Backside Boardslide Tips with Snowboard Pro Camp

Learn how to Backside Boardslide on a box with Snowboard Pro Camp. In this video we cover three tips to help you nail your boardslides on a box. This is a great beginner park trick for snowboarders learning to ride terrain park.

Learn Snowboard Tricks with Snowboard Pro Camp

Welcome to your Online Snowboard Camp. My name is Kevin and snowboarding is my life! I've been teaching in Whistler, B.C for eight years and I want to pass on my snowboard knowledge to you. This channel will have all kinds of different how to snowboard videos. From learning to snowboard, trick tips in the terrain park, alpine tips, to snowboard equipment tips and reviews, I'll also post video of my students, as they rip it in Whistler park, and alpine. Or post comments of what "how to" snowboard videos you think I should make. If you want to learn how to snowboard like the pros, or just snowboard better, subscribe and stay tuned!

How to Get Off A Chairlift – Snowboarding for Beginners

Getting off the chairlift has to be one of the most difficult things for a beginner snowboarder to get the hang of. I’ve got three tips that will make getting off the chairlift easy!

1. Skating – Practice how to skate on your snowboard before getting on the chairlift. Skating is basically walking around with one foot strapped into your snowboard. You need to skate to the chair, and skate away from it. So if you practice allot of skating you’ll have more confidence when its time to attempt the chair.

2. One Foot – Find a small hill to practice riding down with one foot strapped in. When your riding the chair you have to do it with only one foot in. So when you get off you’ll have to ride down a small hill with one foot. At the bottom of the hill practice riding your snowboard with only one foot stapped in. Put your free foot in the middle of your snowboard pushed against your back binding. Your knees should be bent, and your hands should be over the nose and tail of your board. Practice riding down a small pitch with one foot until your feeling confident.

3. Stopping – When you get off the chairlift at the top, there may be people in your way. Being able to stop will save you a collision. To stop keep your heel on your snowboard and drag your toe to slow you down. Another way is to keep your toe on the board and drag your heel in the snow.

Master these three things before you get on the chairlift, and you’ll ride away clean on the top.

How to do a Backside 180 on a Snowboard

ENTER CONTEST TO WIN FREE GEAR! Want to learn how to 180 like the pros?Welcome to your online snowboard camp. This video breaks down how to do a backside 180. Our how to snowboard videos are filmed using real students in the Whistler terrain park. In this video I break the 180's down into three parts. Your line into the jump, wind up and rotation, and your jump (pop) off the lip. 180's are where you learn the basics of spinning. So If you can nail your 180's, the rest of the spins will come naturally. There are other how to snowboard videos on the channel to help improve any area of your snowboarding. Including trick tips in the terrain park, tips for in the alpine, and beginner snowboard lessons(coming soon). All the snowboarders in the video are actual students. So whether your an advanced snowboarder or a beginner, there's something on this channel for you. Subscribe to get updates as new videos are released.

Snowboard Boots Buying Guide

A couple tips for buying snowboard boots. Your most important piece of equipment on the mountain!

1. Boots that fit - A good rule is your snowboard boot should be a size smaller than your shoe size. You would them snug and your toes to be touching because they will pack out a bit. But If your toes are too jammed in there thats not good either.

2. Lacing system - If you have laces make sure you can get them really tight and that they stay tight. If you have problems getting your laces really tight you can try the cable system boots. They have seperate cords for the upper and lower half of your boot. You just pull the cords to tighten your boots and lock them into place.  The Boa system is great aswell. It gives you a knob to crank that tightens your boots. But make sure they have the upper and lower cranks seperate for different tightness at the ankle to toes.

3. Water Proof - It sounds crazy but some boots are not water proof. Nothings worse than wet feet on a cold day!

4. Stiffness - I prefer my boots a bit softer for when I ride. But some people prefer a stiffer boot. Be aware of stiffness when your buying boots. Stiff boots give you lots of ankle support for  carving and powder. Where a soft boot give you flexibility to pull of freestyle tricks in the park.

