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The feeling when you start carving is indeed so great, you feel like you're perfectly in control of your edges and your movements become smooth and relaxed. That also makes more experienced riders last way longer without tiring through the day, because you waste so much less energy on bad posture. Getting rid of beginner bad habits was quite a challenge though.
I'm 50 years old and I have been a beginner snowboarder for 20 years. I have stumbled upon your video and you have given me more confidence in my snowboarding thanks a million, I go down the mountain repeating your phrase "open the door smash the bug.
The best his when you come out of a toeside carve while in transition and your board just lift off from the energy you’ve put into it, men i have goosebumps just thinking about it!
I feel this..... I turned 40 this year and learned to board last year. This dude is insaneeee I should not be watching it. His 180 spins at speed is certain death for us LOL
@@ShredAheadSnowboarding Exactly. I'm out to keystone this weekend. Hoping some more things open but, but I have noticed for progression Breckenridge peak 7 is so much better for learning to gain speed. I made a ton of progression just doing hat. Keystone rollers aside from Spring Dipper make it a bit harder to do that.
Early turn initiation. You see him doing it on every turn. He transitions to the next edge while still facing uphill and same while facing downhill. An instructor pointed it out to me and my carving improved immediately. His board is never flat down the fall line other than when he’s showing us how not to ride. Thanks for the awesome video!!!
I was at Copper yesterday and everything started to click. I was progressing significantly with each run and had the best day of snowboarding I've yet to have!
I think the most beginner mistake is the back foot ruddering and riding with open shoulder. It is easy to get used to riding with stacked shoulders but it takes a while to get used to the front foot/knee steering. I think one should practice that with normal turns on mellow slopes. You can watch 100 videos but its all about the time required for your body to say "Aha, this feels right and natural". You don't need to watch technical videos on how to carve, you just happen to pick it up with time naturally. That's the beauty of this sport.
Agree with it all….my only response is for a more experienced boarder yes these things help you grow. But for a newbie or moderate novice that isn’t comfortable with the speed these generate it’s not something they feel comfortable with. That’s where the open shoulder/rear rudder comes into play. They are trying to control the speed so they are over correcting to feel safe. Does that make sense?
Foot ruddering is because most people start out with the stance that "feels" right and put their dominant foot in the back when really the dominant foot should be the drive foot up front. The upside is that these riders can learn switch faster because that puts their dominant foot back up front. I also think a reason hybrid camber profiles have gained popularity, especially rocker between the inserts, is because many of these reward a more back foot steering style. No judgment, you can start with any stance and become proficient, but it's always struck me that so many people put their dominant foot in the backseat when learning.
@@AMac815 that is so funny you say that because I'm right-dominant-everything, goofy felt more natural to me and I seem to have skipped the ruddering stage entirely. I may have even had the opposite problem. When I was struggling to link my turns, I took a private lesson and my instructor said "don't be afraid to use your back foot" and it was like something finally clicked that hadn't for two seasons, especially with going heels to toes. Sometimes still have to remind myself to pressure the rear more. And switch terrifies me, lol. Also, since having my own board I've decided I don't like rocker between the inserts, it just feels less controllable.
It’s not the age. It’s the heart. Try things before you get too old. I started in my 40s too. Spent money on the right equipment is a good start. Medium flex, twin side, gru is a good choice. I moved to a second board now. Loving it. No issue going down black in the Icy NE area
Great comments and reccomendations! I've been teaching snowboarding specifically advanced carving for a little over a decade, and these are easily the most common mistakes people make. I use the 'knee-eye-ball' to look where to go rather than a door but same thing.
I feel good coming down the hill but still look kooky when I watch myself in videos. This made me realize it’s because I’m guilty of 1 and 2. I’m gonna be way more conscious of this now! And totally agree with the tip about “feeling it”- it’s hard to describe but so true.. when you loosen up and get in the zone, something just clicks.
Really needed this video right now. First season, gone 10 times and it's all starting to click, but you have to focus on fundamentals to get better and have the most fun! See you guys at keystone this Friday!
Back foot ruddering. That's the best description I've heard for that. Great video and on point. We used to say butt in, butt out, but stomp the bug works well too
All the videos I watched months ago, I wish this was out. This is the best video on what you shouldn't and should do to carve. Biggest problem I had was the rear foot rudder, COMMIT TO THE LEAN
I've got 4 days on the mountain, starting to get carving. But definitely doing a lot more window wiping than anything. I can't get going too fast, hurts alot more when your face is in the snow, and not your board lol
True, as well as forward stance angles (to whatever degree). With the exception of Knapton, none of the current nor historical best turners & carvers are riding a parallel, closed, duck posture. Whether they’re mountain freestylers/freeriders who are known for their turning & edging, or dedicated carvers, racers, slalom riders, or people winning the established banked slaloms like at Baker, riding styles from brands like Korua, or advanced carving like what’s more common in Japan, Europe or Russia, it’s all done with forward, open, directional stance and posture, for good reason. That said, these videos aren’t meant to teach expert carvers, or teach people to be expert carvers - they are meant to help beginners who haven’t developed basic fundamentals to get beyond where they are at, which is of course a valuable thing to teach. But, it’s important to discern between these two majorly different things, and to not confuse this video for “true” or expert/aggressive proper carving, which means finished turns, higher speed, more g-force, more board angulation, etc.. these tutorials are just about helping people to learn basic turns and to be on each edge while riding along the sidecut, rather than skidding and washing.
