowboarding for 5 years like me should check this channel out great little tips that you might not have ever thought of. I'd like to thank you snowboard porcamp! Keep up the good work!
4 years snowboarding now like 3 times per winter. I watch this video everytime to see on which things i should concetrate. Works every time! Those basics are all you need to board down with ease!
Thank you so much for all these videos. I watched so many in preparation of my trip to Copper Mountain. I took a lesson and by the end of the first day I was carving, riding switch, and even went off a few small jumps. We even went down a blue during my lesson. I did fall a lot, but crash pants really helped. I'm absolutely hooked.
Been watching your videos for a few days now. I'm the most beginner of snowboarders that there is but I'm a huge mountain biker that needed something to fill that adrenaline void in the winter here in Minnesota. Anyway tonight was the first night out, and there were lots of spills but a lot of progress as well. A lot of that is thanks to your videos. Keep up the awesome work!
This is so helpful! Thank you so much. I took two snowboarding lessons 3 years ago. I fell a lot! Didn't try snowboarding after that. Yesterday I went for another try and decided not to take another lesson. I watched this video and 2 another videos in this channel. Memorized them by heart. I nailed the beginner's skills once I got on the slope immediately, which I couldn't figure out 3 years ago. Falling in love with snowboarding!
I practiced all of these steps on my second day of trying snowboarding for the first time in my life. I’m 47 yrs old. They all work, they’re all key factors, and they helped me immensely. The sensation after you master the basic turns and you dare straighten up your board downwards and let gravity do its stuff to gain speed, and then turn, turn, turn, turn at comfortable speed, is indescribable. I’m in love.
dude! you are amazingly dope for these videos! ive come a long way in literally one week! granted i had some idea the riding because i surf and skate but the mechanics of craving and balancing the body and keeping my body square has tremendously helped! I live in nor cal and went to heavenly this past weekend and all i did was have so much fun because i remembered everything youve taught me! Thanks so much for your vids dude! ps it was a powder day and i was able to hit some moguls on the blue trails! thanks bro!!!
I watched this video and another beginner one you did with "do these 3 things". I went to the slopes and didn't kill myself and was able to get down the mountain going back and forth on my heels. I was basically chest forward down the mountain all day. Came home, watched your vids again, and found a practice area at Copper Mountain for $20 and spent 3 hours there practicing everything in these vids. And as a 46 yo man that's sort of athletic but grossly out of shape, I have to say I'm rather proud of myself for how I ended my day. I can glide on my toes and heels now. Stop, get up, walk up a mountain, get on/off lifts, skate around on 1 foot. IDK man, you guys just make it easy. Thanks for the tips, looking to take everything I've learned to the mountain tomorrow. I have probably only fallen about 10 times also in 2 days.
Thanks a lot guys! Just came back from my first week of snowboarding and i’ve decided not to take lessons but learning it by myself, using your videos. I have to say after 2 days i was very comfortable on the board with these tips!
Hey man, just finished my first snowboarding trip and it was a blast! the first two days were really tough but thanks to you and your videos I was linking turns the first day. I took a one hour crash course at the resort and being that I had watched your videos I caught right on to what they were saying. It took two days to build up the courage to actually try a green run but man when I did it was awesome! Thanks Again
I wanted to thank you for making a succinct but extremely informative video. As a former skimboarder, I always wanted to try snowboarding but never took any opportunities. This past weekend, I got on a snowboard for the first time in Utah. Coupled with a 2 hour lesson from an excellent instructor, this video was key in helping me pick it up in 1/2 day. By the end of day 2 I was not falling at all and on day 3 I took on the green runs at Park City with a lot of confidence. I plan to check out your more advanced videos going forward since I fell in love with snowboarding this past weekend and will definitely be doing it again. Thank you!
Great video, this is exactly what my instructor taught me on my first lessons. I'm not saying skip the instructor if you're a completely newbie as I am, the feedback was great from him, but expect EXACTLY this.
Just did my daughter and my first day snowboarding on the mountain. This video was the perfect prep. We walked right thru the steps you laid out. Thank you!
Just wanted to thank you for these great videos, I learned to snowboard from watching these in three days, 1st day I worked on heel slides, 2nd day toe slides, by the 3rd day I was carving down the mountain, I stayed on the beginner trail all three days at Mammoth, psyched to get back out. Background, I'm 46 and been surfing for 8 years.
Dude I was watching all your beginner videos for like 2 months straight before going up my first time and it totally paid off. I got comfortable doing blues on the 3rd day and got into the trees by day 4. After falling each time I'd always try to replay in my head the tip that I missed so I could make the correction the next time.
These videos were an immense help when I started to learn to snowboard. I paused in-between attempts to watch one of these vids a couple of times. Thanks for the awesome tutorials!