5. Price - You get what you pay for. I recommend putting out the few extra dollars for a mid to high end boot. If this is out of your price range you can probably get a pair of last years boot for cheaper. Cheap boots are going to kill your feet and that translates into less fun on the mountain.

How to Shifty Boardslide on a Snowboard

Welcome to our online snowboard camp! This video breaks down how to do a shifty boardslide snowboarding. Our how to snowboard videos are filmed using real students in the Whistler terrain park. In this video I break the shifty boardslides into three parts. Your line into the jump, locking in the shifty, and riding away clean. There are other how to snowboard videos on the channel to help improve any area of your snowboarding. Including trick tips in the terrain park, tips for in the alpine, and beginner snowboard lessons(coming soon). All the snowboarders in the video are actual students. So whether your an advanced snowboarder or a beginner, there's something on this channel for you. Subscribe to get updates as new videos are released.

How to Snowboard in Powder

Snowboarding in powder is what snowboarding is all about! It is also one of the more difficult skills to learn, if your used to snowboarding strictly on groomed runs and ice. Here are three tips to help you snowboard on powder.

1. Pressure your back foot. It is important to put more pressure on your back foot to keep the nose of your snowboard out of the snow. Try to bend you back knee more and move your hips back over the tail of your snowboard. Practising ollies and tail presses are a good way to practice for powder.  As you come around a turn in powder, push on your back foot to spray some snow out to the side. Spraying snow out to the side will slow you down, and set you up for that next turn. If we are spraying snow down hill, you will slow down too much, and get stuck in the powder. Its important to keep the nose of your snowboard up, and pointed somewhat downhill to keep your speed and momentum up.

2. Anticipate  turning  with your upper body. When your riding in powder, its a bid harder to turn your snowboard. If I'm on my heals, and want to make a toe turn, I begin to look where I want turn, and also point my front shoulder in that direction aswell. This isn't going to turn my board but it will antisipate the turn and help to make it easy for my knees and snowboard to follow. Anticipating the turn with your upper body will also help keep your body lined up. Having your shoulder, hips and ankles all squared up will keep you balanced through the powder.

3. Activate your knees. Your knees are key when riding in the powder. Keeping them bent will help you absorb any bumps through the powder. Extending your legs around a  turn will help spray snow to the side, and control your speed. Using your knees will help steer your snowboard through the powder and turn you where you want to go.

Hope these tips help!

First Day of Snowboarding - Three Things to Learn

Your first day of snowboarding there are a three things you should learn to make your first day of snowboarding safe, and fun.

1. Walking with your snowboard on (Skating) - The first thing you want to learn is how to skate on your snowboard. Skating is basically walking around with your front foot strapped in. Your front foot is usually your stronger leg. The one you would kick a soccer ball with, or the one you would put out first when sliding across some ice. When walking try to keep more weight on your free foot. Keeping more weight on your free foot will let you move your snowboard easier, and will keep it from sliding out. Another trick to skating is to keep your snowboard on a bit of an edge. The edge will help keep your snowboard locked into the snow.

2. Getting on a Chairlift - Practising getting off the chairlift before getting on it will save you allot of falls. Find a very small decline to practice going staight down hill with one foot. Take your free foot and put it in the middle of the board against your back binding. Bend your knees and keep your weight centered in the middle of the snowboard. When your ready to stop try dragging half of your free foot in the snow. When you have this mastered, your ready for the chairlift!

3. Stopping - Before you learn to turn, you need to learn how to stop. Find a easy slope and someone to give you a hand. The things that stops your snowboard is your edges. Practice sliding down the hill on your edge. Your edge is like a gas peddle. The closer your edge is down and close to the snow, the faster your board will go. Lift up your edge away from the snow to slow down and stop. Try to keep equal weight on both feet to use your whole edge evenly. Keep your knees bent and your back straight.  Having someone give you a hand will save you allot of falls and a sore butt. Once you can control your speed on both edges confidently your ready to start making some turns!