@@spenserak exactly. This will help someone that doesnt know, but foot angles are crucial. 27-28* front and approx 9-11* rear are my current angles. Duck stance will only ruin your knees, only beneficial for the .002% of riding switch stance. The extra wide stance I see at hills cracks me up.. 25-27" stance on a kid that's 5'7"!! LTFOL "Why my legs so tore up after 1/2 a run??" LOL
These are all great suggestions! My biggest feedback as an instructor watching you carve is to keep the upper body more quiet. The guy in this video is doing a lot with his arms every carved turn is initiated by the lower body and shoulders/upper body should be relaxed and along for the ride.
I got a"yeew" from the lift the other day for just laying down some fast nice turns in the powder .. felt awesome Honestly the onewheel is the secret to my success. Funny how the thing that I got to fill the void of not having a snowboard has in turn, help me snowboard 🤷🏼👌🏽😁 And the snowboard helps the onewheel. Awesome relationship
Awesome great tips .. once a week or twice a month .. here’s me once or twice a year at best.. then making most of the days.These vids are way better than most lessons in person. Regards from Furano Japan pow pow 💥
What I realized when I finally got carving down was my body's fear of two things that actually literally make carving easier and possible - speed and leaning into the carve. I was fearing just eating it if I leaned into it. But that literally made it easier to catch the carve. Also speed. The slower you are the harder it is to catch your balance when carving. The ice also throws your board off more and your board doesnt cut through the snow as smoothly when you are slow. Think of it much like trying to bike on two wheels slowly. You only start picking up a balance when you pick up speed.
Yeah, man, I know I’m rear foot ruddering and want to ride that edge but 1) I can’t seem to just “find the edge” because the rear foot is washing out and 2) I accumulate too much speed too fast. Point 1 isn’t all that useful as a result but the waist bend and knee steering advice is spot on.
Try keeping ur knees bent throughout the turn, extend up out the turn. If you’re picking up too much speed try over turning (if that makes sense) do larger sweeping turns to dump some speed, almost like you’re turning up the hill for a second. It’ll come tho keep pressing.
Malcolm Moore has a video "Down unweighted turns" and learning this helped me put so much pressure into my edges and really force the edge into the snow.
I was doing the windshield wiper with my back foot. Felt like it was progress even if it's not correct way to do it. Will progress and try the "open the door" and "stomp the bug" next time I am on the slopes.
This tutorial is great and very informative for those learning the body position to carve and want to remain open and dynamic to do other things. For those looking for aggressive heelside carves and so on, look to surfers and how their shoulders, hips, and knees rotate during heelside turns. Without setting your bindings to all forward you can still achieve aggressive heelside carves with simple a rotation of your rear knee to face more towards the front and slight opening of the shoulders throught turn iniation. This goes against the purpose of this video, but for Experienced riders and so on, valuable information to build up to the heel side euros.
Ahhhhh I’ve been snowboarding my whole life (granted mostly like once a year) I didn’t realize I was back rudder-ing. Thanks man, definitely going to use these tips next time
Great video! Haven’t seen the channel for a bit. 30 years experience & those tips ring home. My daughters 10, will be competing in the VT Open, & will be sharing this with her. Thanks
Hey Johnathan, this is just my 2nd season snowboarding, last season I just did like 10 days and yesterday was my 2nd day of this season and it was the first time that I actually felt I did the right thing 😂 I was Carving!!! Felt so great man, it actually feels like you ARE snowboarding, sliding turns feels like you're just trying to not fall😂
I just rode all the time and eventually taught myself. Getting back into it now and thinking about what am I actually doing and how can i make it better. Also id like to help others learn. My advice is more weight on your front foot and definitely bend your knees. Also practice riding switch right away and you will be a better rider in the long run. Also going across the entire run on one edge then across to the other side on the opposite edge allows you to get comfortable and feel each edge while practicing balance !
Sorry to correct you on your bug stomping theory, but in fact as in almost every other sport everything starts with your eyes. You spot where you want to go, your head tilts initiating the tilt of your shoulders and arms and from there on down to your knees. You can actually see it perfectly on your bug stomping section. This engagement of the shoulders and the resulting weight shift is what actually starts the turn and this may be the most important point to understand. As for the rest, good summary, always be as active in your knees as possible. Cheers
About the backward roatering... i find i do that to throw off speed because if i just pure carve down a steep then i can pick up too much speed too quickly. I guess let me rephrase, I think the roatering with the book foot helps on a steep you've never gone down before because you're not sure how fast you can take it or if the snow is too choppy and will throw you up in the air if you just straight carve it. Like, if possible, could you do some of these videos on steeper and more difficult terrain? It looks easy when you go down these mellow greens or whatever they are but I think people who watch/subscribe to your channel are probably going down more difficult stuff...