Kevin you’re the man. I’ve watched many of your videos in preparation for a snowboard trip this weekend. I went on a few trips as a kid (27 now) and by no means had any idea what I was doing. Your videos taught me the basic fundamentals and made the learning curve so much easier. I can’t wait to get out there again! I’ll continue to watch your videos for refreshers and to further advance my skills. Thanks again! Chris
I watched this video for 3 times and went snowboarding for the first time today. it was hard at first but in one hour, after following all these steps I was able to turn, balance, stop and do everything at small speed. thank you.
Hey Kevin, wanted to thank you for these videos! Decided to get on some snow for first time ever (being in canada im shocked it took me this long). Buddy of mine said he would "teach" me. First day was ok so this is how you skate and then you just use your edges when turning. Then GO. After a day of falling and bruised tailbone and knees. I decided to use youtube as a teacher. And found your videos and what a help it was 3rd time out i managed to make it down a few runs without bailing at all. Turns are still fairly wide and need to slide a bit to control speed but hey practice makes perfect. Anyway just thought I'd let you know these videos are great for learning and have helped me a lot. Thanks from a first time snowboarder
mccarty89 Great to hear man! It took me three days before I could do a full lap without falling. Keep us posted on your progress! Thanks for checking out the channel!
+SnowboardProCamp I'm thinking to buy a snowboard to my son for Christmas. He tells me that he wants a jib and park board with a lot of pop but still be able to do butters with he weights 79 lbs and has bindings from the last year. Max price 150$ any suggestions?
What an amazing video! After wiping out over and over again - eating snow left and right during my first time, I watched this video as soon as I got home. Yesterday was my second run after a month had past, and I learned how to fully control my board ! Well done @SnowboardProCamp!
Still a skier and going to mount tremblant this January for a week. Planning to try out snowboarding there on a free day, can't wait to try out this stuff!
It's was pretty good! I fell a lot but it was lots of fun! We took a chairlift up half the mountain and I didn't fall when getting off (my first time taking the lift) . It took us an hour and a half to get down but it was fun and I managed to do a few turns. I will say though, I think my butt prefers skiing just a BIT more. ;)
Watched this last night, snowboarded today morning. Here is my feedback: The video was actually really helpful! Especially tips 1 through 7. 1 through 5 is what you'll be doing in the first 15 minutes. Now, i won't lie, it's weird at first. You don't know you balance points, how to use your legs, waist and shoulders. You gonna be going straight for a couple of meters (at best) and fall. But you gonna be getting better each time! What i noticed, is that for almost-flat ground, you gonna be doing 9 A LOT. You still can't control your board, so enjoy the ride before you fall. (my tip for turning? Put lots of strength on the correct foot. Like, you're trying to pull it out of the boot.) Do that a few times, and then go somewhere with bigger angle. Don't be afraid, you gonna do 6. Just keep your toes up and your quads/knees will do all the work, it's like instinctive! (you gonna feel your quads fully pumped while going down, and your knees might get shaky). You won't do 8 or 10 at all. The only time you gonna turn 180, is by accident, and you gonna lose your balance or force yourself to fall guaranteed xD Its another thing to do 6 (because its pretty much how you go down a steep hill with your shoes) , and another to do 8. Atleast that was my experience (i spent 4 hours up there and 2 was "dead time" xD). But yeah, it was really fun and the learning curve is nice! My next goal is to do 8 and especially 10. It's all about practice! The more time you spend, the better you'll get.
I've followed all your instruction. This was my first day ever on snowboard. Yes of course, a lot of falls during day, but at the end I was able to make spins, turnings etc. I can higly recommend your video and guide to others. Thank you :-) Greetings from Slovakia
My 11 year old has skied from age 3 . Now he wants to move to boarding. I’ve scheduled him some private lessons . Hopefully he gets it quickly? He’s a very sportive cool kid !
I was that exact kid, same I Iswapped. Now I so both and it only took 4 years to get to the same standard. I think the skiing experience really gives you a good base for reading the snow
Awesome work Kevin ! I have been teaching snowboard for 9 years and I really appreciate your video. Quite often simple instructions like "look and point the direction you want to go" work better than more complex instructions. Words are such a poor tool for explaining action. I hope that all of my first time students watch your video before I get to teach them.
So glad I found your videos! I haven't been out in years and I'm taking my niece out for her first time. This videos are great! They've given her a good base and even jogged my memory quite a bit. Keep up the good work bro!
This is great. I have had Snowboarding at the top of my bucket list for many years and got rid of most of my weight, got in shape, and today was my fist crack at it. I'm going to practice the standing up technique on my back lawn until I can get up to snow again!
Hi Kevin! Thank you so much for this video. I learned in just one day all these skills just watching you a few times. I cant believe I'm now snowboarding the intermediate tracks after two days!!! Thank you again mate!! Cheers from Bariloche, Patagonia Argentina ;)
I have skated for 3 years now, and today was my first day snowboarding. A lot like skating except you are not able to move your feet around when riding. My tailbone is all bruised up from falling haha. You'll love it, I had so much fun.