How to Snowboard Toeside – Three Tips to Turn on your Toe Edge

Having trouble turning toeside on your snowboard? Turning onto the toe edge is definitely the harder edge to turn onto. I've got three tips to make the toe turn easy.

1. First I like to break the toe turn down into three parts. Being on your heels, pointing your snowboard straight, and finally on your toes. A good trick to get your snowboard from heels to staight is to point your front hand, straight down the hill , and lean a bit more on your front foot. These two things will make your snowboard go straight. Try this on a very gentle slope. An extra thing to try is point your back hand straight up the hill.

2. Now that your snowboard is staight, start to pull your back hand back, so that your shoulders start to face the top of the hill. As you do this start to push onto your toe edge. Pulling your hand back and facing your shoulders to the top will make your snowboard face the same way. Pushing on your toes will get you on your toe edge.

3. Once your on your toes bend your knees with equall weight on each foot, and slow yourself down. You want to spent as much time on your toe edge as your heel edge, so practice staying on your toes until you are in control of your snowboard.

Good luck with your toeside turns! Leave a comment if your need anymore tips, or Like this article if it helped you.

How to do a Front Side Boardslide - Snowboard Pro Camp

Your first day of snowboarding there are a three things you should learn to make your first day of snowboarding safe, and fun.
1. Walking with your snowboard on (Skating) - The first thing you want to learn is how to skate on your snowboard. Skating is basically walking around with your front foot strapped in. Your front foot is usually your stronger leg. The one you would kick a soccer ball with, or the one you would put out first when sliding across some ice. When walking try to keep more weight on your free foot. Keeping more weight on your free foot will let you move your snowboard easier, and will keep it from sliding out. Another trick to skating is to keep your snowboard on a bit of an edge. The edge will help keep your snowboard locked into the snow.
2. Getting on a Chairlift - Practising getting off the chairlift before getting on it will save you allot of falls. Find a very small decline to practice going staight down hill with one foot. Take your free foot and put it in the middle of the board against your back binding. Bend your knees and keep your weight centered in the middle of the snowboard. When your ready to stop try dragging half of your free foot in the snow. When you have this mastered, your ready for the chairlift!
3. Stopping - Before you learn to turn, you need to learn how to stop. Find a easy slope and someone to give you a hand. The things that stops your snowboard is your edges. Practice sliding down the hill on your edge. Your edge is like a gas peddle. The closer your edge is down and close to the snow, the faster your board will go. Lift up your edge away from the snow to slow down and stop. Try to keep equal weight on both feet to use your whole edge evenly. Keep your knees bent and your back straight.  Having someone give you a hand will save you allot of falls and a sore butt. Once you can control your speed on both edges confidently your ready to start making some turns!

How to Ollie Your Snowboard

Ollies are an essential snowboard skill. They are fun to do around the mountain, and they are key for tricks in the park. They are also super easy to learn. Just think of the tail of your snowboard like a spring. If you jump on that spring your snowboard it will spring your up. So lean onto your back foot and trying jumping off that foot alone. What will happen is it will spring you forward onto your front foot. To fix this, as your jump off your back foot, pull your front foot up to level out your board. Suck your knees up and land with both feet at the same time. Start off trying to ollie on the flat ground, then master it off the run, before taking it to a small jump. Good luck! How to ollie snowboard video coming soon!

How to 180 onto a Box - Snowboard Trick Tips

Whats up Guys? Welcome to your online snowboard camp! Today we’re going to work on  how to 180, on and off a box. This trick is stylish and allot of fun. Couple skills you want to have  before trying this trick, are front and back 180’s, 50/50’s, and board slides. A new skill you will learn in this trick,  is how to twist a 180( Or skate style 180). The difference between a skate style 180 and a regular 180 is skate style you twist your upper body in the direction you want to 180. Then untwist your legs and snowboard underneath you. Keeping your upper body and lower body separated. If you twist your upper body and jump, your legs and snowboard will want to follow.. The reason we don’t want to rotate the 180 is because if you rotate your spin. You’ll keep spinning. By twisting its stops your spin at  180 degrees. Practice twisting 180’s on the snow before you take it to the park. On your ride in, you want your snowboard to be headed straight towards the center of the box. This will line you up to stay on the box until the end. You want your upper body to be twisted facing towards the box. Next you want to get a little bit onto your heel edge. Popping off your heels will help your toe edge clear the front of the box. As you pop untwist your legs underneath your and land 180 on the box with your board flat. Once your on the box start twisting your upper body back .  As you come off the box you want to  untwist your legs to land the 180. Bend your knees to absorb the landing, and ride away clean. Once your comfortable with this trick, you can add variations to it. Adding a tail or nose press. And stepping it up to a more advanced rails or doing the trick switch. Have fun with this trick, and I’ll see ya in the park!

Snowboard tips - Backside Board Slide (Keeping Your Board Flat)

Have you ever gone for a backside board slide, and slid out on your heels? I've got two tips for you to keep your snowboard flat. The First one is to bend your knees. By keeping your knees bent it puts your weight on the center of your board. Straight legs puts your weight over your heels edge, and causes you to slide out. The second tip is to keep your hands out in front of you. Your body want to naturally lean back, so by putting your hands out front it encourages you to stay forward. Try these two tips and I guarantee you'll ride out your next board slide!

180's Twist vs Rotate

There are two different ways to do a 180, and there are pro's and con's to each. You can rotate a 180,  where you wind yourself up, then rotate your body in the direction you want to spin. Or Twist a 180,  where you face the direction you want to spin, then pop and twist your legs and board beneath you. So which is better and why? If you want to 180 onto a box and keep spinning once your on, then you wan to rotate. When your doing a 180 onto a rail you probably want to twist, because it stops your spin. You can twist a 180 allot quicker than you can rotate as well. Twist a 180 off small jumps and side hits. On a big jump rotate your 180 around slowly for style. Twisting a 180 stops you from going past 180 degrees so if you want to spin 360's and beyond then you should be practising rotating your 180's. Which do you prefer?

5 Different Ways to Jump on your Snowboard

It seems like allot, but there are actually five different ways you can jump on your snowboard. Which is cool because when your snowboarding on the mountain this gives you allot of different options. If anyone has more ways to jump, or disagrees with me, let me know. But here is my list of five ways to jump on your snowboard.

5. Ollie - I think this is the most obvious way to jump, but its also difficult to to correctly. The easiest way I can describe how to ollie is jumping off of one foot. Sounds dumb but when you ollie you basically jump off your back foot and suck your knees up level in the air. Which allows you to land level on your snowboard. The reason this works so well is because the back of your snowboard is like a spring. When you jump more off your back foot you active that spring giving you more height. The trick is to suck your knees up and keep your snowboard level. Ollie's are great for grabs, because they give you extra time in the air.

4. Even Pop - Evenly jumping off both feet gives you a level jump in the air. This type of jump is also really effective when spinning. Because if you pop even off your heel or toe edge it help you to spin level in the air. The down side to an even pop off both feet is you dont get the spring you would from an ollie.

3. Coast - When you want to hit a jump and be a bit lazy you can just coast off it. Let the jump do work. Head for the jump bend your knees and let the kicker determine how much air you get. The down side to coasting is I find it harder to stay balance in the air. Any irregularity in the jump will set you off balance slightly. It is good though if you dont want too much air.

2. Nollie - Nollie's are fun and stylish. Popping off the nose of your board is a great way to earn some style points. A great way to practice your nollies is to do switch ollies.