I dont really agree with that #4, if you open up your body a little more and dont have your shoulders parallel with your board you will be able to get much deeper and be more balanced! I dont mean that you should stand with your chest facing completely down slope but a little torso twist wont hurt but rather help!
True you definitely do not want your shoulders parallel to your board when carving. By standing a bit more open you are able to bend your upper body away from the ground, allowing the angle between your board and slope be larger resulting in more extreme (and stable) carves.
I discovered this last year after 15 years of thinking everything was supposed to be locked parallel. I can't express how much better heel sides feel, wish someone would have told me 10 years ago!
I ride open shoulder, flat board ripping all the time, you just need to know how to get into carve mode fast and get stacked. I guess i dont need to carve in lots of situations but having a smooth flow helps. Then you start looking like your effortlessly riding down the hill.
I haven't boarded for 5 years. got fat asf in that time too lol. but I was at knee turning in my carves progression wise. I really needed to ride more switch. I want to drop some weight and get back into boarding next year. My main goal will be to ride a ton more switch.
These are good pointers however i would say also always keep your turns predictable for people who may be faster than you and behind you so they can safely pass if they are faster. Keep it tight keep it predictable.
Knee steering is a great tip! I just had a eureka moment last time out and have been keeping my center of gravity low and legs loose. Absorb the bumps and keep chest level
It really does come down to practice time. I've been snowboarding about 8 times already and I've progressed nicely. I can carve on heelside but I just can't get my toeside carve down. I turn around and I see the nice line I leave behind on heelside but when I look at my toeside I see the marks I leave from ruddering. I know I have to get on my edge more and all these tips are amazing cause they've helped on my heel side carves but I just can't seem to get toeside down. It will take more time and I know that but I'll keep having fun while I'm out there
Everyone has a side that is the weaker side. I like that he called it stomping a bug. I spread my toes as I push down on my lead foot to initiate the turn like you are pushing down on the gas pedal. Then it is a very small movement but as I am riding that edge my weight shifts very slightly to my back foot and I press my back toe down. When you are carving just like he said shoulders stacked and bending at the knees and ankles. If you are still having trouble adjust your highback forward this forces your ankles to flex and knees to bend. Keep practicing!!!
Been teaching snowboarding for quite awhile now.. Amd most of the times, students indeed have all the bad habits you just described. I really like your tips and your relaxed explanation.. and in closing, I like how you approach the " feeling " and the message of your video! In the end of the day, we all improving on one thing.. keep snowboarding and you'll get better. Good job 👌 keep it up 💪
Reason no 5 is called Flexion and Extension. When you bend the knees down into your carve it engages and flexes the camber so the edge bites with the weight of your turn. As you turn out you stand up out of the position releasing the camber which is the extension of your legs, ready to push back in to the next turn. If you're going to "Teach" snowboarding, please do some research into the technique you are describing first otherwise "Just putting some umph and feeeeeeeeling" isn't going to help anyone.
Another thing that I struggled with is not trusting your board or yourself. When you’re going that kind of speed or a little uncomfortable speeds and when you turn you want to lean with your board but you may fear falling over but just remember it is fine if you fall even at those speeds. Most crashes and broken bones happen when you’re doing tricks so as long as if you aren’t doing that as a beginner than you WILL BE FINE. trust. Your board will keep you upright but finally remember to not lean TOO much when your going at slower speeds because then you’ll most likely fall. It just takes time feeling it as he said in the video and learning various things to help yourself progress.
Absolutely the biggest thing that helped my carving besides having to keep up with you filming at Timberline was time on snow! The more I rode the easier it got!!!
Since you're handing out tips; One thing I would work on Johnathan is your trailing-arm-rudder. Get that arm in and initiate with your shoulder not by swinging your arm.
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So many confliction tips from snowboarding UA-cam guys, Malcome Moore recently uploaded a video about having a more open stance and a bit more pressure on the back foot to improve carving, and this dude says the opposite. Also, if you have an open stance with weight on the back foot, surely that would make ruddering the tail of the board harder? Tommie B says to NOT knee steer while carving... Who do I believe?! Lol - I go and try them all out anyway on the hill but I just never know what is 'proper'.
There's really no better tutorial than getting out there and riding as much as possible every day if ya can. Live close to resorts and make friends that shred
Hm, thought slalom boarders pretty much fronted the slope, and they kinda carve? I got a directional swallow that I want to go posi posi on, still at posi neutral though.
I kinda disagree with the shoulder wide open because if your binding is double positive you have to keep both your shoulders forward for better pencil line heel sides and backsides on Euro carving😅
Wish I had you as a friend but I made two friends today on the mountain they pushed me hard lol I was hitting the terrain park so sad I got one run in but I needed my carving practice and I realized I was leaning way to far back when trying to carve
This season will be my second and third tour. Im not able to doing turns and i figure out with 4th reason. I always tried with fingertips or toe to make my way. But doing fourth reason on swivel chair, i understood the movement.