Yes. I used to skate pools, ramps, parks and free-style back in the 80's and when I first tried snowboarding 13 years ago it was just a natural progression. Your balance from skateboarding will help a lot. Of course your feet are strapped in and you might find it difficult pushing along with one foot locked at an awkward angle to the chairlift.
it was my first time riding a snowboard on a ski hill and all the skills on this video help me a lot. It helped me so much that i felt good hitting jumps and i was even doing indy and method grabs, 360 and 180 so thanks for all your help!
Thanks for the video! I am going to be teaching my 5 year old daughter to snowboard, we watched this video together so she understands better what I will be teaching today (we will start with skating and toe edge) wish me luck!!!
I watched skiing for beginners and now this yeah this seems so much more simpler than learning to ski, though I’m expecting to fall countless times my legs have problems working simultaneously. This was really helpful thank you
It's so weird how when I was a little kid I took snowboard lessons all the time and always sucked at it but I am so good at skiing. 1. Snowboarding is cooler but harder 2. Skiing is for chumps but is way easier
I watched several of your videos before going out for my first time. I went out solo too so the tips were really helpful and made my first day super easy.
I remember watching the first time this video, man i was scared. Now i am like what the... The best way to learn just go out and go straight downhill. You will fall so so so many times. But days after that you will get the feeling of the action. You will master it very fast. Just be confident and stop spending your time on youtube, go out.
I love these videos. All my friends ski so last winter I was on my own learning how to ride and now I feel like I'll improve a lot faster seeing all these tips.
first time I went riding my friend said let's go to the black zone.....I regretted that so much by the time I realized it was the hardest one I was going fast wish I would've known this before hand kuz I did a few non intended flips...emoji version 😎😄💨😶😲💥💀 idk I'm bored don't judge
I'll be snowboarding for the first time this winter season! These tips were broken down great and easy to understand! Cant wait to surprise my boyfriend(loves to snowboard) with my noob skills on the slopes!!
I have trained for and played 12 years of organized Baseball, 4 years of Football and 4 years of basketball...too many years to count of inline skating, skate boarding and mountain biking as well as hiking 14ers in Colorado. With all that being said, I go to the gym regularly to work cardio, general fitness and flexibility. There is not 1 thing I have done in my life that equates or translates any skills necessary for snowboarding...if anything, the only thing that translates from any of them activities previous mentioned helped me with in snowboarding was how to take hard falls like a champ, pick yourself up, and try again!! I watched your videos ( which are super informative ) as well as others to help with the theory aspect of boarding, theory with visual reference is just one part of the battle, putting things into practice is a whole different beast and each individual will pick up on and progress putting all techniqe into practice at different rates. From my own experience, no matter how many questions you have answered, no matter how many videos you have watched, no matter how athletic / flexible / proficient with balance you are, no matter what sports or activities you have done in your life...while athleticism, flexibility and theory may give you a slight edge over someone out of shape and lacks knowledge, snowboarding is it's own beast entirely!! No matter how much you try to be ahead of the curve through theory before the 1st time you hit the slopes for Day 1 of snowboarding, I would highly suggest getting Elbow Pads, Knee Pads, Crash Pants and Wrist Guards to help prevent any nagging injuries that will stunt your developement as you should be prepared to fall alot...getting lessons from a Ski and Board Instructor at a Resort is also highly recommended unless you have really good friends with a lot of patience and persistance that knows how to show you "proper technique" step by step as well as explaining all the little nueances of stance, balance, weight shifting, and board manipulation with your feet etc., and who is also not afraid to point out your flaws in the form of constructive criticisim in an attempt to help get you better at boarding. Great videos, keep up the good work...hope to see you on the slopes one day to thank you in person!! ;-}
One suggestion about the roll over. Me personally and the people i've taught boarding find the roll over much easier if you just bend one knee and extend the other leg, while on the ground, and then simply roll in the direction of the extended leg. For me and my students it worked wonders! :D BTW, loving your channel, it's very helpful even for more experienced riders cause of the tips on improving the riding style. Keep up with the good work.
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Step 1 : watch noob tips videos all week.
Step 2 : mentally prep and static balance practice
Step 3 : realize there is no flat/beginner area where you just got your pass
Step 4 : go down the mountain anyway and faceplant about 40 times
11/10 would learn to board on the way down again.
