Are You Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced at Snowboarding?

[@vivianh]

I thought I was beginner but I'm intermediate? I suddenly feel a lot more motivated now! A stranger on the internet believes in me more than I do... haha

[@Lucas_Collins]

Same here 😅

[@frankiapples]

Saaaame! 😅

[@jon8888888]

Yay I am intermediate too!

[@RwP223]

Same

[@jameslee7961]

I’m an advanced rider for I can confidently charge down 95% of my home mountain here in PNW. I would love to progress to expert level but freestyle isn’t just my thing… especially when approaching 40 it’s hard for me to start on rails and such when I have so much fun carving down the mountain adding in simple butter and 180s here and there. It’s crazy to see some kids casually hitting 360s on XL jumps and yet they can’t properly carve or ride pow.

[@fuzzymuffinsthe3rd]

This is exactly where I am at. 34 with lingering sports injuries. I can hard charge and carve . Even side hits as well. I see kids killing it in park but cant handle steep terrain 😐. Blows my mind.

[@doyouevennaturebro4593]

Me three. I’m 39, been riding for 5 years. I love free riding steeps and trees. I’m spending some more time in the park this season so I can throw 3s here n there. I don’t have the desire to jib. My worst injuries have come from hard features. I do wanna get better at switch and start throwing 3s though. I’d be happy with that.

[@eftihiosgalanis6977]

I am 44 and started riding at 28. I consider myself and Advanced rider, not an Expert. I can ride the whole mountain but not charge the whole thing. One thing I would recommend before hitting 40 is to start doing some freestyle., as it only gets harder the later in life you do it. The goal her is not to be able to 360's or 720's but to improve your all mountain riding. In my mid 30's I started practicing easy rails and small jumps because I wanted to be able to go down a black diamond and not have s**t my pants if any moguls or small drops appeared in front of me . Being able to land small or medium jumps can help you in a lot of situations outside of the park and possible help you unlock the other 5% of the terrain.

[@bukchoiii]

I ran out of things to do so now I freestyle in the park. 34 now been riding park for 3 years, all the paddings lol, also allows me to ride into april when its slush its park time

[@hawkwind769]

Let's go rip Baker!! 🤘🏽

[@dingomatic]

I think you're alluding to this, but starting from as early as Advanced is when people start forking into Specialist tracks - where they can just fall into a niche and get extremely good in that area

[@sonzhx]

I guess I'm somewhere between beginner and intermediate. This season is my 2nd (1st season with my own gear. Last season I was using rentals). I'm really glad that I've found a hobby that I'm passionate about, because I've never been interested in any activities for more than a year before and that was really frustrating for me. Currently I'm working on 180s, riding switch and hitting jumps properly. Hope you all are having really good season!

[@MFrost-hk4df]

Keep on it!!!

[@the7crystals668]

I’m def in the same boat 😂

[@The_Charger_Fan7123]

Me too bro!!

[@IamLotion]

Full switch down the mountain was my big accomplishment last season. But I barely go shredding so expensive But ive also gone at least 1 time a year since I was 4. 22 now

[@DCEJosh]

I prefer "Novice" but according to your definition, I'm an intermediate. I've been able to spend a few more days on snow this season, and can now link turns, try blues without eating it, but I still crash. I got to try some small tree runs, and it was pretty sweet!

[@dannjp75]

Exactly. Well put 👍🏻🏂

[@hawkwind769]

At 45.. I'm perfectly happy just going mach 12 and carving it up.. popping off side hits and Moguls here and there. My focus the rest of the season will be to improve my switch riding. If I could carve as smoothly as I can in my normal stance, that would be plenty enough progression for me. At that point just enjoy your skills and have fun✌🏽

[@Max_Snellink]

Same age.. Same same. Not forgetting sending pow fields and tree runs.

[@jamesmartindale8783]

@@Max_Snellink @HAWKWIND I'm with you gents! I'm nearly 44 and I'm going to start on switch soon. I only started at 31 but taking it in the direction I want to go! Have fun!

[@Max_Snellink]

@@jamesmartindale8783 I started at 27 but it wasn't until i was 33 that i started to really learn.. Did my first season with all the 18 to 25 year old rippers.. 10 seasons later i can ride 99% of the mountain. I'll straight air jumps and spin side hits only. I snapped my spine in half at 40 so best take it easy.