All very true, but unfortunately for some people who live in countries like England, we don't have the luxury of hitting a huge mountain run, so unfortunately most of us struggle to snowboard this way, and have to window wipe because the indoor slopes are so small!
Your carving kinda sucks too. Not much vertical dynamic range, no fore/aft drive throughout the carve, bent at the waist on your toe side, and your back knee is bent inward.
You're doing most of the stuff wrong yourself though. You're bending at the waist when on your heels (i mean, it is harder to be fair) and you're using your arms too much and flailing. Lean back a bit when on your heel side and keep your arms close to your body. Look at ryan knapton/tommie benett/malcom moore etc
When I carve a wide backside turn, I am always afraid of not seeing who is coming down the slope behind me, with the risk of crahing with someone. So I tend to watch back, and automaticaly turn my shoulders, which interrupts my carving. How can you control what's happening on your backside, whithout loosing your flow? Especially when you got quite a speed?
My right knee blew out 2 winters ago on my last run of the night and it hasn't been the same since. I want to go so bad but I don't know if I can... Snowboarding is just constant stress on your knees and quads. I miss it.
Drive that front knee and commit to holding the edge! You'll eventually want the widest, longest effective edge board you can get with your bindings turned to 18 and 3 degrees and your high backs jacked forward. It will be stiff as hell and you'll be so locked in you'll be laying out on the slopes.
Excellent vid and tips Johnathan. May I recommend to use a 360 cam, like Insta360 X2? That will help with your video angles and you can literally hold a selfie stick behind you and the camera will pick up all your riding details. 👍
I was only able to ride well when I stopped the punk music & rode to slower Hendrix songs or Pink Floyd. Line a jump up with a slow song and go for a method grab. 🍻 🥂 🍻
My biggest problem with practicing snowboarding is that no one that I know is into skiing. I have one place where I can practice for free, but it's always crowded, people are always stopping at the beginning of the slope. It's maybe 5-6 meters wide. So I can't steer around them because I'm such a noob. Also the slope takes like 10 seconds to go down if you go straight.
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The feeling when you start carving is indeed so great, you feel like you're perfectly in control of your edges and your movements become smooth and relaxed. That also makes more experienced riders last way longer without tiring through the day, because you waste so much less energy on bad posture. Getting rid of beginner bad habits was quite a challenge though.
It also helps us conserve that nice smooth snow a little longer ! Hahaha that we scrape when we skid
I'm 50 years old and I have been a beginner snowboarder for 20 years. I have stumbled upon your video and you have given me more confidence in my snowboarding thanks a million, I go down the mountain repeating your phrase "open the door smash the bug.
The best his when you come out of a toeside carve while in transition and your board just lift off from the energy you’ve put into it, men i have goosebumps just thinking about it!
Right! Soooooo nice 😍
Gotta love that *pop*
Reason number 7. It scares the hell out of me to pick up that much speed. I picked up boarding 4 years ago at the age of 40. Catching an edge hurts.
i went for my first time on an icy wet day and i caught an edge so many times
Especially doing the "Scorpion fall" (I named it), this is when you fall face down the hill and the board hit you in the back of the head (ouch!"
I feel this..... I turned 40 this year and learned to board last year. This dude is insaneeee I should not be watching it. His 180 spins at speed is certain death for us LOL
@@ivando5372 always wear a helmet
I know why I'm not carving.. Because carving gains speed and scares the sht out of me.
That’s a good reason! Maybe I will make a how to control speed video for you!
Speed will always be a consideration, practice on a slope that is below the angle that creates fear. Trouble on blues go back to greens!
@@JohnathanBuckhouse and for me please
Me too. Mellow terrain and large open turns to control speed.
@@ShredAheadSnowboarding Exactly. I'm out to keystone this weekend. Hoping some more things open but, but I have noticed for progression Breckenridge peak 7 is so much better for learning to gain speed. I made a ton of progression just doing hat. Keystone rollers aside from Spring Dipper make it a bit harder to do that.
Early turn initiation. You see him doing it on every turn. He transitions to the next edge while still facing uphill and same while facing downhill. An instructor pointed it out to me and my carving improved immediately. His board is never flat down the fall line other than when he’s showing us how not to ride. Thanks for the awesome video!!!
I was at Copper yesterday and everything started to click. I was progressing significantly with each run and had the best day of snowboarding I've yet to have!
I think the most beginner mistake is the back foot ruddering and riding with open shoulder. It is easy to get used to riding with stacked shoulders but it takes a while to get used to the front foot/knee steering. I think one should practice that with normal turns on mellow slopes. You can watch 100 videos but its all about the time required for your body to say "Aha, this feels right and natural". You don't need to watch technical videos on how to carve, you just happen to pick it up with time naturally. That's the beauty of this sport.
Meh I’m a skateboarder but been skiing since I was 4. These videos help me progress quick tbh
Agree with it all….my only response is for a more experienced boarder yes these things help you grow. But for a newbie or moderate novice that isn’t comfortable with the speed these generate it’s not something they feel comfortable with. That’s where the open shoulder/rear rudder comes into play. They are trying to control the speed so they are over correcting to feel safe. Does that make sense?