Dragoon876 this was me trying to learn how to ski last year. and this will also be me tomorrow trying to learn how to snowboard lol
Dragoon876 I couldn't have worded that better myself, that's exactly how I learned luckily the snow was soft when I fell which also could have contributed to the snow eating my board
This was me this past Sunday lol
LOL
I laughed out loud at this. Thank you for your pain so I could laugh at your expense. I’m sure that will be me when I go tomorrow. XD
Ive been skiing for 9 years, time to try something different
ive been snowboarding for 2 or 3 years i hate skiing now its boring
MattNeights - CSGO why? You go much faster than any snowboarder. I mean I'm not defending either since i still havent tried snowboarding but skiing is not really boring
Lik3 ViaZ for me skiing it is i dont know why but snowboarding is funner beacuse there are also many tricks what i didn't, do this winter i am going snowboarding
Lik3 ViaZ you do not go faster than a snowboarder while skiing
I agree with skiing being too boring. sking feels to natural. Snowboard brings immediatly new sensations
my first time, i was all over the ground. i was too afraid to just try to control what i was doing till the very end of the day, finally was able to slow down and make it down without falling, but its very addicting. the pain i was in was by far the worst i have ever taken a beating to my body. i couldnt walk or do much moving around at all. but i dont regret it
It makes you really sore sometimes but it is worth it
This was exactly me my first day down a mountain. What's worse is that I had no one to show me and didn't do much (any) prep work before hand. Even just watching videos like this one would have helped me a lot.
I made it down the mountain the first day, but damn if I didn't pay the price for it. Still worth it.
I had the same experience, it was like trying to tame a wild horse, but then i started to learn how to slow down, facing the hill. Haven´t quite learned how to slow down with front facing downhill. Should have seen this vid before.
Ronnie Espinal I think this happens to a lot of people when first snowboarding. When I first started, I wanted to just quit at lunch (about half way through the day) and I asked someone else and they said they wanted to quit at lunch too when they first started. I kept going and finally by the end of the day I could do it lol. I couldn’t go on the ski lift until the third time going!
This sounds just like my first time
Downing a bottle of wine, laying in bed with a bruised tailbone and sore AF body, hoping this weekend's snowboarding experience isn't as painful as the first. Totally worth it and think i'm better off already by watching this! Thank you!
Lol i remember my first time boarding, friend loaned me his old board, dumped me off the lift and said good luck 😂
"Friend."
Jacob Scotti LMAO factsssss
My first time, I was 7 and got lost and had the employees come looking for me
First time ive never been snowboarding or sking i just borrowd my brothers board and started shit was hella fun but got hurt soo much😂
Did you survive?
Can't believe this video was posted back in 2014. I keep watching it over and over again. I'm a long time skier, and at the end of the season the last few years I'll take a snowboard lesson and try to make it down the hill. Last season Ski Patrol carried me down in a sled when I tried snowboarding on an easy slope (the ice got me), think I bruised a rib -couldn't do enough of a crunch to get my feet out of the bindings. This year I've tried snowboarding at the beginning of the season and just working through the 10 skills, at my own pace on the bunny slopes. Way better than the lessons I had. After watching a few other videos about stance- binding angles and width, I changed my board setup and decided to give goofy foot a try. It's amazing the difference. I'm now having fun playing and learning to snowboard - at my own pace, going through your 10 skills. With my flow bindings, I'm always starting out facing the Mtn, so I'm getting comfortable on toe side.Can't wait to figure out how to get to my heel side. Even 6 years after you made this video - THANKS!!!
Today was my first day snowboarding, I ate shit a million times.... but it was fun
damn is it really that hard? I wanna try it out tomorrow and want to know if i can get down the hill after some hours :p
@@bigzaddydaddy5650 I went yesterday. I fell like 200 hundred times in 4 hours that I was snowboarding but eventually I managed to go down the mountain without falling too many times. It was awesome!
@@aldariel744 did u just slide down horizontal or sideways? (if u know what i mean xd) I managed to keep balance and slide sideways, but turns were to hard cuz i didnt know how exactly
I wanted to start snowboarding too ... But this is a dumb question
Do i only use my back foot to push forward or i need to push both back and front foot together ??? I am talking about skating
Hey kevin, just wanted to say i had my firstsnowboarding trip this week and i used your videos to learn. By the end of the week i was linking beginner turns, and starting to get confident letting my board run straight and pick up speed. It meant i could go down some noob runs with my friends! Thanks for putting these videos up they are so great and you are a good teacher
This is an amazing resource. This is exactly what you would learn in any Day 1 lesson taught by any certified snowboard instructor...but it's free. Happy shredding everybody.
I did S-turns in one day bc of you! Thanks for making the video!
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SnowboardProCamp I just want to say thank you for your easy teachings. thanks to it. I learned how to continusly s turn. and two weeks ago. I hit my first black diamond. and did not fall
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Forever wishing I knew this before I went two days ago.
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I did watch this before starting but forgot all of it by the time I got there.
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bro did exactly this on my first day a couple weeks ago and was only on the bunnys for a couple hours . Picked it up quick and was on the blues after lunch. Appreciate the help!
For anyone out there who wants to be self taught snowboarder these are the things you need to do to get started with snowboarding. This chanel is excellent and a vast amount of snowboarding knowlage is in this channel. Everyone who wants to snowboard or even if you have already been snowboarding for 5 years like me should check this channel out great little tips that you might not have ever thought of. I'd like to thank you snowboard porcamp! Keep up the good work!
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4 years snowboarding now like 3 times per winter. I watch this video everytime to see on which things i should concetrate. Works every time! Those basics are all you need to board down with ease!
