I love snowboarder youtubers, they both teach how to snowboard and they entertain us after our hard day. I comeback from snowboarding 6 hours ago and this type of videos come like asmr videos
Aa and one more; a video proposal - how to fall safely to protect your wrists and sit bone and get back to standing positions from falling optimal enough just to start riding immediately after failing :) Cheers
One addition (that really works for me) is that on skinny tracks your focus can narrow and that can induce nervousness, so open your head up and focus on where you want to go. Malcolm does this in the first demo, carving forward with lots of focus up and onwards!
Loved this vid. Yes, narrow are also my nemesis. In particular when other skiers & boarders are flying past, its so difficult not to get nervous & stop. Then 99% of time catching an edge 🥴 Its very difficult in these situations not to lean back on hips & then picking up unwanted speed. Great tips here to change that. Fingers crossed. We'll see in March 😊
I did a speed check in Bansko, was perfectly in control, and got shouted at by a ski instructor, even though I was perfectly in control he didn't like that I was there even though it was him that was in the way on a possibly dangerous inverse camber. Then I realised not all Bulgarian ski instructors are as honest and trustworthy as you would hope when one tried to steal my snowboard on Xmas day, luckily he had to undo my bindings and was slowed down just enough that he had to abandon the board from the top of the return route to town and escape into the crowd.
Just a few hours ago arrived from the trip to the mountains. I am a good skier and tried snowboarding 3 years ago, but after one day I was too exhausted to continue ride it. This time I decided I give it another try and your videos are really helpful. I love how you talk about the feeling you should get while performing a turn, edge change etc. Also your lever analogy boosted my progress immensely. On a day 4 I am confident at sideslip turns at average frequency, after every fall I know exactly what I've done wrong, I am also confident making long carved turns on a flat - slightly steeper terrain, I am comfortable riding flat base and don't fall anymore riding it, I can also perform quick maneuver to change direction when it's important to do fast. Thank you so much for all your videos, as a technical person myself I really love the attention to detail you provide. Wish you all the best, Roma from Ukraine!
I finally was able to carve yesterday and it made it such a breeze going thru my mellow runs which was fairly tight like in your vid and on blues it’s insanely fun!! I really had to work up the confidence to get used to the speed but once I got passed it it was super fun! Watched a lot of your videos to get to this point it’s such an amazing feeling and just wanted to say thank you for all the vids!
Another amazing video. As someone who can suffer from vertigo, even though I regard myself as a competent rider, these goat tracks really can be my nemesis (yep, I used that word too). Everything you say holds true for me, but I'd also add that I personally need to keep saying in my head "you have control, turn, turn, turn". Yes, they can be hard, yes, turning towards the precipice can be hard, but you can do it, and you should!
I just got back on a board for the first time in 3 years due to having a bad experience with some boots and being demoralized about the purchase. I've used your videos as incentive to get myself back out there and you've really helped me nail down realizing what bad habits I had developed in my self teaching. First run down was very sloppy, but by 6/7/8/9 I had gained a control over my board I never could really figure out in the past
Just the video I was looking for. Right when I was getting the hang of snowboarding last winter I was on a skinny path and so many other riders were whipping past me and I had no room to maneuver and was picking up too much speed, if I stopped somebody behind me would hit me so I veered off the side and almost hit a tree! Getting back on to the slopes this winter and I will use these tips. Gotta master those speed checks without catching an edge or collision!
Thank you so much for this video. I finally was able to feel in control on the flats/cat tracks this season. Before, I was either catching awful edges, slowing myself down to the point I'd lose speed, stop when others are passing, or I had way too much edge angle & tire out too quickly. At the beginning of the season, it took 2 hours to get through a run with tons of flat cat tracks & now I'm making it through proficiently!
Just dealt with this very issue yesterday. Someone without this insight collided into me and I ended up with stitches in my shin. Malcom, you’re a legend. Your ability to transfer knowledge is invaluable to noobs like me and experienced riders alike.
Thanks for the great video as always. I rode my first flat narrow section the a few weeks ago and honestly it wasn’t as bad as I anticipated. I ended up mostly keeping the board flat and just doing the occasional speed check and then whenever there was a corner, just holding the edge.
Thanks Malcolm! I’ve been watching your videos before we went on our company ski trip just this past weekend bought myself a used snowboard did the bunny hill for a whole day It was a very good. Your videos helped me a lot the next day I was already up in the green runs by myself ofcourse I fell a lot but overall it was a very successful trip! I learned snowboarding because of your videos and tips More Power to you brother!
So fun today Malcom! Had in Sölden my first training lesson and they didn’t know what to teach me as a result of your videos. Just snowboard they said and have fun. Fasters speeds come from its own by driving much! ❤
So good and encouraging. I usually do the second option for years and have finally gotten more comfortable on narrower paths. Still trying your first method more and also your other tips ❤
Hey Malcolm, Love watching your videos! I do all of the things you mention in your video, what I find difficult on narrow cat tracks is skiers cutting you up constantly or overtaking you, without leaving any space for you to be able speed check or change edges. They seem to forget that snowboarders can’t just snow plow to slow down or stop.
Hey man I do not know what level I am but I am going to my first snowboarding trip in 2 years, first time with my own gear. I am watching all your videos. Clear explanation and your riding videos rock too. I would love some more relatable riding videos!
I love your videos, congratulations, I've been watching you for two years and thanks to you I have learned snow. and I can say that I have the best snow teacher :) thank you very much for your advice, I have been in Baqueira Beret Spain all week and I have noticed a big change from last year to this one, now under the more fluid red slopes, this year I have proposed to learn to jump, greetings from Barcelona.
I had alot of trouble too. In the end I did a training keeping myself restricted on one side of the beginner slope making only slight clean turns instead of big ones. But I had enough space in case I screwed up a turn. Also I had no other skiers passing me all the time. Another technique I did was riding on one edge for most of the time(toe) and tilting the angle by pushing the back of my board with my back foot more in front to regulate my speed. Worked well especially in long turns of the track or against that slight incline of the track. It made me go completly straight without too much speed or turns. I don't know if it's a good thing to do avoiding turns in those spaces but it felt good.