1. Absorb the Jump - Ever feel like your coming into a jump with way too much speed. The best way to fix this last minute is to absorb the jump. As your getting to the lip of the jump, bend your knees as much as you can. Your going to take all the pressure off your board. Which equals doing a much small jump. Its the anti jump.

How To Snowboard - How to 180 (Beginner Snowboarding Tricks)

Want to learn how to 180 like the pros?Welcome to your online snowboard camp. This video breaks down how to do a frontside 180. Our how to snowboard videos are filmed using real students in the Whistler terrain park. In this video I break the 180 down into three parts. Your line into the jump, wind up and rotation, and your jump (pop) off the lip. There are other how to snowboard videos on the channel to help improve any area of your snowboarding. Including trick tips in the terrain park, tips for in the alpine, and beginner snowboard lessons(coming soon). All the snowboarders in the video are actual students. So whether your an advanced snowboarder or a beginner, there's something on this channel for you. Subscribe to get updates as new videos are released.

How to Snowboard - How to Cliffdrop (Advanced Snowboading)

Do you want to learn how to cliff drop like the pro's?Welcome to your online snowboard camp. This video breaks down how to do a Cliff Drop. Our how to snowboard videos are filmed using real student snowboarders in the Whistler alpine. In this video I break a cliff drop down into three parts. Checking out your landing, how to set yourself up to jump off the cliff, and how to stomp your landing. There are other how to snowboard videos on the channel to help improve any area of your snowboarding. Including trick tips in the terrain park, tips for in the alpine, and beginner snowboard lessons(coming soon). Whether you are a advanced snowboarder or beginner there is something for your on this channel. Subscribe to get updates as new videos are released. Grab your snowboards and lets get started!

How to Snowboard - How to Backside Boardslide (Beginner Snowboarding Tricks)

Want to learn how to Boardslide? Welcome to your online snowboard camp. This video breaks down how to do a backside boardslide. Our how to snowboard videos are filmed using real student snowboarders in the Whistler terrain park. In this video I break a boardslide down into three parts. Your line up to the box, the wind up and rotation on, and your clean jump (pop) onto the box from your heels. There are other how to snowboard videos on the channel to help improve any area of your snowboarding. Including trick tips in the terrain park, tips for in the alpine, and beginner snowboard lessons(coming soon). So whether you are an advanced snowboarder or a beginner there's something on this channel for you to learn. Subscribe to get updates as new videos are released. Grab your snowboards and lets get started.

How to Snowboard - How to Hit a Jump (Beginner Freestyle Trick)

Want to learn how to do a jump on your snowboard? Learn from the pro's! Welcome to our online snowboard camp. This video breaks down how to do a jump. Our how to snowboard videos are filmed using real students in the Whistler terrain park. In this video I break the jumps down into three parts. Your line into the jump, how to be solid in the air, and your landin. There are other how to snowboard videos on the channel to help improve any area of your snowboarding. Including trick tips in the terrain park, tips for in the alpine, and beginner snowboard lessons(coming soon). All the snowboarders in the video are actual students. So whether your an advanced snowboarder or a beginner, there's something on this channel for you. Subscribe to get updates as new videos are released.

How to Snowboard Videos Coming Soon!

Having your own personal snowboard coach is the best way to board better, and start nailing tricks. The next best thing would be videos that you can pull up any time. Also a great thing about a video is that its free! Coming soon I'm going to be posting a series of how to videos. Covering topics like boardslides, 180's, 360's, cliff drops, and any request videos I might get. So if you want to check out these videos, follow me on my blog, and stay tuned!

Stance

Bindings on a snowboard are setup in a duck stance. Typically 15 to 18 degrees on the front foot, and 8 to 12 on the back foot. The reason for these angles are to allow your knees to bend easily and help to pivot and steer your snowboard. Increasing the angle on your back foot allows you to ride switch easier. The width of your stance is also important. Typically you want your feet to be a little more than shoulder width apart. More advanced riders prefer a wider stance which lowers your centre of gravity. Freestyle snowboards also prefer a wider stance for grabs, spins, and rails.