Thank you so much for all these videos. I watched so many in preparation of my trip to Copper Mountain. I took a lesson and by the end of the first day I was carving, riding switch, and even went off a few small jumps. We even went down a blue during my lesson. I did fall a lot, but crash pants really helped. I'm absolutely hooked.
I really like snowboarding. it's the best sport.
Been watching your videos for a few days now. I'm the most beginner of snowboarders that there is but I'm a huge mountain biker that needed something to fill that adrenaline void in the winter here in Minnesota. Anyway tonight was the first night out, and there were lots of spills but a lot of progress as well. A lot of that is thanks to your videos. Keep up the awesome work!
Just learned to snowboard at Highland Hills this winter. Live in Minneapolis.
This is so helpful! Thank you so much. I took two snowboarding lessons 3 years ago. I fell a lot! Didn't try snowboarding after that. Yesterday I went for another try and decided not to take another lesson. I watched this video and 2 another videos in this channel. Memorized them by heart. I nailed the beginner's skills once I got on the slope immediately, which I couldn't figure out 3 years ago. Falling in love with snowboarding!
This tutorial is amazing! I watched this before taking the first "ever" lesson & helped tremendously.
Picked it up within the first day, thank you :)
I practiced all of these steps on my second day of trying snowboarding for the first time in my life. I’m 47 yrs old.
They all work, they’re all key factors, and they helped me immensely.
The sensation after you master the basic turns and you dare straighten up your board downwards and let gravity do its stuff to gain speed, and then turn, turn, turn, turn at comfortable speed, is indescribable. I’m in love.
dude! you are amazingly dope for these videos! ive come a long way in literally one week! granted i had some idea the riding because i surf and skate but the mechanics of craving and balancing the body and keeping my body square has tremendously helped! I live in nor cal and went to heavenly this past weekend and all i did was have so much fun because i remembered everything youve taught me! Thanks so much for your vids dude!
ps it was a powder day and i was able to hit some moguls on the blue trails!
thanks bro!!!
That's awesome man! Happy to hear my tips helped! Maybe you could give me some surfing tips! Haha!
I watched this video and another beginner one you did with "do these 3 things". I went to the slopes and didn't kill myself and was able to get down the mountain going back and forth on my heels. I was basically chest forward down the mountain all day. Came home, watched your vids again, and found a practice area at Copper Mountain for $20 and spent 3 hours there practicing everything in these vids. And as a 46 yo man that's sort of athletic but grossly out of shape, I have to say I'm rather proud of myself for how I ended my day. I can glide on my toes and heels now. Stop, get up, walk up a mountain, get on/off lifts, skate around on 1 foot. IDK man, you guys just make it easy. Thanks for the tips, looking to take everything I've learned to the mountain tomorrow. I have probably only fallen about 10 times also in 2 days.
Rewatching this to get ready, our place is open and I've been three times so I definitely need a refresher 👍
Thanks a lot guys! Just came back from my first week of snowboarding and i’ve decided not to take lessons but learning it by myself, using your videos. I have to say after 2 days i was very comfortable on the board with these tips!
Hey man, just finished my first snowboarding trip and it was a blast! the first two days were really tough but thanks to you and your videos I was linking turns the first day. I took a one hour crash course at the resort and being that I had watched your videos I caught right on to what they were saying. It took two days to build up the courage to actually try a green run but man when I did it was awesome! Thanks Again
I wanted to thank you for making a succinct but extremely informative video. As a former skimboarder, I always wanted to try snowboarding but never took any opportunities. This past weekend, I got on a snowboard for the first time in Utah. Coupled with a 2 hour lesson from an excellent instructor, this video was key in helping me pick it up in 1/2 day. By the end of day 2 I was not falling at all and on day 3 I took on the green runs at Park City with a lot of confidence.
I plan to check out your more advanced videos going forward since I fell in love with snowboarding this past weekend and will definitely be doing it again. Thank you!
I get scared I'm gonna curl up into a ball and roll down the hill
+Critterfurr do you even snowboard bro?
"do you even snowboard bro?" ~ you're just too cool😂
When i want to stop i just fall face first into the snow and dont move
Are you a cartoon character?
Great video, this is exactly what my instructor taught me on my first lessons. I'm not saying skip the instructor if you're a completely newbie as I am, the feedback was great from him, but expect EXACTLY this.
There's twerking at 3:08
TWERKIN DAT ASS!!!!
lol
Lol
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#8 how to twerk
Just did my daughter and my first day snowboarding on the mountain. This video was the perfect prep. We walked right thru the steps you laid out. Thank you!
This is a very good beginner lesson, I wish I had watched this before my first day.
Just wanted to thank you for these great videos, I learned to snowboard from watching these in three days, 1st day I worked on heel slides, 2nd day toe slides, by the 3rd day I was carving down the mountain, I stayed on the beginner trail all three days at Mammoth, psyched to get back out. Background, I'm 46 and been surfing for 8 years.