[@Amitheous]

My wife decided to take up skiing this year, so I've taken it as an opportunity to practice my switch riding, and it has felt so good! Based on the vid I'd say I'm between advanced and expert, where I was able to navigate around everything switch, but not exactly charging. but really refining my technique this year riding only switch on green and blue runs has made me so much better overall

[@elho001]

Similar here, been shredding for about 30 years now (vacation only though, unfortunately), and been thinking I need to work on my switch riding. I started it early on along with 180s and it used to be quihe decent. But over the years, going to huge resorts, preferably riding sheeper terrain etc., my regular riding kept improoving without the switch catching up.

[@adambates362]

23 years in I'm happy to say I would fall in your intermediate freestyle category. Leaving for a trip tomorrow, thanks for the confidence booster 😁

[@dimitarkolev7594]

Got a huge confidence boost after watching this video. Realizing that being able to charge through literally any terrain, to drop small cliffs, to throw 360s casually and to backflip every now and then sets me in the top 1-2% of all snowboarders does have a damn strong effect tbh.

[@MichaelMegaX]

I would say high level intermediate or beginner advanced. I feel like I'm getting more confident every time I ride and this season plans to be the most days I'll get to ride! Still a beginner at Freestyle but it's what I love the most about snowboarding and just have to build up the confidence for going fast when I need and making switch more comfortable!

[@pawgerz4733]

Lol this is literally my exact position as well

[@colbert6122]

I feel like this description also applies to me 😅 glades & park/switch are still iffy for me, but can carve down the mountain with relative ease

[@fatdoggo3687]

Same

[@krzycarl]

Totally agree with the video. I've been snowboarding for 20+ years. When I was younger I was Expert rider, Intermediate Level Freestyle. Could hit the jumps at the park, do some cool tricks, hit the halfpipe, and come home unscathed. Now that I'm in my 40s that's not only harder for me to do now, it's also riskier with everything else I've got going on now. So I swallow my pride and stay away from the terrain park, but still am happy knowing I can charge anything the mountain sends my way including backcountry. Backcountry is one thing that wasn't mentioned in this video and I believe makes a difference. Great vid!

[@hassanabdel-rahman7511]

so well put! i feel the same way

[@AndrewAtkinson1]

I'm in my 40s and I can still hit the park. Do a bit of stretching and it all comes back quickly. Now I'm not going to stay all day, but an air or two gets the adrenaline pumping.

[@krzycarl]

@Andrew Atkinson Wish I could man. I tore my ACL last time I was in the terrain park.

[@AndrewAtkinson1]

@@krzycarl yeah, that's a different story. Gotta listen to your body.

[@mayorofduckburg5189]

Great information! I'm "advanced", 33 years of experience but have always been a bit too conservative about tricks to move on to "expert". No flips or cliff jumping but confident in most situations with a concentration on flow & grace with my run

[@marcus5435]

this is pretty funny to me as a 19yr old snowboarder who can throw dub corks, front lip any rail feature, can launch side hits and feels great riding switch, but as soon as i gotta go down an icey black or charge trees, im intermediate.

[@jimsdrivingschool]

Love watching all the vids. Best bit of advice you’ve given me on here is do at least 1 full run a day switch. I only do 2/3 weeks holiday snowboarding a year, this year I’m 3 days into my first week. So far I’ve done 6 full runs switch and it’s not just made my switch riding better but I’m so much better riding regular now. Cheers kid !!

[@ShredSchool1]

love that!

[@GhostYR6]

I've only ever went boarding once, found it easy to push myself with 1 leg, got on and off the lift without any major issues, first run down the green slope, took me 15 minutes(idk how they measure the time on the website but its apparently 2 minutes on this slope), second took 7, and by the end of my session I was going down with max of 3-5 falls and under 4-5 minutes. I could only really go down regular, hardly ride switch, I could slow myself down. Super excited to be going back!

[@ActionXander]

I feel like I'm finally moving up to the higher level intermediate side. Just got back from a trip out to Schweitzer and had my first taste of steep groomed and ungroomed black diamonds. Also, got my first taste for whiteout pow conditions too and had a blast!! I'm always learning and trying to challenge myself and your videos have definitely helped me with my journey, Ed!! 🤙🏻

[@VikingBunni]

I agree on most of it with one small change. An expert knows how and why and can explain and pass on how the board functions and works and why. Advanced people can shred but experts can say look the board twists here you can use this foot in the opposite direction of that foot to bend the board and skip from corner front to corner back and carve edge to edge immediately. There is a fundamental difference. I'd say that is the major difference. Omni directional yes, the ability to pull out of dire mistakes without issue yes. But knowing how it works and why is an expert. Like you.