Great video Malcolm! After 10+ years I am quite confident on narrow runs now using the techniques in this video. My main worry on narrow slopes now is other skiers/boarders who go completely straight and fast not expecting us snowboarders to turn or even worse do a sudden speed check. I have had some narrow escapes from skiers crashing into me when I make a turn. I know the person behind should be watching ahead but they often don't realise us snowboarders make turns! Any advice on that? I always keep my turns as narrow as possible to avoid this now.
I did find when I was learning that to focus on making sure my lead shoulder was over the edge I wanted to be on when I was on a cat track, helped with the rocking from edge to edge.
Thanks to your videos, I’ve become comfortable riding and making turns both on my heel and toe side. However, I need help and advice when it comes to riding bumpier terrain where I struggle staying on my feet! Some practical advice and a how to video would be great Malcom 👍🏽
I'm certainly not as good as Malcolm, but I ride in VT so it's usually bumpy as hell. What helps me is to keep my knees bent and loose to absorb the bumps, just don't be too loose! Good luck, happy riding!
There's a third one, for even narrower paths: front of the board straight down the path and with back leg, you lift back of the board and skid quite fast from left to right. Great control, great maneuverability on narrow paths or on paths with "ski obstacles".
i have some path that are smaller than half of that noarrow path on the vid, i skid fast left/right with my weight on the front foot, very fast speed check ...effective especially when u have no space (or with people already there =and some kids in front of u.
I just ride flat, only use edge if need to slow down. One thing beginner snowboarders think is they always need to be on an edge. However you can just lean back a little and follow the fall line flat boarded.
@@jan.kowalski like a light turning butter almost? Opposite of what @deserratmatt described as well. I can hardly butter on my board but I can see how it would work. Twist and turning the back leg.
Hey Malcolm, I love your videos. I just returned from my first skiing trip in 10+ years and watched quite some video's of you before I left to refresh my knowledge. Unfortunately, I just missed this as I did struggle with this, but I can't wait to go again next year and try to improve my riding further. Thanks for the tips!
Hi @malcolmmoore, any tips (maybe a vid) on how to maintain control on icey slopes. Most EU resorts appear to be experiencing unseasonably warm weather & no significant snowfall since mid-Jan. On-piste conditions are often artificial on a hard (& dwindling) base. Aside from trying to find the softer stashes that skiers push off to the side, how do you think is best to maintain control without skidding out where grip is almost non-existent? Thanks in advance
Couldn't agree more on the use of those techniques. I was doing good all day at Heavenly in Califronia doing blacks, blues, moguls and cat walks. At the end of the day, my friend and I did a blue called round about that gets you back to the bottom parking lot. My body was tired by this time from boarding the last 3 days on another mountain. Physically I was worn down but that's when I freaked myself out psychologically. Knowing I was tired out, I mentally didn't want to fall over the edge and scared myself thinking I would catch an edge if I turned too much. My first time on these runs. I could get plenty of speed but also me wanting to catch up to my friend was the biggest mistake. I kept slowing down and even one time bailed it on the fluffy side wall. As Malcom says get the fundamentals down where you'll be confident to make those short s turns and speed checks. Definitely make sure you don't tire yourself out like myself. If you're with friends, go at your own pace and have your friends wait if you guys want to stick together. Else tell them to have fun by going one more run to lap you on the same trail. Safety first.
Literally been doing this in Avoriaz for the past week and it was so much easier than the last time I was attempting narrow sections like this. I did tend to find I was slightly on the back foot and needing to shift my weight forward for the transition rocking from from heel to toe.
ok keep flat base, its easier than rocking edge to edge but keep your weight 70/30 on the front foot and keep eyes ahead you will follow your eyes.... I have a pic here on my wall I took from my balcony at Avoriaz looking down on Morzine 👌 epic bro, smash some shakas there for me!!
Nothing worse than a crowded narrow path ! Happened to crash while trying to speed check because of my lack of control and people on the left and right... Thank you for your video !
This is defo gonna be a big help! thanks for the very infomative video always enjoy all the advice u have the share! always watch ur videos up to my snowboard vacations! goin to norway in a week and these videos really help get my riding to the next level
Dude this is absolutely amazing, my first time ever snowboarding was at Sept Laux in the Alpes and that was a trial by fire to keep up with my skiier friends! Was frightening to be doing my best to not catch wrong edges, turn right, and control speed all with the specter of a 35ft drop off the side so super appreciated! One thing that may be hard to do a video on but I'd appreciate any resources for is how to fall well? I know the basics of disperse the energy and not fall onto outstretched limbs, but when going fast or eventually trying to do terrain park any tips are always appreciated
Scary getting close to edge with sharp styeep drop off. I tend to hug inner wall side & ride on one edge till fatigued , then ride swith. It's a killer
Thanks as ever Malcolm! To request another topic please...that effortless almost stationary reversal at 3:59 and right at the end! The scenario I really want is this: I'm stood stationary on my heel edge across a steepish slope a little above my kid who's on the floor resting. I want to initiate an immediate super tight turn to end up just below him on my toes, without going further down away from him. I feel like I need to almost just rotate on my nose like that without picking up any speed. Can you suggest a technique please for a short vid? Thanks dude! Similarly, just setting off on a busy slope top by the lifts with skiers all around me, wanna just rotate stationary 90 degrees to get going.. Seen you do this lot. This year by the way I'm totally comfortable in tight turns on steeps thanks to your videos last year, very grateful.
Malcolm thank you so much for this. One additional problem for folks who like to explore through the woods- often times there is simply not enough width on the trail (due to trees, bushes, etc) to pivot the board sideways for speed check. Could you do a lesson on speed control in the soubois (flatter sections, coming to a slow speed after a steep descent)?
Hey Malcolm, I'm struggling riding up side hits on my heels, I'm fine on my toe edge regular stance. But always seem to lose my balance on my heels on a bank. Cheers Simon
Hi Malcolm. I’ve been boarding for about 4 years now and your vids have made me more confident and knowledgeable. Over the last 4 years two things have bothered me. How tight should my boots and bindings be?
i find I need to tighten my soft boots at the start of the run, then slacken for the lifts. Tight enough to really clamp my feet to the board gives most control, but that's almost cutting the blood flow off.