This video makes me cry of happines! knowing I'm finally going to try it out. thanks man
PypeR youre one weird human being
I watched this around December 2015, and now I’m a really good snowboarder, best in my friend group. Thanks!
I did everything well I just couldn't get off of the chair lift properley. 👍 but thanks for the video
Dude I was watching all your beginner videos for like 2 months straight before going up my first time and it totally paid off. I got comfortable doing blues on the 3rd day and got into the trees by day 4. After falling each time I'd always try to replay in my head the tip that I missed so I could make the correction the next time.
I was training in the hardest hill because my brother wanted to ski there
Fantastic review of all the elements I haven’t snowboard in a decade and definitely needed the refresher!
Thank you I hope this helps me in a few days when I try snowboarding for the first time.
Update: I did great! tysm for this!!!
These videos were an immense help when I started to learn to snowboard.
I paused in-between attempts to watch one of these vids a couple of times.
Thanks for the awesome tutorials!
Huuhh .... For 2 days I'm gonna try for the first time snowboarding and I've never tried ski.
Wish me some luck! Thumbs up!
DE Ackern what lipstick are you wearing in your photo?
Kevin you’re the man. I’ve watched many of your videos in preparation for a snowboard trip this weekend. I went on a few trips as a kid (27 now) and by no means had any idea what I was doing. Your videos taught me the basic fundamentals and made the learning curve so much easier. I can’t wait to get out there again! I’ll continue to watch your videos for refreshers and to further advance my skills.
Thanks again!
Chris
Awesome tips bro... I’ll try this winter north of Ontario... second time in 5 years...
this might help
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I watched this video for 3 times and went snowboarding for the first time today. it was hard at first but in one hour, after following all these steps I was able to turn, balance, stop and do everything at small speed. thank you.
Hey Kevin, wanted to thank you for these videos! Decided to get on some snow for first time ever (being in canada im shocked it took me this long). Buddy of mine said he would "teach" me. First day was ok so this is how you skate and then you just use your edges when turning. Then GO. After a day of falling and bruised tailbone and knees. I decided to use youtube as a teacher. And found your videos and what a help it was 3rd time out i managed to make it down a few runs without bailing at all. Turns are still fairly wide and need to slide a bit to control speed but hey practice makes perfect.
Anyway just thought I'd let you know these videos are great for learning and have helped me a lot.
Thanks from a first time snowboarder
mccarty89 Great to hear man! It took me three days before I could do a full lap without falling. Keep us posted on your progress! Thanks for checking out the channel!
+SnowboardProCamp I'm thinking to buy a snowboard to my son for Christmas. He tells me that he wants a jib and park board with a lot of pop but still be able to do butters with he weights 79 lbs and has bindings from the last year. Max price 150$ any suggestions?
What an amazing video! After wiping out over and over again - eating snow left and right during my first time, I watched this video as soon as I got home. Yesterday was my second run after a month had past, and I learned how to fully control my board ! Well done @SnowboardProCamp!
MAN YOU THE BEST I LEARNED TO SNOWBOARD IN NO TIME KEEP TEACHIN MAN
I agree these videos were very helpful
rest in peace
Great video bro 56 years old started snowboarding on day one after watching your video and studying it
👍👍
Thank you
Kevin
Yeah, I'm gonna die, LMAO
Learning to snowboard tomorrow for the first time.... hope watching this helps me out a bit. Thank you
I remember the bruises from my first day, man my ass looked like someone had used it as a punching bag
Me today! Ahahaha! I went yesterday for the first time!
Omg y'all are scaring me I gotta waitress tomorrow I'm scared.
Your ass looked like you just got out of prison
I’m going to go snowboarding for the first time in my life this year I’m so excited! Thanks for the tips.
Zack same I’m pumped
Still a skier and going to mount tremblant this January for a week. Planning to try out snowboarding there on a free day, can't wait to try out this stuff!
The 4 Blobs :D So... How did that work out?
I'm going tomorrow!
let us know :)
It's was pretty good! I fell a lot but it was lots of fun! We took a chairlift up half the mountain and I didn't fall when getting off (my first time taking the lift) . It took us an hour and a half to get down but it was fun and I managed to do a few turns.
I will say though, I think my butt prefers skiing just a BIT more. ;)
The 4 Blobs :D l
Watched this last night, snowboarded today morning. Here is my feedback:
The video was actually really helpful! Especially tips 1 through 7. 1 through 5 is what you'll be doing in the first 15 minutes.
Now, i won't lie, it's weird at first. You don't know you balance points, how to use your legs, waist and shoulders. You gonna be going straight for a couple of meters (at best) and fall. But you gonna be getting better each time!
What i noticed, is that for almost-flat ground, you gonna be doing 9 A LOT. You still can't control your board, so enjoy the ride before you fall. (my tip for turning? Put lots of strength on the correct foot. Like, you're trying to pull it out of the boot.)
Do that a few times, and then go somewhere with bigger angle. Don't be afraid, you gonna do 6. Just keep your toes up and your quads/knees will do all the work, it's like instinctive! (you gonna feel your quads fully pumped while going down, and your knees might get shaky).
You won't do 8 or 10 at all. The only time you gonna turn 180, is by accident, and you gonna lose your balance or force yourself to fall guaranteed xD
Its another thing to do 6 (because its pretty much how you go down a steep hill with your shoes) , and another to do 8.
Atleast that was my experience (i spent 4 hours up there and 2 was "dead time" xD). But yeah, it was really fun and the learning curve is nice!
My next goal is to do 8 and especially 10. It's all about practice! The more time you spend, the better you'll get.
Thanks for the feedback! Happy to hear the tips helped
I went riding for the first time without knowing how to stop so my genius self figured out that every time I cant stop I just *fall* lol
I've followed all your instruction. This was my first day ever on snowboard. Yes of course, a lot of falls during day, but at the end I was able to make spins, turnings etc. I can higly recommend your video and guide to others. Thank you :-) Greetings from Slovakia
My 11 year old has skied from age 3 . Now he wants to move to boarding. I’ve scheduled him some private lessons . Hopefully he gets it quickly? He’s a very sportive cool kid !
I was that exact kid, same I Iswapped. Now I so both and it only took 4 years to get to the same standard. I think the skiing experience really gives you a good base for reading the snow
My 2 sons (4 & 6) and I (36) watched this video to learn to snowboard and we did it! Thanks so much for the great video!
I REALLY wanto to snowboard this year , and these are some pro frickin tips right here! Thank you :) I'll use them
Have fun!!
+Ramon Merino Villamil thank you :)
I get to teach my younger sister how to snowboard this year! You guys have given me some excellent ideas! Thanks for all of your videos!
When u look at vid, you tell urself "its so easy dude wtf"
Then u see the comments, gg u get shit scared
Never been snowboarding before this weekend and used this video to get started and was going down the slopes on the first day! Great learning video!
I have only touched snow once. It was a place where it was melting. I can wait to go to a really snowy mountain and snowboard. Thanks for this!
OMG THANK YOU FOR THIS!! Ima show my friends when I bring them boarding for the 1st time! It's also a good refresher!
idk why but im so nervous to go to my local park and try to lean in front of hundreds of people :(
*learn
Just remember that all those people were at your level at one point.
+SnowboardProCamp very true, thanks
SnowboardProCamp I really want to snowboard over here there's no snow its my favorite sport
+sam fugit .
Awesome work Kevin ! I have been teaching snowboard for 9 years and I really appreciate your video. Quite often simple instructions like "look and point the direction you want to go" work better than more complex instructions. Words are such a poor tool for explaining action. I hope that all of my first time students watch your video before I get to teach them.
Forgot
Step 11: How to break when speeding without a faceplant
Step 12: How to fall correctly.
brake or break!!!!
So glad I found your videos! I haven't been out in years and I'm taking my niece out for her first time. This videos are great! They've given her a good base and even jogged my memory quite a bit. Keep up the good work bro!
winter is so close and i can snowboard :D
I used to wakeboard and this weekend will be my third time snowboarding. Thanks for the tips I cannot wait to practice!!!
great teacher😊
This is great. I have had Snowboarding at the top of my bucket list for many years and got rid of most of my weight, got in shape, and today was my fist crack at it. I'm going to practice the standing up technique on my back lawn until I can get up to snow again!
You look like my steep character
Trying snowboarding for the first time after 11 years of skiing. I am going in 3 days and these videos have helped a lot. Thanks😊
11. Take lessons with a professional.
Nice video btw!
First year instructor here! this information and terminology is pricless knowledge. Thanks!
Thank you. This saved my first day of snowboarding when the ski school ran out of instructors
Hi Kevin! Thank you so much for this video. I learned in just one day all these skills just watching you a few times. I cant believe I'm now snowboarding the intermediate tracks after two days!!! Thank you again mate!! Cheers from Bariloche, Patagonia Argentina ;)
Going snowboarding for the first time this season, I've skateboarded for a couple years so does any of that skill transition to this?
yes
Christian Mcmillan bro exact same thing here, i will be trying it out in a few days
Diogo Rodrigues niceee, tell me how it goes
I have skated for 3 years now, and today was my first day snowboarding. A lot like skating except you are not able to move your feet around when riding. My tailbone is all bruised up from falling haha. You'll love it, I had so much fun.
Yes. I used to skate pools, ramps, parks and free-style back in the 80's and when I first tried snowboarding 13 years ago it was just a natural progression. Your balance from skateboarding will help a lot. Of course your feet are strapped in and you might find it difficult pushing along with one foot locked at an awkward angle to the chairlift.
it was my first time riding a snowboard on a ski hill and all the skills on this video help me a lot. It helped me so much that i felt good hitting jumps and i was even doing indy and method grabs, 360 and 180 so thanks for all your help!