[@thatmrsketch]

It might only be my second season snowboarding, but since i’m living in Japan. I’ve snowboarded almost every weekend this season. Transportation, Lift Tickets, and general cost of living is so cheap that I was able to go from Semi-Beginner to Intermediate-Advanced in 1 season. God bless the Japow!!

[@ShredSchool1]

that's epic, Japan is the best

[@mr-boo]

You, sir, are a lucky bastard. Make some videos of your progression, and share the pow with us at least digitally!

[@thatmrsketch]

@@mr-boo check out my youtube shorts man. Love to share the Japow life!

[@idkwhattouseforname]

Nice breakdown. I'd say I fit around a low advanced rider. Been riding for about 10 years now, average of about 4-5 days a season. 1. Riding: can do any trail but steep tight trees are a challenge for me. comfortable on double blacks + moguls. 2. Switch: can ride down blues while carving, black while making more skid turns 3. Park: a weakness of mine. can do basic boxes and ollies. can land a 180 sometimes. Goals: I want to progress toward having confidence in riding through steep and tight trees while holding speed. Thats my goal for 2023.

[@nickkiely8128]

This dude is the best. His analysis of the top 5% is spot on. As with all endeavors the very top performing players are in ratified air. I have been snowboarding for 30 years I consider myself expert level in all facets and it's been one of my goals as an athlete to be able to go anywhere anytime on any mountain and absolutely throw down. Ed keep up the good work and positive messaging brother.

[@ShredSchool1]

thanks brother 👊

[@FeatSkateboards]

Expert level snowboarder. Intermediate freestyle snowboarder. Love it

[@reeb881]

Yayy, I was right!!! 😅 After watching the whole video, I am officially a intermediate snowboarder. I'll take it, considering this is my first season consistently boarding, and at 51yrs old. Hoping to be advanced by the end of next season. Please keep the vids coming, they're AWESOME!!! ✌🏾

[@saltylux8637]

Mm yee, me too!

[@rauleduardohartmannescandi4824]

I am 52, beginning in The advanced level. I need tô feel more confortable beetween trees and hard bumps.

[@jonnynails]

I guessed right at being an advanced rider. I do have some curve towards expert skills like riding switch on any run, jumping moguls, side hits, and charging down the entire mountain. I believe the only thing keeping me from expert at this point is living on the East Coast. While I can tear up the ice in New England and confidently ride double blacks I just don't get many deep pow days so that's where I struggle. As for freestyle I'm Intermediate. I have some butter tricks, 5050 rails and boxes, boardslide some wide features, and hit small and medium some large but no XL jumps being able to grab indy, mute, stalefish, do shifty's and throw 180's and 3's. At 53 it's tough to progress in the park as I don't take slams like I used to. I keep chipping away at it though. Baby steps.

[@tobiasdonner6268]

I’d call myself advanced. Started last January and have done total of around 15 days in different resorts until now. Love it!

[@CCSwag]

I think I'm an expert now, and still think there is SOOO much room to get better and learn new things. Love the path of mastery with snowboarding so far.

[@CCSwag]

Just to follow up, I would say ed shreds thinks I'm advanced and CLOSE to expert. I can pop air off of bumps and stuff and ride switch a bit down blues but I have some work to do to if I wanted to be an expert. I would argue though the parts I'm missing is in the freestyle aspect of the sport, which I'm probably intermediate, since I can hit some jumps and ride boxes and rails but nothing fancy yet. I think this is a pretty fair ranking though.

[@dl3988]

Very spot on IMHO, especially on the BIG difference between an advanced and truly expert snowboarder.

[@dalehenderson5578]

So Id say I'm approaching being an advanced snowboarder, can confidently ride everything except for double blacks (honestly just been too scared to try). I am getting really close to toeside euro carves. I don't fall getting off the lift as I always make sure Im on the furthest right chair. but skating is honestly a huge painpoint for me in general when it comes to riding down an empty liftline especially I'm always struggling.

[@chrislesac3586]

I am definitely an intermediate. Started snowboarding at 46 and this will be out 4th season getting about 25 days per year. Feel confident on most blues and groomed blacks. Focus for this season will be trees and steeper powder day runs. Would love to do backcountry but need to be more confident in variable conditions at a resort. Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like a huge gap between intermediate and advanced. Would love to hit the start of advanced in the future minus the park. Great content! Glad I found this!

[@alexvitzy233]

Cool, I would have said I’m intermediate, but according to you I’m advanced towards expert 😅 but I love the fact that you’ve put freestyle in its own category, cause I am like most of us, your average 20-30 mountain days a year guy, who feeds on clips on youtube during the warm season and just tries to make the best out of those few days a year we’re actually spending on the mountain. So yeah, awesome clip and ranking system! Love your channel so far 🤘

[@ShredSchool1]

thank you Alex 🙏

[@aidanromano3758]

I am 1000% a beginner i have only gone snowboarding twice, but watching videos like these inspire me to push hard and SHRED!!!!! see you out there.

[@ShredSchool1]

awesome 🚀

[@JamoleeYT]

Im just wondering how such good content isnt totally blowing up. stay exactly how you are doing things and you this channel will go crazy. im also wondering how i am in the middle of advanced and expert 😂. I thought i would be intermediate at the most

[@fredclements5474]

i am inbetween intermediate and advanced id say i have about 300 hours on a board

[@fredclements5474]

i picked it up quickly

[@ShredSchool1]

thanks my friend 🙏

[@JamoleeYT]

@@fredclements5474 same

[@JamoleeYT]

@@ShredSchool1 no way! no problem

[@tyjandrews]

I'm an expert bomber on all slopes. Riding a Lib Tech Dynamo & Never Summer Proto FR with Nitro Phantom+ bindings and ThirtyTwo Dual BOA boots. For those who are learning, that's like taking your mouse sensitivity from low to insanely high. My setup is STIFF, but I can shred complete bs mogul fields on black diamond ice coast & carve through double black glades in powder with finesse, despite my setup. I can fakie to backside 360 to stiffy off 6 foot jumps and easily do advanced butter tricks like tripod after jumping off ~10 foot cliffs. I live to bomb black diamond. Idc if it's skiied out, sheets of ice, and/or moguls. I'll pull 180s off moguls then charge switch over ice. I've been snowboarding 22 years (since age 4).

[@ericpouliotfrechette9702]

According to your video I'm an advanced snowboarder touching the expert level as I can perform boxes, rail, jump and few rotation. Thanks for the video! 🙂🤙

[@timmkkt]

Hmm... I could've sworn I thought I was an intermediate rider, but according to this, I'm advanced. Love it. Thanks, this helps.

[@paulhansen4586]

Just ended my third year of snowboarding and I’m happy to say with confidence that I just entered advanced🎉🎉🎉

[@jasonparker9866]

Happy to learn that I'm advanced ... figured I was intermediate. Shooting for 50+mph this coming weekend. Wish me luck!

[@fvictor77]

Excellent video man. I’m stoked to Use this when I have customers who c all themselves advanced or expert and have yet to ever purchase a board. You can’t be an expert when you live in Florida and ride a week every year on vacation on rentals

[@daviddetweiler7658]

31 years old, Riding "12" years but really only the last 6 have been 30+ days with a season pass. I assumed I would be "advanced", but after your description I feel I'm definitely an expert. I can charge the mountain switch, I'm always searching for side hits to spin and ollie. I dont particularly play in trees or moguls but I can do it confidently (as well as you can on the ice coast...). I've also taught 5-10 friends and progressively I've gotten faster and faster at teaching them just by reading body language. In an ideal world for me, every trail would have features and rails to play with instead of being packed into one single trail.

[@ketchupguns]

In 1998, I got on a snowboard and took my first and only lesson...figured I knew what I was doing....ffwd 20 years and by some strange happenstance, got a free lesson with the school. Judging by their criteria, I put my self in the top level course. And then I learned that I had developed many bad habits and spent the next three years unlearning them. Went from plateauing at intermediate (for twenty years) to intermediate freestyle (according to your criteria) in a matter of 2 years. I love a good coaching session now.

[@DjBaapreB]

Started last week. What a feeling! According this video, intermediate is within grasps😎

[@MElixirDNB]

You can do it! Go on mon - wed when theres almost no one there on those large wide runs and practice doing wide long turns.. and also drills to learn better posture, Malcolm Moore has a lot of good things to do to get better at smoother turning.. im still learning them to get carving down

[@wnstnn]

Didnt hit the snow for 16 years, went two times on wintersports, and now when i went again in the local indoor ski hall, i hit the funpark and the big jumps.. Really fun sport! Bases on your description i'm advanced beginner freestyle.

[@MrEmilOlsson]

Makes me happy beeing a mid expert,low intermediate freestyle snowboarder 🙂 Working on butters and general freeriding depending on weather and mood this season

[@PepeGR5]

I've just snowboard for 4 days, did my first half-pipe, really cool!

[@ShredSchool1]

Very cool!

[@shirleyazhang]

Yes! Your definition aligns with what I had in mind. Other people had very different definitions! It got very confusing. 😅

[@MajjasDiary]

I’m definitely a beginner…started 3 weeks ago but have been progressing incredibly well over the past few weeks.

[@MajjasDiary]

Okay after watching the video I’m intermediate for sure and I’m hype about that 😁

[@ShredSchool1]

@@MajjasDiary awesome to hear 🚀

[@SanguineMaelstrom]

Beginner freestyle here I think. I just spent two days in WV and finally ride switch with about 90% of my normal confidence. Landed some jumps with board grabs in the small park that was open, but still ate it when I tried to do a board slide on a rail. I absolutely love buttering.

[@A_Class]

After 30 days of consistent snowboarding I thought I was still a beginner. But I ride bumpy blue runs quick and without falling, hop on lifts easily, and link turns while controlling angles and speed. I’m intermediate now 🎉🎉

[@joon4768]

I would describe myself as a high intermediate snowboarder. I am confident on any terrain from green to double black diamonds, groomed or powder. I still fall every now and then, maybe due to me not seeing a bump or maybe my equipment isn't perfect for my style. I can ride switch on easier terrains, but don't have the confidence to go fast yet. I just learned how to ride switch a week ago, so I just need more experience. This is also my first season back after a 10 year hiatus, so still getting comfortable. I would consider people advanced when they know how to ride switch at least 80% as well as they can ride their dominant stance. I agree that Park/freestyle is in its own subcategory, since some people don't ride park at all, and some people that do ride park can't ride various terrains/switch.

[@MElixirDNB]

keep in mind that switch is also a lot to do with your equipment/board and how you tune your board too. try experimenting with angles of your bindings to see if that helps when in switch since it will normally (duck footing) be harder

[@mls6176]

What I think is that snowboarding is blessed to have you. Thx Ed

[@jaymyne1]

At the start of this video I definitely would've said I was beginner (I've only been once) but after watching this I actually think I progressed to being intermediate, I was happily linking turns down green and blue runs and my asshole friends took me down a black diamond run... Growing up skateboarding was a huge help to understanding the basics of just being on a board.

[@The_Charger_Fan7123]

I would say I’m an intermediate. I’ve been boarding for about 4 years now. Just learned how to properly carve. Can’t wait to put in more work tho. This is so much fun!!

[@bonecruncher2641]

I’m 51 intermediate and absolutely loving snowboarding 🏂👍🏻

[@josephrosen855]

Kind of interesting because this is my first real year snowboarding, but I used to downhill longboard. So after a little adjustment period, I'm checking most boxes for advanced

[@ShredSchool1]

skateboarding helps so much

[@dustinoman]

I originally would say I'm intermediate since this is only my second season, and because I only go once a week due to work. After watching your video it sounds like I'm either advanced or in the freestyle category somewhere. I live in Utah and go to Brighton a lot, and I'm all over the place. Somedays I spend 5/6 of the day on Great Western doing all blacks and trees, and then the next week I'll make runs through groomers, trees, and the park. I've been slowly working on side hits and feeling comfortable with uneven terrain hits vs a park jump that is predictable. Great video like usual!

[@toasteddefault]

i’ve been riding for a few days now and according to this list i’m already advanced. Hitting double blacks with moguls, doing indy and nose grabs off side hits and backside 180s. Still trying to get switch down but im having a blast learning

[@ShredSchool1]

skateboarder?

[@toasteddefault]

@@ShredSchool1 nope never in my life… My mom used to be an instructor with Nick Baumgartner so maybe it’s just a natural talent. I grew up a skier.

[@liamaffleck6854]

I was so curious to watch this video because the clips at the beginning were all park tricks. I've been riding for 16 years, I hate the park with a burning passion! My primary concern is finding the steepest and deepest snow. I frequently take air in challenging terrain, although I don't do rotation tricks, just grabs and tweaks and stuff like that. But everybody that sees me riding says I'm a pro and I'm perfectly okay with that. A NOTE FOR ANYONE THAT DOESNT LIKE PARK: you don't need to put your life or your ribs on the line to be an amazing rider, if you can keep up with me down a double black you're a God in my books. Happy riding!

[@paulkysar6207]

I started snowboarding in the late 1990s. Today snowboarding has evolved and people can pick a style or discipline. I tend to lean toward strong fundamentals separating the class of riders.

[@jayrezvani3821]

Per these definitions I think I'm somwhere in between intermediate and advanced, which is also what I'd have said before watching the video. When the snow is fairly soft I can make it down most blacks and even some moguly double blacks with proper carves. When conditions are less than ideal, I'm definitely not as confident and I will take some falls. My goal by the end of this season is to tighten up my carving game on blacks/double blacks in variable conditions, properly send one of the Sisters chutes to skiers left on The Wall at Kirkwood (I tried Heart chute but wussed out and side slipped it), and to be able to consistently stick a front 3.

[@gwenjefferson571]

Thanks for the boost homie! I thought I was advanced, but I’m beginner freestyle lol god I suck in the park! Workin on it 🤙🏼

[@BruceSinclair-w6k]

I'm 67 have not snowboarded for 5 years. Going to Hakuba and other resorts in Japan. for 4 weeks in early Feb. Would have thought I was a strong intermediate But will be starting as a beginner until I can regain some confidence. Looking forward to it.

[@kimbo9166]

From the start of this video I assumed im an intermediate rider, after watching id then say im on the verge of being advanced. I can confidently do most runs on the mountain, although i havent seen much powder when ive been snowboarding. Im still Trying to get to grips with riding switch, but as someone who can only snowboard when i go on holiday. I think im doing pretty well. It would be a dream of mine to be able to have a local mountain i could regularly go to so i could progress alot more!

[@jonbrown9490]

PSIA/AASI should watch this video. This is a much better way of breaking down the skill levels than what they use. Also, I would say I am an expert level freerider/ intermediate freestyle

[@irishlostboy]

You can bend over and triple-cork up your own backside if you are failing to have basic manners and consideration for others on the slopes and in the lift-lines. This is the ONLY metric worth measuring in others. If you are preparing your quippy comment about how "lol, I bet you cant even... whatever" you are probably the person who needs to hear this the most. Snowboarding is about going having fun. Don't spoil it for others.

[@papyBG-b9i]

Cool video. 20 years without snow and i'm just back from the mountains. i actually have two broken ribs, i guess i'm an old overconfident intermediate.

[@youthofnauseanecrotron5032]

I'm glad you put park and summit into different categories because I'd say I'm intermidiate/advanced at park features, and by the requirements here maybe advanced/expert at summit riding. But one thing that should be talked about in this video is stamina, where I live I mainly ride small mountains with short runs and get a break from the punishment of a powder run or choppy snow within minutes. Whenever I go to a bigger mountain I'll find myself gasping for breath halfway through the run; and that's where you realize that no matter what tricks you have locked in on the rails, no matter how many rotations you can get on a jump, or even what variety of conditions you've rode in, snowboarding takes just as much of a degree of athletic training as any other sport if you wanna go big.

[@TheShift1313]

I considered myself a beginner but now im guessing intermediate. I grew up skiing and boarded a few times like 20 years ago. This season my family decided to snowboard so we all geared up. Being early 40s i dont have interest in hitting big jumps (yet) but can carve my way down the black diamonds on my local (east coast) hill and even turn and carve a little switch. Weather and conditions have been absolute crap but unlike in my teens i have put a lot of focus on body position and technique especially since i was teaching my 7 and 10 year old so i think that has helped a lot. Also skateboarding and wakeboarding has transitioned well. I appreciate the content you put out!

[@d_isaac21]

26 and currently in my first season ever with 14 days. (I’ve rode 5 times prior to this season throughout my life) I’ve skateboarded for almost 16 years now and it really has helped me progress fast in snowboarding. 14 days I can definitely say that I’m advanced snowboarder and intermediate freestyle. On the mountain I can get down all runs with ease and speed connecting turns, hitting 360s off side hits, Ollie’s with grabs, tail presses, moguls. I do struggle with powder riding but only have 2 days with major powder. Freestyle riding I can do 50/50s. Hit the major jumps with just a simple air or sometimes grab. Can do back boardslides. Front/Back 360s. And that’s about my riding for now.

[@AlexPastel]

That's cool, I started snowboarding in 2013 and I wonder if I'll ever get to that level 🤣

[@MElixirDNB]

Hm, well one thing I noticed about snowboarding is even if I only go a few times in one year, I'm significantly better the next year. Add your 16 years of skateboarding which is much harder in a lot of ways.. like wrecking, and it makes sense why you would progress that fast

[@ShredSchool1]

skateboarding is the ultimate cheat code

[@steveclark6307]

I think I’m an intermediate. I am an intermediate, but on the higher side of it. I am highly confident charging down blue runs, and can get down some black runs without falling. I can also ride switch very easily, but I have always been able to. I actually barely feel a difference, and I technically am goofy, but I ride regular just cause I prefer it. Not sure if it counts if I didn’t have to really learn to ride switch.

[@dragonfloresjoe200]

Another category that is not mentioned are those that are professional snowboarders that work at resorts. The lift mechanics, the ski patrollers that ride snowboards, and guys who work in snowmaking. These are guys who can carry heavy bulky weight to and from locations on mountains in all weather and snow conditions. They often average over a 120+ days on a snowboard a year and very rarely fall or even get noticed by the guests at each mountain. Although they are not usually the best in terrain parks they have skills that go above and beyond in other areas.

[@joekingland5754]

That's some good stuff right there. I'm willing to bet he'd be the first one to name himself less skilled than he is.

[@joelociraptor]

I’m definitely advanced at my home resort in the Midwest. I’ll find out how truly advanced I really am when I go out west next year.

[@temaus]

Riding for 12 years (20+ days per season), from the description it sounds like I’m advanced who’s bridging into expert. Riding switch is where I’m lacking and why I can’t call myself an expert yet. Working on it though :)

[@billy2069]

I love this, except I think you should add a Pro and Master category this would help further distinguish between Expert, Master, and Pro.

[@noaadude]

I think I'm starting to get into the advanced section. I can pop off of side hits and ride pretty steep groomers as well as trees. But I could really learn to ride switch

[@HyenDry]

This video was a huge help in identifying where my skill level is. Definitely intermediate, but thats also because I dont have the exposure opportunity to get to advanced yet. First season on a board in general so going from beginner to intermediate in 5 days was a TON of work. Thanks for making this, I know where I sit, and I know where I need to improve. 10/10 video.

[@Yippaah]

Oh I'm advanced for sure and a beginner in freestyling. I only have a lot of exp from indoor and been on my 2nd outdoor snowboard holidays. I'm trying to learn tricks and I can pop some ollies and hit a 180 but not yet consequently. I've also always only boarded on rental boards so I'm gonna buy my own board this year and get better at freestyling and also switching my stance. Snowboarding is awesome and it's difficulty is what really attracts me. I gotta learn to control my fear to learn faster. Peace to anyone who reads this!

[@TS-it8mu]

My interpretation of these skill levels was initially slightly different, but your definitions make a lot of sense and I'd say they're quite useful for recognizing what you need to work on to improve. Was surprised to find out I became an intermediate snowboarder the second time I snowboarded 😂 Skiing every winter for around ~16 years (starting at 2 years old) before trying snowboarding was definitely the reason for early quick progress, even though the movement itself is very different being familiar with going down slopes and having experience with all kinds of different snow conditions does a lot. Getting to advanced is way more of a journey and my snowboarding is definitely still at the lower end of intermediate. With skiing I feel pretty comfortable putting myself in the expert category but still with tons of room for improvement. (And with some caveats like not really being able to ski pow, but I've been doing carving my whole life and skiing pow (well) is pretty much impossible with carving skis, so I've decided to not really count that. I do wanna learn, but I don't really have the money to have several kinds of skis rn unfortunately.) Never done any freestyle, be it skiing or snowboarding, planning to start this season 😁 Anyway, great vid, makes me want to go hit the slopes right away

[@tomektomaszewski1928]

I am 48 with 30 years of experience in snowboarding. Last year I changed to skies. I couldnt find fun anymore because I wasn’t progressing. I founded fun again in skis but I will always love the board.

[@Wesapus]

I am a young teen who has been snowboarding for a while and doing mountain sports my whole life. I can confidently say I am an expert snowboarder (not trying to sound cocky) I think the key to getting good at skiing or boarding is to love it. I would rather be on the mountain than anything. if you go up every chance you get, want to be a good boarder, and love the sport, you will get really fast.

[@peterflodin5844]

this guy is super good at editing

[@obtusefool]

i thought i was beginner or intermediate, but really im advanced, thats pretty cool and definitely boosted my confidence

[@casmaster]

This video makes some really good points. I'm an expert snowboarder in terms riding the entire mountain confidently and getting significant air every chance I get. I spin 3's often and hit the large jumps at Colorado resorts. But I just haven't put the time in the park compared to many, I avoid rails 99% of the time and can't do much more than occasional 50-50s. There's a world of difference in capabilities as you get into more advanced riding. So I'd say I'm an expert rider/beginner freestyler.

[@necromancer___3054]

also like what if you're an expert in perfect colorado conditions, but then you hit the east coast and you have to change your style because of all the ice?

[@jundguy2003]

I’ve a got a solid bag to impress friends down the mountain, I’ll do any bowl and modest chutes. Gotta go expert snowboarder.

[@darkstar-mq3mb]

I agree with park riding and general snowboard riding to be two different skill categories. I would consider myself somewhere between intermediate-advanced when it comes to general riding: groomed runs, powder, and trees. However I am probably considered intermediate level when it comes to park. I can usually hit every rail and box in the park along with medium sized jumps (Midwest riding mostly) but my bag of tricks is kind of small.

[@samehboy7523]

I think im a beginer at snowboarding! I love your videos my dude!!

[@samehboy7523]

I am actually intermediate lol

[@emilybelanger5638]

I’d say I’m intermediate to advance… I’ve ridden out west in fresh pow(still getting the hang of it unsure if I need a different board), east coast raised on ice, still perfecting my moguls but killing it, def love tree riding. Love to bomb down the mountain at high speed awesome at carving and quick with it. Enjoy the occasional jumps and boxes. Originally thought I was more of an intermediate but after watching definitely leaning more towards the advanced side!

[@drewburns7805]

I thought I was intermediate but based on this I am medium advanced probably. I like the way you defined the categories and how you separated freestyle as a separate category.

[@2lotsill]

Grew up in VA, riding the icy Mid Atlantic south PA resorts at 18. Stopped riding around 25. Started riding again around 36. Now 44. Only get out 3-4 days a year. I’m riding harder than ever, just started switch. Can riding mogul ice fields, prefer not too. East coast tree riding is harder than west coast as the trees are more dense the runs are rutted out. Almost seems. Like the trees runs out west are thinned out.

[@zsom1987]

I always thought I was a beginner given that I only started 2 yrs ago but based on this I'd be a comfortable intermediate. I need to stop underestimating myself

[@stevefink6000]

Hey, Im an advanced beginner expert! 😆 I can rip and carve down any part of the mountain, but if my 52 year old body gets airborne, its pucker factor time. But Im now working on that and my switch riding is getting easier. You can go to my cha nell to see me heli skiing alaska less than a year ago. A day to remember fer shur.

[@ganeshlange4354]

I literally went to Alaska never snow boarded since I was 12 I’m 40 now and decided to try it again I watched a bunch of your videos to learn what to do. BY the end of my trip I was doing blue squares and even a few small black diamond runs I did take 1 lesson before hand but so much of what he showed me I already understood and was able to do before watching this I would have said beginner but I guess I’m not although I did end up breaking my wrist trying to do an air but I have to say your videos more the. Any other thought me a lot and I can’t wait to get back In the snow

[@ShredSchool1]

so cool! (aside from the wrist, hope you heal up soon)

[@evanchildress404]

i feel like im advanced on the mountain and still a beginner in the park. I can confidently race down almost any slope at the big mountains regular and switch (even double blacks). I don't even remember the last time I've fallen just riding, only really fall when I'm trying tricks. I've been getting better at park recently learning some new rail tricks and some simple ones switch. I would love to move up to expert but I cant get out west enough to have access to the terrain i want. I may be able to soon though after college!

[@221aaronboss]

I’m an intermediate rider. Love park. Getting board slides and 360s dialed

[@221aaronboss]

I am advanced then. Haha need to give myself more credit. I can ride the whole mountain and switch down blues. I am an intermediate park rider. I can 5050 about any rail and board slide mellowish ones. