another tip for falling: If you use your hands or you think you have to use them, make a fist. While your hand is in a fist, your wrist is way more stabile
This has pros and cons - you shouldn't land on the knuckles of the fist (imagine punching the snow) and you have to remember to do it! I think you should just wear wristguards (like Ed recommends at 14:15) and try to land on those (wristguards are pretty useful). (edit: Or tuck in completely to make a ball, like Ed recommends himself).
Lol, I'm a retired Marine, will be 53 in March and I'm hitting Park City, UT this weekend to snow board for the first time. I've been athletic all my life, so I can't wait....
I’m 67, and in my second year of boarding. It’s a ton of fun. I use wrist guards and padded pants and a small pillow, still. I’m starting to do more black diamond runs, and having fun. Go for it!!!
Hear hear. I'm a 50y PE teacher, a woman rugby player. my first snowboarding trip in Italy was frustrating. going again this Xmas! this video helps a lot!
I've been skateboarding for 16 years now but tomorrow I'm going snowboarding for the first time. Stoked to get out there and this vid's a good heads up for what to expect
I faceplanted like 10 times yesterday my first time ever snowboarding. I probably wasn’t even going fast but it feels like I’m going really fast and when I try to slow down I either do a full 180 or just fall on my face. Ty for the vid.
Great job. As a duck footed guy I have had a hard time skiing and inline skating. Skiboarding always gave me the freedom to stand any way I want. Mastering Traversing is a friend as a beginner.
I finally got off a lift successfully for the first time yesterday because these 2 guys just told me to act like I was strapped in instead of thinking about it too much and that really helped me
Took group lessons at the ski resort but this video was much more helpful and instructor is much more patient than the person I had. And yes, my wrists hurt so I def wish I watched this video first. TY!
DUDE THANK YOU!!! I literally grabbed a snowboard for the first time and watched your video, even tho I ate snow a couple times this video helped me a lot! Never touching skis again 😂
13:24 I think those are US symbols, if you’re skiing/snowboarding in Europe the runs are color-coded from easiest to hardest as follows: white (bunny slope), green, blue (beginner), red (intermediate), black (advanced/expert), along with orange in some countries (equivalent of 3x black diamond in the US)
It worked as advertised, and the boot supports are safe and don't lock a child in too firmly, but gives more balance. The plastic of the board makes it a bit slow, which is fine for a beginner board. Others noted it broke quickly, but seems to be sturdy so far.
I learned the hard way in my early 20's, my "buddy" said he show me, so he took off and rode for the day with his buddies. I didn't care at the time I was determined to learn and I painfully figured it almost (I nailed it the 2nd time riding). For anyone in this predicament, I'd recommend wearing some type of padded shorts with specifically a tailbone pad, and knee pads, elbow pads. Compare that to the cost of lessons, lessons may be worth it because once you learn, you don't need all that padding.
I started last year on age of 40 , and i learn with instructor , but depending on the person because i m that guy who learns very quickly. It’s a beautiful sport😊
Bombed a hill my second day of snowboarding and I applied too much "gas pedal" and my toe edge caught in the snow and I scorpioned hard and bruised some ribs. Wish I saw this video before starting lmfao I'll be out there to try again hopefully in a few weeks.
Thanks for this video! Haven’t boarded since pre-kids and heading back to the slopes next week. This has been super helpful refresher on what to so…I don’t want to be chairlift roadkill 💀
Wrist guards, neoprene knee pads, butt pads, helmet. They dont restrict movement and they make sense. At a minimum a helmet and butt pads are the easiest protective gear to wear.
Im 9 and all my friends do hockey and snowboarding and skiing and I feel left behind so I decided TODAY like 30 seconds ago that ima be the best snowboarding guy ever! (And I don’t have a snowboard so I’m taping my boots to a sled😂)
When I first started getting off the lift, I learned to stand up straight (not locking knees) and look forward and I stopped falling off the lift. I taught my daughter the same thing recently during her first days learning, and she stopped falling off the lift as well. #prouddadmoment
So i understand how to slow down with the edges when you are facing sideways to the hill but when you are parallel how do you slow down? Lift the front up? Or do you need to turn sideways and use the edges
Correct, when going straight down the mountain, to slow down you basically have to turn, which will be switching back and forth between toe side and heel side turns.
when i do the push test i usually catch with my arms... does that mean i ride with my arms? no but seriously this is really helpful coming from a skiier!
My uncle lives in the snow, so my little cousins go snowboarding, right but they know what gear to put on. I don’t. So my uncle is actually going to get me the stuff in my mom is gonna pay for all of it. Isn’t that so good?
I thought that I was hot stuff, and I started way too fast I didn’t watch his video before so I sadly broke my wrist when it heals up I’m going to try again
Am i the only one that finds it really weird to skate by pushing with my free foot behind the board? Ive been pushing from the front (kinda like you would on a skateboard) and it seems to feel a lot more natural to me...
0:30 Nope, I’m too ugly and short for women to be attracted to me. I’m trying to learn snowboarding to keep my mind away from the fact that I will never get a girlfriend.
@@ShredSchool1 Haha yeah I figured 😂 I'm going snowboarding for my first time ever in a few days and I am overly confident that I will be a great rider straight from the get go for some reason. But the more videos I watch the smaller that confidence shrinks. Wish me luck 🤞🏽
@@ShredSchool1Decent but worse than I thought. I am on day 2 right now and did my first blue without falling so I'm pretty confident I can learn a lot more in the next 4 days :)
I was hoping to learn something, but this is absolutely impossible to watch with the annoying loud looping soundtrack and audio not correctly synced with the video. Needs a re-edit and re-upload.
I used to be good at snowboarding but then I got PTSD and now I suck because I get too scared. Even though I already know how to do this stuff and more, I might just start over and relearn everything.
another tip for falling: If you use your hands or you think you have to use them, make a fist. While your hand is in a fist, your wrist is way more stabile
And you don’t have to break your fingers
This has pros and cons - you shouldn't land on the knuckles of the fist (imagine punching the snow) and you have to remember to do it! I think you should just wear wristguards (like Ed recommends at 14:15) and try to land on those (wristguards are pretty useful). (edit: Or tuck in completely to make a ball, like Ed recommends himself).
Lol, I'm a retired Marine, will be 53 in March and I'm hitting Park City, UT this weekend to snow board for the first time. I've been athletic all my life, so I can't wait....
How'd it go?
I’m 50 and going for the first time tomorrow! Would love to hear how it went!
I’m 67, and in my second year of boarding. It’s a ton of fun. I use wrist guards and padded pants and a small pillow, still. I’m starting to do more black diamond runs, and having fun. Go for it!!!
Hope to hear from you again....!
Hear hear. I'm a 50y PE teacher, a woman rugby player. my first snowboarding trip in Italy was frustrating. going again this Xmas! this video helps a lot!
I've been skateboarding for 16 years now but tomorrow I'm going snowboarding for the first time. Stoked to get out there and this vid's a good heads up for what to expect
I faceplanted like 10 times yesterday my first time ever snowboarding. I probably wasn’t even going fast but it feels like I’m going really fast and when I try to slow down I either do a full 180 or just fall on my face. Ty for the vid.
@Wetsloppytomatoes ty!
@@t0n3mapls43 did you get it :)
Love getting an edshreds ad interrupting my edshreds video lol
Great job. As a duck footed guy I have had a hard time skiing and inline skating. Skiboarding always gave me the freedom to stand any way I want. Mastering Traversing is a friend as a beginner.
I finally got off a lift successfully for the first time yesterday because these 2 guys just told me to act like I was strapped in instead of thinking about it too much and that really helped me
Awesome pointers and easy to understand and very detailed, inspiring to learn from someone so skilled, patient and supportive🤗
Glad to help 🙏
@@ShredSchool1 hey do you know where I can find a 2015/16 Salomon spark snowboard?? Been really set on that one in particular, love the design 💓
Took group lessons at the ski resort but this video was much more helpful and instructor is much more patient than the person I had. And yes, my wrists hurt so I def wish I watched this video first. TY!
1st day snowboarding and i had a blast! Thank u so much for ur tips🫶🏻
DUDE THANK YOU!!! I literally grabbed a snowboard for the first time and watched your video, even tho I ate snow a couple times this video helped me a lot! Never touching skis again 😂
13:24 I think those are US symbols, if you’re skiing/snowboarding in Europe the runs are color-coded from easiest to hardest as follows: white (bunny slope), green, blue (beginner), red (intermediate), black (advanced/expert), along with orange in some countries (equivalent of 3x black diamond in the US)
Good instructions with graphic to explain downhill and uphill edge. No video mention wrist guard and butt pad like this one. Excellent job!
Thank you 🙏 glad it was helpful
It worked as advertised, and the boot supports are safe and don't lock a child in too firmly, but gives more balance. The plastic of the board makes it a bit slow, which is fine for a beginner board. Others noted it broke quickly, but seems to be sturdy so far.
I’m watching this so I can teach my friend how to ride and these explanations are really good! I feel like I know exactly what to tell them now
I'm about to go up for the first time this Saturday. been watching all these vids and practicing on flat ground. I hope this information helps me.
How did it dvd g up?
I was just at Keystone last weekend! Unfortunately I fell a ton. Thanks for the great video!
I learned the hard way in my early 20's, my "buddy" said he show me, so he took off and rode for the day with his buddies. I didn't care at the time I was determined to learn and I painfully figured it almost (I nailed it the 2nd time riding). For anyone in this predicament, I'd recommend wearing some type of padded shorts with specifically a tailbone pad, and knee pads, elbow pads. Compare that to the cost of lessons, lessons may be worth it because once you learn, you don't need all that padding.
I started last year on age of 40 , and i learn with instructor , but depending on the person because i m that guy who learns very quickly. It’s a beautiful sport😊
Bombed a hill my second day of snowboarding and I applied too much "gas pedal" and my toe edge caught in the snow and I scorpioned hard and bruised some ribs. Wish I saw this video before starting lmfao I'll be out there to try again hopefully in a few weeks.
Thanks for this video! Haven’t boarded since pre-kids and heading back to the slopes next week. This has been super helpful refresher on what to so…I don’t want to be chairlift roadkill 💀
Yess, you got this. Enjoy the first day back
Wrist guards, neoprene knee pads, butt pads, helmet. They dont restrict movement and they make sense.
At a minimum a helmet and butt pads are the easiest protective gear to wear.
Im 9 and all my friends do hockey and snowboarding and skiing and I feel left behind so I decided TODAY like 30 seconds ago that ima be the best snowboarding guy ever! (And I don’t have a snowboard so I’m taping my boots to a sled😂)
Still impressed how this guy went from selling a marketing agency course to selling a snowboarding course. Talk about time freedom 😂
Love the video and the energy to share. Really looking forward to skii in davos soon
Changed my stance to Goofy this season and revisiting this video helped refresh some basics. Thanks, Ed!
Awesome!
Thank you 😃🎶 tomorrow is my first time ever! So excited and might not even sleep
Great job, made my kids watch this over and over🤙🤙
What size board should I buy ?
Wear size 10 1/2
Height 5’10
Weight 220
Wow, very good! I am a beginner, also having some videos of snowboarding in the alps out, but nowhere as good as this :)
Good refresher! Thanks
When I first started getting off the lift, I learned to stand up straight (not locking knees) and look forward and I stopped falling off the lift.
I taught my daughter the same thing recently during her first days learning, and she stopped falling off the lift as well. #prouddadmoment
thank you for these tips
Of all the snowboarding tutorials I’ve seen this is the first one that broke down how to position your body
I’m in.
wish i did this yersterday before me and my buddies who are completely new to snowboarding went on the advance corse. it was a crazy time lmao
Very good explanation and safety info.!
you are an amazing teacher
Thank you 🙏
I love how he said objectively
So i understand how to slow down with the edges when you are facing sideways to the hill but when you are parallel how do you slow down? Lift the front up? Or do you need to turn sideways and use the edges
Correct, when going straight down the mountain, to slow down you basically have to turn, which will be switching back and forth between toe side and heel side turns.
Is it weird to start learning snowboarding at the age of 37?
U are not alone !
I’m doing it at 52 so, no, don’t think about age!
@@divevloggreece good to hear that!
@@lifethroughalens9878 thank you! Coming from a fellow photographer, that's even more appreciated :) I'm gonna give it a go.
Do it!
when i do the push test i usually catch with my arms... does that mean i ride with my arms? no but seriously this is really helpful coming from a skiier!
Are leashes still mandatory while snowboarding?
Buddy, this is a great video. Yesterday was my first day and this gives me so much confidence. Much appreciated.
👏 awesome
thank you!!