Foot ruddering is because most people start out with the stance that "feels" right and put their dominant foot in the back when really the dominant foot should be the drive foot up front. The upside is that these riders can learn switch faster because that puts their dominant foot back up front. I also think a reason hybrid camber profiles have gained popularity, especially rocker between the inserts, is because many of these reward a more back foot steering style. No judgment, you can start with any stance and become proficient, but it's always struck me that so many people put their dominant foot in the backseat when learning.
I see too many people ONLY making skidded turns and skidded turns only...
@@AMac815 that is so funny you say that because I'm right-dominant-everything, goofy felt more natural to me and I seem to have skipped the ruddering stage entirely. I may have even had the opposite problem. When I was struggling to link my turns, I took a private lesson and my instructor said "don't be afraid to use your back foot" and it was like something finally clicked that hadn't for two seasons, especially with going heels to toes. Sometimes still have to remind myself to pressure the rear more.
And switch terrifies me, lol.
Also, since having my own board I've decided I don't like rocker between the inserts, it just feels less controllable.
It’s not the age. It’s the heart. Try things before you get too old. I started in my 40s too. Spent money on the right equipment is a good start. Medium flex, twin side, gru is a good choice. I moved to a second board now. Loving it. No issue going down black in the Icy NE area
Great comments and reccomendations! I've been teaching snowboarding specifically advanced carving for a little over a decade, and these are easily the most common mistakes people make. I use the 'knee-eye-ball' to look where to go rather than a door but same thing.
I feel good coming down the hill but still look kooky when I watch myself in videos. This made me realize it’s because I’m guilty of 1 and 2. I’m gonna be way more conscious of this now! And totally agree with the tip about “feeling it”- it’s hard to describe but so true.. when you loosen up and get in the zone, something just clicks.
Really needed this video right now. First season, gone 10 times and it's all starting to click, but you have to focus on fundamentals to get better and have the most fun! See you guys at keystone this Friday!
Yes!!! Totally 🙌🏼 Keep working on them
It will all start to click one day and really surprise you. Then you'll be headed for jumps and the park before you know it, haha. Stay with it!
I think you just nailed it. I do ALL my steering and power from my back leg, knee and foot.
Back foot ruddering. That's the best description I've heard for that. Great video and on point. We used to say butt in, butt out, but stomp the bug works well too
Great video, and what really makes it is showing what the bad form looks like first then showing the proper form. Thanks, really big help.
All the videos I watched months ago, I wish this was out. This is the best video on what you shouldn't and should do to carve. Biggest problem I had was the rear foot rudder, COMMIT TO THE LEAN
I've got 4 days on the mountain, starting to get carving. But definitely doing a lot more window wiping than anything. I can't get going too fast, hurts alot more when your face is in the snow, and not your board lol
Been snowboarding for over 20 year but I love watching these types of videos that can articulate/explain what I can feel.
Yes 🙌🏼
Advanced and aggressive carving in most scenarios require 1. opened up shoulder&hip; 2. bending at the hip.
True, as well as forward stance angles (to whatever degree). With the exception of Knapton, none of the current nor historical best turners & carvers are riding a parallel, closed, duck posture. Whether they’re mountain freestylers/freeriders who are known for their turning & edging, or dedicated carvers, racers, slalom riders, or people winning the established banked slaloms like at Baker, riding styles from brands like Korua, or advanced carving like what’s more common in Japan, Europe or Russia, it’s all done with forward, open, directional stance and posture, for good reason. That said, these videos aren’t meant to teach expert carvers, or teach people to be expert carvers - they are meant to help beginners who haven’t developed basic fundamentals to get beyond where they are at, which is of course a valuable thing to teach. But, it’s important to discern between these two majorly different things, and to not confuse this video for “true” or expert/aggressive proper carving, which means finished turns, higher speed, more g-force, more board angulation, etc.. these tutorials are just about helping people to learn basic turns and to be on each edge while riding along the sidecut, rather than skidding and washing.
Bending at the hip is actually okay but bending the waist really sucks
@@spenserak exactly. This will help someone that doesnt know, but foot angles are crucial. 27-28* front and approx 9-11* rear are my current angles. Duck stance will only ruin your knees, only beneficial for the .002% of riding switch stance. The extra wide stance I see at hills cracks me up.. 25-27" stance on a kid that's 5'7"!! LTFOL "Why my legs so tore up after 1/2 a run??" LOL
These are all great suggestions! My biggest feedback as an instructor watching you carve is to keep the upper body more quiet. The guy in this video is doing a lot with his arms every carved turn is initiated by the lower body and shoulders/upper body should be relaxed and along for the ride.
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Was back on a board for the first time in two years... all five of these hit home. Really good stuff.
I think I literally do all of these! Thank you for the video. Been snowboarding for over 10 years! Thank you :)
Johnathan you don’t know how much this videos means to me 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼help me a lot in the past
Preachin to the converted! Thanks for this brother. Riding 30+ years & rad to see a validation on the CARVE!!