I would say as tight as you're comfortable with. I'm your junior in terms of years of experience but after trying out how tight my boots can get, I prefer to have mine set to mid tight to full tight. I do like it near full tight when doing harder runs so I can get a faster response on my board. On mellower runs, I've had my binding a little over mid tight where my legs can move around a bit still before feeling the board turn. There is another TH-camr that recently started talking about boot lag and another about high back settings. Play around with how tight and see how you feel about it. Its just a matter of how it works out for you. Just make sure it's not so loose that you can fly out of them 😂.
Thanks so much for this! Really helpful. Would it be too much to ask for a video about speed checks? Somehow I feel the arms movement is counterintuitive and could make me catch an edge. Cheers from Astún (Spain)!
I'm just grateful there wasn't the usual flat section cause most pistes still feel designed for skiers with poles! Never fun one foot punting along 🥵 Next difficulty level up - a narrow path, but it's dipped down in the middle 'U shape' so much greater chance of catching an edge 😬
Just watched the IG vid about types of snow & avalanche risks 👍. Are you able to do one on Piste etiquette and things for a newbie to be aware of when riding slopes for the first time. First time boarding outside on real snow coming up 🎉
@@malcolmmoore thanks 💪 excited but nervous 😂 lots of technical stuff I need to put into practice. Probably stack it in the first minute overthinking everything 😂😂 it's only taken me 20yrs to get to a resort from first learning 🤦
Thanks for the video What I find on these situations is that due to show plows and skiers .these seam to have lots of large patches of ice These scare me Any advice or have you done a video on how to handle ice patches especially in narrow roads.
Interesting, I've been boarding so long that I didn't even realize I've been doing these techniques absent mindedly. I'll definitely steer more beginners to these videos
Thanks for all the tips. I learnt to board roughly 30 years ago on dry slopes and got to a reasonably good level, but have not been recently. After a period off the board what would you suggest are the best exercises, both on and off the board, to prepare for a week on the slopes? Also how would you say the techniques that are taught now are different from 'back in the day'
So I got my first ever snowboarding lesson yesterday and my instructor was pointing me out to her friends: "Look how good my student is! He learnt everything from TH-cam!" Aka from you! Thank you for all the videos man, they're a huge help. My question is about speed and confidence. I really want to get to the point where I'm not fighting to slow myself down out of fear. What's a good way for nervous riders to build enough confidence and get into flow?
Ride and ride and ride. Speed check yourself when you need to. The more experience you gain the more confident you are of your ability. I was in the same boat as you, wait I still am! Get an app to check your speed and build up from there. You'll be amazed how fast you'll gain confidence in holding your speed. I'm willing to let myself go faster and down steep slopes now. But I freak myself out about crashing so will do speed checks. One important thing to remember with speed, baby steps. Two I should say. Know when and how to stop fast. For me anyway, confidence is not being fearful of the speed. In doing so you have to have control. Once you can control your riding, ability, youll have more control. You'll be able to stop, maneuver around obstacles and fall gracefully on command. The first to focus on is being able to come to a full stop on command. Straight line for a couple secs and full stop, increase the duration and repeat. You'll be bombing black diamonds pretty soon. Not me though, I'm not craycray yet. I still like watching Malcom race with his skier buddy video.
Love your vids. Hope it all sinks in for when I get away this month. Lots to practice and improve on. My biggest issue is dealing with traffic. I'm medium speed, so im constantly nervous about people overtaking whilst simultaneously worrying about cutting up the slower person in front. Especially on cat tracks. Any tips on overtakes?
Hi Malcolm Very informative videos Watch you spin slowly and switch front side and heel side 180. How do you do this as it obviously can progress to a proper 180 and looks fun to do !,,😊
This finally elevated my game a little, but I have trouble with speed checks when there are horders of skiers tailgating me who will either crash into me the moment i slow down or be extremely pissed as they swerve Im aware downhill has right of way but the saying "the graveyard is full of people who had the right of way" comes to mind 😇
I love your videos! Do you have any advice for skinny flat tree runs, where the room you have to navigate is around 3 feet wide (~1 meter wide) corridor and bumpy terrain? I'm thinking the type of terrain that are exits for steep tree runs. I struggle with these, especially if I have to keep my speed up to hit the occasional uphill on my exit.
I can now carve & Lay trenches, thanks to your advice, I can very nearly euro carve, my slashes need a bit more practice, the one thing Im struggling with is Ollies & nollies, Can you help? I really want to be able to pop off the side hits & rollers. Thanks
This tutorial is interesting, because once I picked up the basics of snowboarding, the skills here kind of came instinctively, particularly when you have to mind the more crowded areas at a resort. I'd reckon the narrower paths are less dangerous than playing Frogger dodging meat shields. Still, can't have enough good tutorial videos, well done.
How about narrow tracks on a traverse? They're often a slight camber whilst cutting across the hill and I find them hardest unless confident enough to ride switch. Ps your videos are the best and really helped me get back riding after several years 👍
Here where I live in the states and my schedule, I get about 30 days on the mountain. It’s not bad, just not great. In between I carve the hell out of my electric skateboard, and the paved paths are very narrow, so that is my practice 😂. It works
People should know how to rock and edge, but the most important thing on these narrow areas is looking over your shoulder. Just like driving, see who's coming up behind you and adjust accordingly. Light carving and edging is fundamental to not go overboard on gentle slopes.
Great tips! Working on the weight change and it's really helping. Any tips for riding moguls? Do boarders have different methods to skiiers? Thanks Malcolm!
Hello Malcolm, thanks a lot for your videos, I'm learning tons from them. It is boil down to managing speed in all time, but do you have any tips how to shake down that beginner "oh my, going too fast" feeling quicker? How to build that confidence quicker? Or is it just ride, ride, build foundation and let it grow naturally?
Malcolm, can't find this covered anywhere else, just wondering where your gaze is whilst you're riding in different conditions? I find myself focusing about 10ft in front of where my board is pointing which I think effects my riding. How far do you look ahead and does this depend on where you are in the turn and the terrain etc? Cheers, Marti ✌🏻
I would love to see a video on how to deal with the "Southern Alps rock hard ice sheets and moguls" that appear at the end of the day on steeper runs that get a lot of traffic throughout the day. The board doesn't grab on that ice at all.
You've got to really ride the edge hard on sheet ice. It's not much fun at that point so avoid unless you have to cross an area to get somewhere better. On the plus side, you've got a giant brake attached to your feet so even a relatively novice snowboarder can go down a black run. Heel edge falling leaf can get you down almost any surface at a speed you control, just flare the edge of the board to check.