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5 Rules for Moving to Whistler

1. Get Here Early
The mountain opens in November, but if you arrive then it will be hard to find a place to live. I recommend having a place sorted for October 1st. You'll get a place cheaper and with less roomates if you get here early.

2. Buy A Pass!
Too many people party when they get here and run out of money for seasons pass. The reason you came to Whistler was to snowboard. Not to party for a month.

3. Stay Healthy
Take it easy on the mountain the first month. Conditions might not be great, and you may not familiar with the mountain. Early season injuries are your worst nightmare in Whistler.

4. Stick around
When it seems like you cant find a job, and your roomates suck. Just stick around a bit longer. The season pics up, jobs are easy to come by, and your too busy on the mountain to worry about your roomates

5. Act like your in a small town
Whistler is a very small town and word gets around fast. One crazy night at the bar can land you in allot of trouble.

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Epic Powder Day on Blackcomb

Checking out our line before dropping into the Couloir on Blackcomb Mountain

Burton Snowboard - What to consider when buying a snowboard

Everyone has there own favourite snowboard brand. There are also allot of Burton haters out there. The way I see it every company has good and bad snowboards. It's all a matter of finding the right board for you. I think Burton makes about 30 different snowboards each season. Of those 30 I personally would only  ride two or three. But I have to find a board thats right for my riding style. Last season I wanted to ride more park and get some tricks dialled, so I got a park specific board. Some people like to ride pow, so they get a huge powder snowboard. If you just want to become better at snowboarding in general you want an all mountain snowboard. Think about what your goals are for the winter, then talk to someone at your local store who can set you up. For the beginners snowboarders out there, don't skimp on your first board. If you spend a bit of money it will pay off, and make your riding much more enjoyable.

Three steps to learn a Backside 360

When learning any new trick you want to first try it off somthing very small. like a small natural jump or side hit. Smaller the better then work your way up from there. I break the frontside 360 into three parts (Line, Wind, Pop)
1. First thing is your line up to jump. You want to do three turns up to the jump. A heal turn, to a toe turn, back to a heal. You want to be on your heals when you come off the lip of the jump so you can pop off your heals.
2. Second you need a good pop. Being on your heal edge will give you a solid base to jump from.
3. Third thing is your wind up. As you appoach the lip of the jump you want to rotate your shoulders back and as you come off the lip of the jump and pop off your heals rotate your shoulders toward the jump. This will give your the rotation to get the spin around. Suck your knees up in the air and look your head around to spot your landing.

You should be nailing frontside and backside 180's before trying the 360. Send me a post if you want tips on those.

How to Snowboard - Your Online Snowboard Coach

I want to use this blog to coach people online who want to snowboard better. Just post your questions here and i'll do my best to help your nail that trick or learn those turns. I've been coaching teenagers in Whistler now for eight years full time, and ive taught in the park, cliff drops in the alpine, or linking turn in the beginner area. No question is too big or small.

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Learn to snowboard in the Southern Hemisphere

Its summer in Whistler so that means in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Chile they get to snowboard. Which is great for all snowboarders because that means its possible to snowboard all year long. If your in one of these countries and are learning to snowboard, or can snowboard and want to learn more, stay tuned and i'll be posting as many snowboarding tips I can possibly think of. I've been teaching snowboarding to all ages for eleven years so I might be able to help. Should be a sick summer/winter!

Slack Summer Surgery

Summers are awesome in Whistler. Hanging by the lake or Biking on the mountain. I'm spending my second summer recovering from shoulder surgery. Last summer was AC Joint Surgery. This summer its barkart repair surgery, or in simpler terms my shoulder kept dislocating so they tightened it up. The up side to being mangled in the summers is your healthy to snowboard all winter.