I got a"yeew" from the lift the other day for just laying down some fast nice turns in the powder .. felt awesome
Honestly the onewheel is the secret to my success.
Funny how the thing that I got to fill the void of not having a snowboard has in turn, help me snowboard 🤷🏼👌🏽😁
And the snowboard helps the onewheel. Awesome relationship
Awesome great tips .. once a week or twice a month .. here’s me once or twice a year at best.. then making most of the days.These vids are way better than most lessons in person. Regards from Furano Japan pow pow 💥
Yes so stoked they help 🙏🏼
What I realized when I finally got carving down was my body's fear of two things that actually literally make carving easier and possible - speed and leaning into the carve. I was fearing just eating it if I leaned into it. But that literally made it easier to catch the carve. Also speed. The slower you are the harder it is to catch your balance when carving. The ice also throws your board off more and your board doesnt cut through the snow as smoothly when you are slow. Think of it much like trying to bike on two wheels slowly. You only start picking up a balance when you pick up speed.
ah! thanks!!
Yeah, man, I know I’m rear foot ruddering and want to ride that edge but 1) I can’t seem to just “find the edge” because the rear foot is washing out and 2) I accumulate too much speed too fast. Point 1 isn’t all that useful as a result but the waist bend and knee steering advice is spot on.
Try keeping ur knees bent throughout the turn, extend up out the turn. If you’re picking up too much speed try over turning (if that makes sense) do larger sweeping turns to dump some speed, almost like you’re turning up the hill for a second. It’ll come tho keep pressing.
Malcolm Moore has a video "Down unweighted turns" and learning this helped me put so much pressure into my edges and really force the edge into the snow.
Thank you so much! I have always thought back foot ruddering was how you steer. Now I know why my carving sucks!
Wow thanks man! I got it all wrong. Can’t wait to try the knee door thing
I was doing the windshield wiper with my back foot. Felt like it was progress even if it's not correct way to do it. Will progress and try the "open the door" and "stomp the bug" next time I am on the slopes.
Yes!!! You got this 💪🏼💪🏼
This tutorial is great and very informative for those learning the body position to carve and want to remain open and dynamic to do other things.
For those looking for aggressive heelside carves and so on, look to surfers and how their shoulders, hips, and knees rotate during heelside turns. Without setting your bindings to all forward you can still achieve aggressive heelside carves with simple a rotation of your rear knee to face more towards the front and slight opening of the shoulders throught turn iniation. This goes against the purpose of this video, but for Experienced riders and so on, valuable information to build up to the heel side euros.
Ahhhhh I’ve been snowboarding my whole life (granted mostly like once a year) I didn’t realize I was back rudder-ing. Thanks man, definitely going to use these tips next time
Knee turns really help with overcoming the initial awkwardness of switch riding!
Great video! Haven’t seen the channel for a bit. 30 years experience & those tips ring home. My daughters 10, will be competing in the VT Open, & will be sharing this with her. Thanks
Hey Johnathan, this is just my 2nd season snowboarding, last season I just did like 10 days and yesterday was my 2nd day of this season and it was the first time that I actually felt I did the right thing 😂 I was Carving!!! Felt so great man, it actually feels like you ARE snowboarding, sliding turns feels like you're just trying to not fall😂
I just rode all the time and eventually taught myself. Getting back into it now and thinking about what am I actually doing and how can i make it better. Also id like to help others learn. My advice is more weight on your front foot and definitely bend your knees. Also practice riding switch right away and you will be a better rider in the long run. Also going across the entire run on one edge then across to the other side on the opposite edge allows you to get comfortable and feel each edge while practicing balance !
This channel has helped me show my older kids how to snowboard I got all of my kids snowboarding, this year I start teaching my 2yr old i cant wait.
Yes!!! I love that so much 🙌🏼
Sorry to correct you on your bug stomping theory, but in fact as in almost every other sport everything starts with your eyes. You spot where you want to go, your head tilts initiating the tilt of your shoulders and arms and from there on down to your knees. You can actually see it perfectly on your bug stomping section. This engagement of the shoulders and the resulting weight shift is what actually starts the turn and this may be the most important point to understand. As for the rest, good summary, always be as active in your knees as possible. Cheers
Awesome tips! Thank you! I'm headed back to the slopes (Park City) to put these tips to use (especially the knee steering..great way to illustrate!)
Heck yeah! Go have a blast
My favourite snowboarding video 🎉
About the backward roatering... i find i do that to throw off speed because if i just pure carve down a steep then i can pick up too much speed too quickly. I guess let me rephrase, I think the roatering with the book foot helps on a steep you've never gone down before because you're not sure how fast you can take it or if the snow is too choppy and will throw you up in the air if you just straight carve it. Like, if possible, could you do some of these videos on steeper and more difficult terrain? It looks easy when you go down these mellow greens or whatever they are but I think people who watch/subscribe to your channel are probably going down more difficult stuff...