@@james.telfercouldn't agree more. Its literally what I did when I decided to do my first black diamond. It wasn't even about speed, it was how the hell am I going to get down 😂😂.
Exactly what I do. Beginners usually make wide turns and this doesn't translate well to narrow slopes. Probably good to practice on a wider slope and limit yourself to a defined corridor.
Hi Malcolm, I have a question regarding riding flat at higher speeds on relatively low elevation. I get a lot of fatigue quite fast on my back foot and I shifted my balance towards the nose and it goes away. However it feels like you re less stable at high speeds and there are a lot of close calls. I also tend to lower my posture and bend my knees quite a lot when I'm feeling less safe. Should I stick with the balance shift towards the nose and front leg or there is something else I am not aware of. Cheers mate! Love your work!
Dear Malcolm, please give me some advice on how to overcome the psychological fear of speed? The reason I ask this is , I find that every time after I've made a few turns and start to accumulate certain speed, I will feel scared (subconsciously worried that if the speed is too fast, just a tiny mistake will cause me catch an edge and led to serious injury), and therefore I start skidding in order to slow myself down. I have been troubled by this "psychological" problem that I cannot make continuous carvings, nor can I ride smoothly on red line slopes. I hope you can find a way to help us, because I know some of my friends also encounter such a bottleneck of snowboarding. Thank you so much.
Ready for booking my second snowboarding holiday for 2025. watched loads of your vids before last one, I'm an ex skier switching to boarding after acl surgery, bit that worries me most is narrower busy slopes. With skis I'd just point downhill and do the odd move round others and bends with decent speed safely. With a board it feels like im going to kill myself or somebody else while going sideways on, meaning I try to turn too much to slow down almost taking others out or catching edges and hating the day. Should I just man up and head down that hill sideways on and edge turn round people ? How to I get past that fear of catching an edge that I didn't have on skis?
All snowboard boots come with very poor insoles. They are totally flat and have no arch support. So when you stand in attack position ( knees bend) your arches collapse and your foot flattens which causes fatigue and 90% of all snowboard foot pain. This is most painful when riding toe edge and as your foot soaks up all the vibration and your arches and balls of your feet get sore. Go get proper snowboard insoles. Remind insoles are the real deal. The bigger problem is that 99% of all resort riders are wearing boots 2-3 sizes too big. Shops like to sell the comfort fit which is your shoe size or 1/2 size larger. Snowboard boots should be sized to your foot length not shoe size. For example I wear a 10.5 running shoe and a 11 dress shoe but wear a 9 snowboard boot. Movement and loose boots = no control and pain
Thank you for the advice sir! In the past I have fully loosened my boot which gave some pain relief but no control! I have pretty high arches so this makes sense - I will check out the insoles and probably get my own boots next time - makes much more sense!
Skinny narrow paths are so frightening on a snowboard. I find that I can go edge to edge like this but then, like you say, start to build up too much speed, so I have to put in a speed check as you showed. However, the skiers behind assume you are going to keep going straight and then when you put in the speed check they ski over the end of your board and that generally makes me fall over or get very nervous. Its a shame there isn't a way to slow down whilst keeping the board in the fall line
I always feel like I’m about to slip out when I rock onto heels, I’m not going that far over just rocking gently. I don’t know if it’s psychological as I’ve spent most of the week on sheet ice but I’m wondering if it’s something I’m doing wrong ? Many thanks, loving the content
I love snowboarder youtubers, they both teach how to snowboard and they entertain us after our hard day. I comeback from snowboarding 6 hours ago and this type of videos come like asmr videos
Yep
Malcolm, I greatly appreciate your videos and time spent creating this content. My riding has progressed significantly because of you!
Ahh my pleasure thanks so much!!
Aa and one more; a video proposal - how to fall safely to protect your wrists and sit bone and get back to standing positions from falling optimal enough just to start riding immediately after failing :)
Cheers
One addition (that really works for me) is that on skinny tracks your focus can narrow and that can induce nervousness, so open your head up and focus on where you want to go. Malcolm does this in the first demo, carving forward with lots of focus up and onwards!
This is like the mountain biking saying - if you look at the dirt, you will eat the dirt - head up, look forward. Nice tip
Loved this vid. Yes, narrow are also my nemesis. In particular when other skiers & boarders are flying past, its so difficult not to get nervous & stop. Then 99% of time catching an edge 🥴
Its very difficult in these situations not to lean back on hips & then picking up unwanted speed.
Great tips here to change that. Fingers crossed. We'll see in March 😊
Hope it helps 🙏😊🙌
I did a speed check in Bansko, was perfectly in control, and got shouted at by a ski instructor, even though I was perfectly in control he didn't like that I was there even though it was him that was in the way on a possibly dangerous inverse camber. Then I realised not all Bulgarian ski instructors are as honest and trustworthy as you would hope when one tried to steal my snowboard on Xmas day, luckily he had to undo my bindings and was slowed down just enough that he had to abandon the board from the top of the return route to town and escape into the crowd.
Just a few hours ago arrived from the trip to the mountains. I am a good skier and tried snowboarding 3 years ago, but after one day I was too exhausted to continue ride it. This time I decided I give it another try and your videos are really helpful. I love how you talk about the feeling you should get while performing a turn, edge change etc. Also your lever analogy boosted my progress immensely. On a day 4 I am confident at sideslip turns at average frequency, after every fall I know exactly what I've done wrong, I am also confident making long carved turns on a flat - slightly steeper terrain, I am comfortable riding flat base and don't fall anymore riding it, I can also perform quick maneuver to change direction when it's important to do fast. Thank you so much for all your videos, as a technical person myself I really love the attention to detail you provide. Wish you all the best, Roma from Ukraine!
I finally was able to carve yesterday and it made it such a breeze going thru my mellow runs which was fairly tight like in your vid and on blues it’s insanely fun!! I really had to work up the confidence to get used to the speed but once I got passed it it was super fun! Watched a lot of your videos to get to this point it’s such an amazing feeling and just wanted to say thank you for all the vids!
Another amazing video.
As someone who can suffer from vertigo, even though I regard myself as a competent rider, these goat tracks really can be my nemesis (yep, I used that word too).
Everything you say holds true for me, but I'd also add that I personally need to keep saying in my head "you have control, turn, turn, turn".