My uncle lives in the snow, so my little cousins go snowboarding, right but they know what gear to put on. I don’t. So my uncle is actually going to get me the stuff in my mom is gonna pay for all of it. Isn’t that so good?
Good advices man!
Solid stuff as usual 👌🏻
👊
How much does knowing how to skateboard help as the foot positioning is different and i have never skied or snowboarded
It helps a lot
great pointers and epic music choice :)
very informative. thank you
Thanks
how about starting 60 years of age?
where is that resort?
First tip to snowboarding is don't fall for fashion or trends and force yourself to fit in 👌👍
Grew up skiing at Tussey. Recognized the mountain as soon as it said “East Coast Mountain”
Tussey rules!
you are dope Ed!
Thank you 🙏 you too
i’m at camelback there’s so much ice
Awesome pointers and easy to understand and very detailed, inspiring to learn from someone so skilled, patient and supportive
I'm 38 and ive found this video as me and my wife are just looking to book our first lesson
Can i be a regular skateboarder but a goofy snowboarder?
Surprisingly, yes. I have two friends like this and they are very good at both
How small of a board do you recommend someone could start off with if you're around 125lbs?
Something I’ve heard and go by is the board should be around as tall as your chin to your nose
@@erikmiller9356 I’ve heard that too. But i think the new thing is to go by weight. The board only “sees” your weight, not your height.
@@internetuser3748 that’s true I’m abt 135 and I think my board is 55 inches and it fits me pretty good
@@erikmiller9356 your board is 140cm?
@@internetuser3748 whatever 55 inches equates to in cm
perfect 👌
🙏
I thought that I was hot stuff, and I started way too fast I didn’t watch his video before so I sadly broke my wrist when it heals up I’m going to try again
"The most common injury is wrist fracture in young females". Can confirm, first day going down a longer green slope. Ready to try again though!
bro i just got a edsherd ad
Yes it is. 36 and 38 are perfectly acceptable but starting at 37 is just weird.
idk if its my pc , but the video is really low frame rate on my side
or the camera is too shaky
I want to start snowboarding but I am 95KG. This is problem my KG to start to do snowboarding;
Am i the only one that finds it really weird to skate by pushing with my free foot behind the board? Ive been pushing from the front (kinda like you would on a skateboard) and it seems to feel a lot more natural to me...
0:30 Nope, I’m too ugly and short for women to be attracted to me.
I’m trying to learn snowboarding to keep my mind away from the fact that I will never get a girlfriend.
The music in the background is to loud and is not good to listen too also.
thanks ed', toe side heal side', heal is the brakes', cool', like surfing', the heal on the tail side stops you', so easy ' geting me stoked up' peace
I'm scared to get wrecked on my first time lol. I'm usually a couch potato.
First
How to learn snowboarding in 20 minutes: 1. Step: Practice single foot riding for 30 minutes. Jokes aside though - great video!
😂 thanks for watching.
The watching is 20min. The practicing is a lifetime
@@ShredSchool1 Haha yeah I figured 😂 I'm going snowboarding for my first time ever in a few days and I am overly confident that I will be a great rider straight from the get go for some reason. But the more videos I watch the smaller that confidence shrinks. Wish me luck 🤞🏽
@@julyoon you got this! how did it go?
@@ShredSchool1Decent but worse than I thought. I am on day 2 right now and did my first blue without falling so I'm pretty confident I can learn a lot more in the next 4 days :)
Im 11 to learn snowboard
This riceman made me break my leg
is bro saying that im goofy?
I was hoping to learn something, but this is absolutely impossible to watch with the annoying loud looping soundtrack and audio not correctly synced with the video. Needs a re-edit and re-upload.
I’m only 9 and I’m trying to learn snowboarding is that even possible😂
Of course it is man! You’re never too young (and too old) to learn new things. Good luck and take care
Best age for this
Of course it is! My daughter started at 5 years old!
Yo! I’m 28 yrs old & I’m just learning to snowboard! I wonder if that is possible. 9 yrs old is yes you can try it! Lol!
Anybody can learn it
cut the f... music
Bro wtf is this background music cant watch the video
I used to be good at snowboarding but then I got PTSD and now I suck because I get too scared. Even though I already know how to do this stuff and more, I might just start over and relearn everything.
Good instructions with graphic to explain downhill and uphill edge. No video mention wrist guard and butt pad like this one. Excellent job!
Thank you!!
You're welcome!