I skate board and my friends all snow board and I wanna get into it I'm assuming I'd have the balance already
think twice, i thought the same but believe me is so different being on such a slippery surface
Thanks for the video! I am going to be teaching my 5 year old daughter to snowboard, we watched this video together so she understands better what I will be teaching today (we will start with skating and toe edge) wish me luck!!!
Wu-Tang Sticker!!
I watched skiing for beginners and now this yeah this seems so much more simpler than learning to ski, though I’m expecting to fall countless times my legs have problems working simultaneously. This was really helpful thank you
It's so weird how when I was a little kid I took snowboard lessons all the time and always sucked at it but I am so good at skiing.
1. Snowboarding is cooler but harder
2. Skiing is for chumps but is way easier
Hazardous XD same I'm pretty good at skiing and I'm now trying snowboarding
Hazardous XD I disagree, I can snowboard no problem but can barely even stand on skis, it just depends what your good at.
@@incognito602 how the fuck you can barely stand with skis?
Lmao
Subscribe PewDiePie I have no idea lol I roll my ankles and cross my skis and it just really isnt a good situation haha
I watched several of your videos before going out for my first time. I went out solo too so the tips were really helpful and made my first day super easy.
Are you a fellow Vancouverite?
I remember watching the first time this video, man i was scared. Now i am like what the...
The best way to learn just go out and go straight downhill. You will fall so so so many times. But days after that you will get the feeling of the action. You will master it very fast. Just be confident and stop spending your time on youtube, go out.
People always talk about fun not the prices shiiiit
I love these videos. All my friends ski so last winter I was on my own learning how to ride and now I feel like I'll improve a lot faster seeing all these tips.
first time I went riding my friend said let's go to the black zone.....I regretted that so much by the time I realized it was the hardest one I was going fast wish I would've known this before hand kuz I did a few non intended flips...emoji version 😎😄💨😶😲💥💀
idk I'm bored don't judge
Alex Peake lmao same. Thankful though cause i learned how to board a lot faster than usual.
Thanks! Going snowboarding for the first time in a few days with some buddies of mine, and this will really help!
Who are here after watching the Winter Olympics 2018?
'Is' not 'Are'
I'll be snowboarding for the first time this winter season! These tips were broken down great and easy to understand! Cant wait to surprise my boyfriend(loves to snowboard) with my noob skills on the slopes!!
Can I just marry you pls
I have trained for and played 12 years of organized Baseball, 4 years of Football and 4 years of basketball...too many years to count of inline skating, skate boarding and mountain biking as well as hiking 14ers in Colorado. With all that being said, I go to the gym regularly to work cardio, general fitness and flexibility. There is not 1 thing I have done in my life that equates or translates any skills necessary for snowboarding...if anything, the only thing that translates from any of them activities previous mentioned helped me with in snowboarding was how to take hard falls like a champ, pick yourself up, and try again!! I watched your videos ( which are super informative ) as well as others to help with the theory aspect of boarding, theory with visual reference is just one part of the battle, putting things into practice is a whole different beast and each individual will pick up on and progress putting all techniqe into practice at different rates. From my own experience, no matter how many questions you have answered, no matter how many videos you have watched, no matter how athletic / flexible / proficient with balance you are, no matter what sports or activities you have done in your life...while athleticism, flexibility and theory may give you a slight edge over someone out of shape and lacks knowledge, snowboarding is it's own beast entirely!! No matter how much you try to be ahead of the curve through theory before the 1st time you hit the slopes for Day 1 of snowboarding, I would highly suggest getting Elbow Pads, Knee Pads, Crash Pants and Wrist Guards to help prevent any nagging injuries that will stunt your developement as you should be prepared to fall alot...getting lessons from a Ski and Board Instructor at a Resort is also highly recommended unless you have really good friends with a lot of patience and persistance that knows how to show you "proper technique" step by step as well as explaining all the little nueances of stance, balance, weight shifting, and board manipulation with your feet etc., and who is also not afraid to point out your flaws in the form of constructive criticisim in an attempt to help get you better at boarding. Great videos, keep up the good work...hope to see you on the slopes one day to thank you in person!! ;-}
first day, I had no lessons and learned how to do an Ollie, stop, and all of these. I also went down the black diamond. no one helped me or nothing
+Roderich Edelstein Great job!
+Vladislav Kostic if you're a kid, shouldn't be a problem. Kids pick it up fast and not fearful like adults
going down a black diamond could just be staying on the heels the whole time, in which case it's incredibly easy.
You want a 🍪?
Moritz Kaltenbrunner 😂😂
One suggestion about the roll over. Me personally and the people i've taught boarding find the roll over much easier if you just bend one knee and extend the other leg, while on the ground, and then simply roll in the direction of the extended leg. For me and my students it worked wonders! :D
BTW, loving your channel, it's very helpful even for more experienced riders cause of the tips on improving the riding style. Keep up with the good work.
I was able to do all theses the first day because of you. Thank you Kevin! I told all my friends was a great teacher you were! :)