Yes, they can be hard, yes, turning towards the precipice can be hard, but you can do it, and you should!
Yes to this 🙌🙌
I just got back on a board for the first time in 3 years due to having a bad experience with some boots and being demoralized about the purchase. I've used your videos as incentive to get myself back out there and you've really helped me nail down realizing what bad habits I had developed in my self teaching. First run down was very sloppy, but by 6/7/8/9 I had gained a control over my board I never could really figure out in the past
You can do it!
Just the video I was looking for. Right when I was getting the hang of snowboarding last winter I was on a skinny path and so many other riders were whipping past me and I had no room to maneuver and was picking up too much speed, if I stopped somebody behind me would hit me so I veered off the side and almost hit a tree! Getting back on to the slopes this winter and I will use these tips. Gotta master those speed checks without catching an edge or collision!
Thank you so much for this video. I finally was able to feel in control on the flats/cat tracks this season. Before, I was either catching awful edges, slowing myself down to the point I'd lose speed, stop when others are passing, or I had way too much edge angle & tire out too quickly. At the beginning of the season, it took 2 hours to get through a run with tons of flat cat tracks & now I'm making it through proficiently!
Just dealt with this very issue yesterday. Someone without this insight collided into me and I ended up with stitches in my shin. Malcom, you’re a legend. Your ability to transfer knowledge is invaluable to noobs like me and experienced riders alike.
Ouch!! Hoping you have a speedy recovery!!!
@@malcolmmooreGoing up the mountain tomorrow 🤙🏼
Thanks for the great video as always. I rode my first flat narrow section the a few weeks ago and honestly it wasn’t as bad as I anticipated. I ended up mostly keeping the board flat and just doing the occasional speed check and then whenever there was a corner, just holding the edge.
Would love to see some tips on how to start getting some air (and land) without eating snow or cracking my skull!
Still the only chad on TH-cam mentioning decambering board and how to actually turn (in other videos) Top notch teaching.
Thanks so much 😊😊😊
Thanks Malcolm! I’ve been watching your videos before we went on our company ski trip just this past weekend bought myself a used snowboard did the bunny hill for a whole day It was a very good. Your videos helped me a lot the next day I was already up in the green runs by myself ofcourse I fell a lot but overall it was a very successful trip! I learned snowboarding because of your videos and tips More Power to you brother!
Great to hear! Thanks for sharing, I appreciate hearing these real stories!
So fun today Malcom! Had in Sölden my first training lesson and they didn’t know what to teach me as a result of your videos. Just snowboard they said and have fun. Fasters speeds come from its own by driving much! ❤
I've was taught to push my knees together on flats, seems to help in not catching an edge on narrow low speed fire roads.
So good and encouraging. I usually do the second option for years and have finally gotten more comfortable on narrower paths. Still trying your first method more and also your other tips ❤
Hey Malcolm,
Love watching your videos!
I do all of the things you mention in your video, what I find difficult on narrow cat tracks is skiers cutting you up constantly or overtaking you, without leaving any space for you to be able speed check or change edges.
They seem to forget that snowboarders can’t just snow plow to slow down or stop.
Yeah I've definitely experienced this, skiers..🙄😂
Hey man I do not know what level I am but I am going to my first snowboarding trip in 2 years, first time with my own gear. I am watching all your videos. Clear explanation and your riding videos rock too. I would love some more relatable riding videos!
Have a great time!!! Yeah I'd love to make some more relatable riding style videos, will try after the busier holiday period😊
I love your videos, congratulations, I've been watching you for two years and thanks to you I have learned snow. and I can say that I have the best snow teacher :) thank you very much for your advice, I have been in Baqueira Beret Spain all week and I have noticed a big change from last year to this one, now under the more fluid red slopes, this year I have proposed to learn to jump, greetings from Barcelona.
That is awesome!
Video at the right time. I will try this tomorrow, because I have the same problem.
Hope it helps!! 🙌
I had alot of trouble too. In the end I did a training keeping myself restricted on one side of the beginner slope making only slight clean turns instead of big ones. But I had enough space in case I screwed up a turn. Also I had no other skiers passing me all the time. Another technique I did was riding on one edge for most of the time(toe) and tilting the angle by pushing the back of my board with my back foot more in front to regulate my speed. Worked well especially in long turns of the track or against that slight incline of the track. It made me go completly straight without too much speed or turns. I don't know if it's a good thing to do avoiding turns in those spaces but it felt good.
Malcolm is the best!
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Great video Malcolm! After 10+ years I am quite confident on narrow runs now using the techniques in this video. My main worry on narrow slopes now is other skiers/boarders who go completely straight and fast not expecting us snowboarders to turn or even worse do a sudden speed check. I have had some narrow escapes from skiers crashing into me when I make a turn. I know the person behind should be watching ahead but they often don't realise us snowboarders make turns! Any advice on that? I always keep my turns as narrow as possible to avoid this now.
I did find when I was learning that to focus on making sure my lead shoulder was over the edge I wanted to be on when I was on a cat track, helped with the rocking from edge to edge.
Malcolm! Every video is a blessing. When you'll have the right snow for it... Offpiste surfing technics, especially getting up from deep snow 🙏
Thanks to your videos, I’ve become comfortable riding and making turns both on my heel and toe side. However, I need help and advice when it comes to riding bumpier terrain where I struggle staying on my feet! Some practical advice and a how to video would be great Malcom 👍🏽
I'm certainly not as good as Malcolm, but I ride in VT so it's usually bumpy as hell. What helps me is to keep my knees bent and loose to absorb the bumps, just don't be too loose! Good luck, happy riding!
Malcolm has a video of riding moguls... no snowboarder likes them ;-)
Love this episode. I literally faced the same challenge last week in the mountain! Thanks for the tips!
You're welcome 🤗
There's a third one, for even narrower paths: front of the board straight down the path and with back leg, you lift back of the board and skid quite fast from left to right. Great control, great maneuverability on narrow paths or on paths with "ski obstacles".
i have some path that are smaller than half of that noarrow path on the vid, i skid fast left/right with my weight on the front foot, very fast speed check ...effective especially when u have no space (or with people already there =and some kids in front of u.
Seen it on some other video as well. Quick sliding turns. Believe it was Tommie Bennett channel.
I just ride flat, only use edge if need to slow down. One thing beginner snowboarders think is they always need to be on an edge. However you can just lean back a little and follow the fall line flat boarded.
@@mankybrains well, not exactly turns, because front of the board goes in straight line. That's why it works in very, very narrow paths even.
@@jan.kowalski like a light turning butter almost? Opposite of what @deserratmatt described as well. I can hardly butter on my board but I can see how it would work. Twist and turning the back leg.
You needed to do it when there's a load of kid trains snaking across the path, bunch of skiers just standing in the middle 😂
It helps me to try to stay and / or pass people on the "cliff" side. Most people tend to favour the "hillside". Less people equals easier riding.
Hey Malcolm, I love your videos. I just returned from my first skiing trip in 10+ years and watched quite some video's of you before I left to refresh my knowledge. Unfortunately, I just missed this as I did struggle with this, but I can't wait to go again next year and try to improve my riding further. Thanks for the tips!
You're welcome 🤗🤗
Hi @malcolmmoore, any tips (maybe a vid) on how to maintain control on icey slopes. Most EU resorts appear to be experiencing unseasonably warm weather & no significant snowfall since mid-Jan. On-piste conditions are often artificial on a hard (& dwindling) base. Aside from trying to find the softer stashes that skiers push off to the side, how do you think is best to maintain control without skidding out where grip is almost non-existent? Thanks in advance
Couldn't agree more on the use of those techniques. I was doing good all day at Heavenly in Califronia doing blacks, blues, moguls and cat walks. At the end of the day, my friend and I did a blue called round about that gets you back to the bottom parking lot. My body was tired by this time from boarding the last 3 days on another mountain.
Physically I was worn down but that's when I freaked myself out psychologically. Knowing I was tired out, I mentally didn't want to fall over the edge and scared myself thinking I would catch an edge if I turned too much. My first time on these runs. I could get plenty of speed but also me wanting to catch up to my friend was the biggest mistake. I kept slowing down and even one time bailed it on the fluffy side wall.
As Malcom says get the fundamentals down where you'll be confident to make those short s turns and speed checks. Definitely make sure you don't tire yourself out like myself. If you're with friends, go at your own pace and have your friends wait if you guys want to stick together. Else tell them to have fun by going one more run to lap you on the same trail. Safety first.
Literally been doing this in Avoriaz for the past week and it was so much easier than the last time I was attempting narrow sections like this. I did tend to find I was slightly on the back foot and needing to shift my weight forward for the transition rocking from from heel to toe.
ok keep flat base, its easier than rocking edge to edge but keep your weight 70/30 on the front foot and keep eyes ahead you will follow your eyes.... I have a pic here on my wall I took from my balcony at Avoriaz looking down on Morzine 👌 epic bro, smash some shakas there for me!!
Nothing worse than a crowded narrow path ! Happened to crash while trying to speed check because of my lack of control and people on the left and right...
Thank you for your video !
If it's crowded, stay on the edge on the side of the cliff. You'll find that most people don't like that area and it allows you to keep speed.
This is defo gonna be a big help! thanks for the very infomative video always enjoy all the advice u have the share! always watch ur videos up to my snowboard vacations! goin to norway in a week and these videos really help get my riding to the next level
Dude this is absolutely amazing, my first time ever snowboarding was at Sept Laux in the Alpes and that was a trial by fire to keep up with my skiier friends! Was frightening to be doing my best to not catch wrong edges, turn right, and control speed all with the specter of a 35ft drop off the side so super appreciated!
One thing that may be hard to do a video on but I'd appreciate any resources for is how to fall well? I know the basics of disperse the energy and not fall onto outstretched limbs, but when going fast or eventually trying to do terrain park any tips are always appreciated
Lol, I just wrote something similar about trying to catch up to a friend and then mentally freaking myself out. 👍
Hard to do-- taking up width of cat track trail when skiers want to pass
Scary getting close to edge with sharp styeep drop off. I tend to hug inner wall side & ride on one edge till fatigued , then ride swith. It's a killer
Thanks as ever Malcolm! To request another topic please...that effortless almost stationary reversal at 3:59 and right at the end! The scenario I really want is this: I'm stood stationary on my heel edge across a steepish slope a little above my kid who's on the floor resting. I want to initiate an immediate super tight turn to end up just below him on my toes, without going further down away from him. I feel like I need to almost just rotate on my nose like that without picking up any speed. Can you suggest a technique please for a short vid? Thanks dude! Similarly, just setting off on a busy slope top by the lifts with skiers all around me, wanna just rotate stationary 90 degrees to get going.. Seen you do this lot.
This year by the way I'm totally comfortable in tight turns on steeps thanks to your videos last year, very grateful.
Malcolm thank you so much for this. One additional problem for folks who like to explore through the woods- often times there is simply not enough width on the trail (due to trees, bushes, etc) to pivot the board sideways for speed check. Could you do a lesson on speed control in the soubois (flatter sections, coming to a slow speed after a steep descent)?
What is the trick at 3:59 called?
Hey Malcolm, I'm struggling riding up side hits on my heels, I'm fine on my toe edge regular stance. But always seem to lose my balance on my heels on a bank. Cheers Simon
Same
Hi Malcolm. I’ve been boarding for about 4 years now and your vids have made me more confident and knowledgeable. Over the last 4 years two things have bothered me. How tight should my boots and bindings be?
i find I need to tighten my soft boots at the start of the run, then slacken for the lifts. Tight enough to really clamp my feet to the board gives most control, but that's almost cutting the blood flow off.
@@james.telfer thank you. It’s hard to find a good balance and I can have a sick run and get to the lifts and my feet like they have been in a vice.
I would say as tight as you're comfortable with. I'm your junior in terms of years of experience but after trying out how tight my boots can get, I prefer to have mine set to mid tight to full tight. I do like it near full tight when doing harder runs so I can get a faster response on my board. On mellower runs, I've had my binding a little over mid tight where my legs can move around a bit still before feeling the board turn. There is another TH-camr that recently started talking about boot lag and another about high back settings.
Play around with how tight and see how you feel about it. Its just a matter of how it works out for you. Just make sure it's not so loose that you can fly out of them 😂.
Can't wait to apply these in a few days 💪
Hope they help! 😊🙌
Thanks so much for this! Really helpful. Would it be too much to ask for a video about speed checks? Somehow I feel the arms movement is counterintuitive and could make me catch an edge. Cheers from Astún (Spain)!
Love this video. Struggled a lot with this and found this works a treat. How about a mogul skinny ?
Yeah lots of people asking for moguls vids atm
Great vid Malcom, as always!
Thank you!!!
Hi Malcolm
Loving the content you're smashing it mate🤟
Video Idea : Maybe you could go over the correct technique for jumps?
What are some coaching methods to get better at putting weight over the front foot when initiating turns?
I'm just grateful there wasn't the usual flat section cause most pistes still feel designed for skiers with poles! Never fun one foot punting along 🥵
Next difficulty level up - a narrow path, but it's dipped down in the middle 'U shape' so much greater chance of catching an edge 😬
I love those tracks. I might need help.....
Hope this helps!
Just watched the IG vid about types of snow & avalanche risks 👍. Are you able to do one on Piste etiquette and things for a newbie to be aware of when riding slopes for the first time.
First time boarding outside on real snow coming up 🎉
Yeah sounds like a good idea! Have a great time 😊🏂🙌
@@malcolmmoore thanks 💪 excited but nervous 😂 lots of technical stuff I need to put into practice. Probably stack it in the first minute overthinking everything 😂😂 it's only taken me 20yrs to get to a resort from first learning 🤦
Thanks for the video
What I find on these situations is that due to show plows and skiers .these seam to have lots of large patches of ice
These scare me
Any advice or have you done a video on how to handle ice patches especially in narrow roads.
Good techniques. From experience, turning does annoy skiers on busy areas.
Skiers are always annoyed about something
yeah, but they can suck it up - we don't complain about their annoying mogul fields on the steep slopes!
Interesting, I've been boarding so long that I didn't even realize I've been doing these techniques absent mindedly. I'll definitely steer more beginners to these videos
Thanks so much 😊😊
Heya, Enjoy your channel… also an Alp D’Huez fan… been going every Feb the last 7years or so!
You mind ever doing a video on your camera settings etc…
Thanks for all the tips. I learnt to board roughly 30 years ago on dry slopes and got to a reasonably good level, but have not been recently. After a period off the board what would you suggest are the best exercises, both on and off the board, to prepare for a week on the slopes? Also how would you say the techniques that are taught now are different from 'back in the day'
So I got my first ever snowboarding lesson yesterday and my instructor was pointing me out to her friends: "Look how good my student is! He learnt everything from TH-cam!" Aka from you! Thank you for all the videos man, they're a huge help.
My question is about speed and confidence. I really want to get to the point where I'm not fighting to slow myself down out of fear. What's a good way for nervous riders to build enough confidence and get into flow?
I've only has a couple of lessons so I'm not experienced by any means, but I would assume confidence will naturally come with time and ability.
Ride and ride and ride. Speed check yourself when you need to. The more experience you gain the more confident you are of your ability. I was in the same boat as you, wait I still am!
Get an app to check your speed and build up from there. You'll be amazed how fast you'll gain confidence in holding your speed. I'm willing to let myself go faster and down steep slopes now. But I freak myself out about crashing so will do speed checks.
One important thing to remember with speed, baby steps. Two I should say. Know when and how to stop fast. For me anyway, confidence is not being fearful of the speed. In doing so you have to have control. Once you can control your riding, ability, youll have more control. You'll be able to stop, maneuver around obstacles and fall gracefully on command. The first to focus on is being able to come to a full stop on command. Straight line for a couple secs and full stop, increase the duration and repeat. You'll be bombing black diamonds pretty soon. Not me though, I'm not craycray yet.
I still like watching Malcom race with his skier buddy video.
Thank you for the tips!
Thanks @PizzWisard! Yeah, time will help for sure :)
I learned a "trick" last time snowboarding. The more you carve, more it slows you down. No need to be brake as you can just carve more.
Thanks for inventing this problem and giving us a solution all in one video.
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Love your vids. Hope it all sinks in for when I get away this month. Lots to practice and improve on.
My biggest issue is dealing with traffic. I'm medium speed, so im constantly nervous about people overtaking whilst simultaneously worrying about cutting up the slower person in front. Especially on cat tracks. Any tips on overtakes?
Can you please make a video on adjusting your bindings? Stance, highbacks, etc?
Hi Malcolm Very informative videos
Watch you spin slowly and switch front side and heel side 180. How do you do this as it obviously can progress to a proper 180 and looks fun to do !,,😊
I just met your mate Nick! Legends
I also use torsional twist - putting opposite twists on the board.
Yeah that's the one 🙌🙌
Basically what i try and do. Good advice. However, not so easy when it’s an even narrower ungroomed icy track as our group encountered recently.
This finally elevated my game a little, but I have trouble with speed checks when there are horders of skiers tailgating me who will either crash into me the moment i slow down or be extremely pissed as they swerve
Im aware downhill has right of way but the saying "the graveyard is full of people who had the right of way" comes to mind 😇
Yeah, very true!
What workouts would you recommend pre holiday?
Brilliant video. Thank you
You're welcome 🤗
I love your videos! Do you have any advice for skinny flat tree runs, where the room you have to navigate is around 3 feet wide (~1 meter wide) corridor and bumpy terrain? I'm thinking the type of terrain that are exits for steep tree runs.
I struggle with these, especially if I have to keep my speed up to hit the occasional uphill on my exit.
not related to the technique but would you recomened to insta 360 over a go pro?
Yes a thousand percent! The insta360 x3 is amazing
Depends what kind of content you're looking to film, the insta 360 is essential for filming myself and all my Instagram content
@@malcolmmoore its for the wee man he snowboards and he's wanting one I think the 360 seems more popular choice
I can now carve & Lay trenches, thanks to your advice, I can very nearly euro carve, my slashes need a bit more practice, the one thing Im struggling with is Ollies & nollies, Can you help? I really want to be able to pop off the side hits & rollers. Thanks
I would be crapping my pants at the thought of falling over towards the right of that path.
Hi, can you do a video about the different types of cambers? Thanks
How to control speed on an ultra skinny bumpy tree run? Thanks Malcolm. Fantastic channel
Thanks 🙏
This tutorial is interesting, because once I picked up the basics of snowboarding, the skills here kind of came instinctively, particularly when you have to mind the more crowded areas at a resort. I'd reckon the narrower paths are less dangerous than playing Frogger dodging meat shields. Still, can't have enough good tutorial videos, well done.
How about narrow tracks on a traverse? They're often a slight camber whilst cutting across the hill and I find them hardest unless confident enough to ride switch. Ps your videos are the best and really helped me get back riding after several years 👍
Glenshee tomorrow for a piss wet beginner snowboard lesson. Old Flow AMP O5 FS bindings and a Squad 57 flex 3 board. Wish me luck.
Here where I live in the states and my schedule, I get about 30 days on the mountain. It’s not bad, just not great. In between I carve the hell out of my electric skateboard, and the paved paths are very narrow, so that is my practice 😂. It works
The true nemesis: cat track, icy, crowded and the cat track has a gradient not aligned with the direction of the cat track!
People should know how to rock and edge, but the most important thing on these narrow areas is looking over your shoulder. Just like driving, see who's coming up behind you and adjust accordingly. Light carving and edging is fundamental to not go overboard on gentle slopes.
Great tips! Working on the weight change and it's really helping.
Any tips for riding moguls? Do boarders have different methods to skiiers? Thanks Malcolm!
Hello Malcolm,
thanks a lot for your videos, I'm learning tons from them.
It is boil down to managing speed in all time, but do you have any tips how to shake down that beginner "oh my, going too fast" feeling quicker? How to build that confidence quicker? Or is it just ride, ride, build foundation and let it grow naturally?
What should your body posture be and where should your weight be when hitting a small jump off to the side?
Malcolm, can't find this covered anywhere else, just wondering where your gaze is whilst you're riding in different conditions? I find myself focusing about 10ft in front of where my board is pointing which I think effects my riding. How far do you look ahead and does this depend on where you are in the turn and the terrain etc? Cheers, Marti ✌🏻
I would love to see a video on how to deal with the "Southern Alps rock hard ice sheets and moguls" that appear at the end of the day on steeper runs that get a lot of traffic throughout the day. The board doesn't grab on that ice at all.
You've got to really ride the edge hard on sheet ice. It's not much fun at that point so avoid unless you have to cross an area to get somewhere better.
On the plus side, you've got a giant brake attached to your feet so even a relatively novice snowboarder can go down a black run.
Heel edge falling leaf can get you down almost any surface at a speed you control, just flare the edge of the board to check.
@@james.telfercouldn't agree more. Its literally what I did when I decided to do my first black diamond. It wasn't even about speed, it was how the hell am I going to get down 😂😂.
Exactly what I do. Beginners usually make wide turns and this doesn't translate well to narrow slopes. Probably good to practice on a wider slope and limit yourself to a defined corridor.
Hi Malcolm, I have a question regarding riding flat at higher speeds on relatively low elevation. I get a lot of fatigue quite fast on my back foot and I shifted my balance towards the nose and it goes away. However it feels like you re less stable at high speeds and there are a lot of close calls. I also tend to lower my posture and bend my knees quite a lot when I'm feeling less safe. Should I stick with the balance shift towards the nose and front leg or there is something else I am not aware of. Cheers mate! Love your work!
Malcolm, you're like a snowboarding sensei for me can you make a video about riding switch? It would be very helpful. Cheers!
th-cam.com/video/UWU233Y8yJM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JrRm7C9QbtJ-04fd try this one 🤗
I immediately clicked because I thought Malcolm started reviewing skinny pants for snowboarding 🤣
Hahaha amazing 😂😂
Dear Malcolm, please give me some advice on how to overcome the psychological fear of speed?
The reason I ask this is , I find that every time after I've made a few turns and start to accumulate certain speed, I will feel scared (subconsciously worried that if the speed is too fast, just a tiny mistake will cause me catch an edge and led to serious injury), and therefore I start skidding in order to slow myself down. I have been troubled by this "psychological" problem that I cannot make continuous carvings, nor can I ride smoothly on red line slopes.
I hope you can find a way to help us, because I know some of my friends also encounter such a bottleneck of snowboarding. Thank you so much.
Do you have any advice on how to catch a fall with minimal chances of injury?
cat tracks are my worst nightmare so thank you for this video!
You're welcome 🤗
Ready for booking my second snowboarding holiday for 2025. watched loads of your vids before last one, I'm an ex skier switching to boarding after acl surgery, bit that worries me most is narrower busy slopes. With skis I'd just point downhill and do the odd move round others and bends with decent speed safely. With a board it feels like im going to kill myself or somebody else while going sideways on, meaning I try to turn too much to slow down almost taking others out or catching edges and hating the day. Should I just man up and head down that hill sideways on and edge turn round people ? How to I get past that fear of catching an edge that I didn't have on skis?
Great video Malcolm, thank you. One issue I have always had is getting massive pain on the instep of my front foot when I board - any tips on this?
All snowboard boots come with very poor insoles. They are totally flat and have no arch support. So when you stand in attack position ( knees bend) your arches collapse and your foot flattens which causes fatigue and 90% of all snowboard foot pain. This is most painful when riding toe edge and as your foot soaks up all the vibration and your arches and balls of your feet get sore.
Go get proper snowboard insoles. Remind insoles are the real deal.
The bigger problem is that 99% of all resort riders are wearing boots 2-3 sizes too big. Shops like to sell the comfort fit which is your shoe size or 1/2 size larger. Snowboard boots should be sized to your foot length not shoe size. For example I wear a 10.5 running shoe and a 11 dress shoe but wear a 9 snowboard boot. Movement and loose boots = no control and pain
Thank you for the advice sir! In the past I have fully loosened my boot which gave some pain relief but no control! I have pretty high arches so this makes sense - I will check out the insoles and probably get my own boots next time - makes much more sense!
Skinny narrow paths are so frightening on a snowboard. I find that I can go edge to edge like this but then, like you say, start to build up too much speed, so I have to put in a speed check as you showed. However, the skiers behind assume you are going to keep going straight and then when you put in the speed check they ski over the end of your board and that generally makes me fall over or get very nervous. Its a shame there isn't a way to slow down whilst keeping the board in the fall line
I always feel like I’m about to slip out when I rock onto heels, I’m not going that far over just rocking gently. I don’t know if it’s psychological as I’ve spent most of the week on sheet ice but I’m wondering if it’s something I’m doing wrong ?
Many thanks, loving the content
Great vid. What model/length is that board - it looks really short for your height, does it still float you in powder?