I dont really agree with that #4, if you open up your body a little more and dont have your shoulders parallel with your board you will be able to get much deeper and be more balanced! I dont mean that you should stand with your chest facing completely down slope but a little torso twist wont hurt but rather help!
True you definitely do not want your shoulders parallel to your board when carving. By standing a bit more open you are able to bend your upper body away from the ground, allowing the angle between your board and slope be larger resulting in more extreme (and stable) carves.
I discovered this last year after 15 years of thinking everything was supposed to be locked parallel. I can't express how much better heel sides feel, wish someone would have told me 10 years ago!
I ride open shoulder, flat board ripping all the time, you just need to know how to get into carve mode fast and get stacked. I guess i dont need to carve in lots of situations but having a smooth flow helps. Then you start looking like your effortlessly riding down the hill.
That outro is top notch.
Thanks!
Edging and waxing help a lot I believe. First thing I was wanna do on my new setup
I haven't boarded for 5 years. got fat asf in that time too lol. but I was at knee turning in my carves progression wise. I really needed to ride more switch. I want to drop some weight and get back into boarding next year. My main goal will be to ride a ton more switch.
These are good pointers however i would say also always keep your turns predictable for people who may be faster than you and behind you so they can safely pass if they are faster. Keep it tight keep it predictable.
Great lesson! thank you! from Korean snowboarder! I hope to learn your stance angles as well.
Knee steering is a great tip! I just had a eureka moment last time out and have been keeping my center of gravity low and legs loose. Absorb the bumps and keep chest level
Have watched a lot of snowboard UA-cam videos but I love how you highlighted these tips! Great stuff!
More people need to learn how to carve. And people that can’t ride moguls shouldn’t be ruining moguls for others
It really does come down to practice time. I've been snowboarding about 8 times already and I've progressed nicely. I can carve on heelside but I just can't get my toeside carve down. I turn around and I see the nice line I leave behind on heelside but when I look at my toeside I see the marks I leave from ruddering. I know I have to get on my edge more and all these tips are amazing cause they've helped on my heel side carves but I just can't seem to get toeside down. It will take more time and I know that but I'll keep having fun while I'm out there
Everyone has a side that is the weaker side. I like that he called it stomping a bug. I spread my toes as I push down on my lead foot to initiate the turn like you are pushing down on the gas pedal. Then it is a very small movement but as I am riding that edge my weight shifts very slightly to my back foot and I press my back toe down. When you are carving just like he said shoulders stacked and bending at the knees and ankles. If you are still having trouble adjust your highback forward this forces your ankles to flex and knees to bend.
Keep practicing!!!
Great tips! I'm always looking for new ideas to help push my patrol candidates to the next level.
So what's the difference between "carving" and simple regular turnings. Like s turns or shorter turns?
Been teaching snowboarding for quite awhile now.. Amd most of the times, students indeed have all the bad habits you just described. I really like your tips and your relaxed explanation.. and in closing, I like how you approach the " feeling " and the message of your video!
In the end of the day, we all improving on one thing.. keep snowboarding and you'll get better.
Good job 👌 keep it up 💪
παντου εισαι αδερφε συνεχισε να κανεις οτι κανεις πραγματικα φαινεται οτι το αγαπας!
Such great tips! I tried them! Thanks so much!!
Great video, really helpful. Thank you.
Heck yeah 🙏🏼
Reason no 5 is called Flexion and Extension. When you bend the knees down into your carve it engages and flexes the camber so the edge bites with the weight of your turn. As you turn out you stand up out of the position releasing the camber which is the extension of your legs, ready to push back in to the next turn.
If you're going to "Teach" snowboarding, please do some research into the technique you are describing first otherwise "Just putting some umph and feeeeeeeeling" isn't going to help anyone.
The Evolution Sticker reminds me of 509’s Snowmobile decal from 15yrs ago
Another thing that I struggled with is not trusting your board or yourself. When you’re going that kind of speed or a little uncomfortable speeds and when you turn you want to lean with your board but you may fear falling over but just remember it is fine if you fall even at those speeds. Most crashes and broken bones happen when you’re doing tricks so as long as if you aren’t doing that as a beginner than you WILL BE FINE. trust. Your board will keep you upright but finally remember to not lean TOO much when your going at slower speeds because then you’ll most likely fall. It just takes time feeling it as he said in the video and learning various things to help yourself progress.
Absolutely the biggest thing that helped my carving besides having to keep up with you filming at Timberline was time on snow! The more I rode the easier it got!!!
I went today and did well
Since you're handing out tips; One thing I would work on Johnathan is your trailing-arm-rudder. Get that arm in and initiate with your shoulder not by swinging your arm.
Trust your edges; knee steering is all. If you can't trust your edges, it's heard to allow your self to get those nice angles...
I want to ride like this so much.. sadly I only get on my board 2 to 3 weeks a year, lack of snow... I need to move to the alps. 👍
The winter season started, Norwegian colds are biting, I just got my first snowboard. So now it’s time to learn from UA-cam videos!
Thanks man. Older snowboarder here. I'm a rear leg steerer, so you reason 4 really is going to help me. Love your content!
Wow..I wish I could carve like you!!! Probably is fear and lack of confidence on snowboard..
Great video, liked and subscribed! Johnathon are you 50/50 equal weight on each foot? It looks like if not a little more up front? Thanks
Thnx for awesome vid! Just ordered the Evolution snapback hat for stylish wear when off to the mountains. Found it suitable since I switched from skis to snowboard last season 🤙🏼😃
So many confliction tips from snowboarding UA-cam guys, Malcome Moore recently uploaded a video about having a more open stance and a bit more pressure on the back foot to improve carving, and this dude says the opposite.
Also, if you have an open stance with weight on the back foot, surely that would make ruddering the tail of the board harder?
Tommie B says to NOT knee steer while carving... Who do I believe?! Lol - I go and try them all out anyway on the hill but I just never know what is 'proper'.
I think most of the UA-camrs have no psia or aasi certs or any formal training, hence all the conflicting info on UA-cam.
Johnathan is droppin it like it’s hot in the clickbait yew!
How is this clickbait 😂
I’m just jokin having fun talkn nonsense trynna roast you :) me no harm
There's really no better tutorial than getting out there and riding as much as possible every day if ya can. Live close to resorts and make friends that shred
Hm, thought slalom boarders pretty much fronted the slope, and they kinda carve? I got a directional swallow that I want to go posi posi on, still at posi neutral though.
Yeah they are carving
I kinda disagree with the shoulder wide open because if your binding is double positive you have to keep both your shoulders forward for better pencil line heel sides and backsides on Euro carving😅
I challenge you to any snowboard race, GS, DS, S, Boarder Cross, ECT.
Learning to ride switch helps too.
Wish I had you as a friend but I made two friends today on the mountain they pushed me hard lol I was hitting the terrain park so sad I got one run in but I needed my carving practice and I realized I was leaning way to far back when trying to carve
This season will be my second and third tour. Im not able to doing turns and i figure out with 4th reason. I always tried with fingertips or toe to make my way. But doing fourth reason on swivel chair, i understood the movement.
i might get me one of them stickers that looks epic.
Yes do it 🙌🏼
All very true, but unfortunately for some people who live in countries like England, we don't have the luxury of hitting a huge mountain run, so unfortunately most of us struggle to snowboard this way, and have to window wipe because the indoor slopes are so small!
Great advices. Thanks!
Your carving kinda sucks too. Not much vertical dynamic range, no fore/aft drive throughout the carve, bent at the waist on your toe side, and your back knee is bent inward.
You're doing most of the stuff wrong yourself though.
You're bending at the waist when on your heels (i mean, it is harder to be fair) and you're using your arms too much and flailing.
Lean back a bit when on your heel side and keep your arms close to your body.
Look at ryan knapton/tommie benett/malcom moore etc
And Funcarve.... ;) This is "little" carving for the beginners, and the real carving is very complex moves. :)
And open up the shoulders on the backside turn! Left arm needs to „open that door more“. Look at the Korua-crew.
Shout out to Malcolm and Indy love them two. Malcolm is a great teacher
Thanks for my birthday free lesson gift, my birthday was on dec 6
Love your stuff; bought two stickers. Good luck.
Love your jacket! What year is it from?
I think 2019/20 season. DC
Thanks!
Anytime and thank you for the super thanks!!
Hi!
Number 4 - knees (steering). Do you use back foot at all to steer or anything?
Thanks!
When I carve a wide backside turn, I am always afraid of not seeing who is coming down the slope behind me, with the risk of crahing with someone. So I tend to watch back, and automaticaly turn my shoulders, which interrupts my carving. How can you control what's happening on your backside, whithout loosing your flow? Especially when you got quite a speed?
Thanks for the video. How do you set the edge when you're headed down a black or icy slope?
Do you need a posi posi stance to carve?
No you don’t
My right knee blew out 2 winters ago on my last run of the night and it hasn't been the same since. I want to go so bad but I don't know if I can... Snowboarding is just constant stress on your knees and quads. I miss it.
Drive that front knee and commit to holding the edge! You'll eventually want the widest, longest effective edge board you can get with your bindings turned to 18 and 3 degrees and your high backs jacked forward. It will be stiff as hell and you'll be so locked in you'll be laying out on the slopes.
Excellent vid and tips Johnathan. May I recommend to use a 360 cam, like Insta360 X2? That will help with your video angles and you can literally hold a selfie stick behind you and the camera will pick up all your riding details. 👍
As someone who learned to snowboard in 1990 and considering getting back into it after 14 years away… this is allllll very different
I was only able to ride well when I stopped the punk music & rode to slower Hendrix songs or Pink Floyd. Line a jump up with a slow song and go for a method grab. 🍻 🥂 🍻
My biggest problem with practicing snowboarding is that no one that I know is into skiing. I have one place where I can practice for free, but it's always crowded, people are always stopping at the beginning of the slope. It's maybe 5-6 meters wide. So I can't steer around them because I'm such a noob. Also the slope takes like 10 seconds to go down if you go straight.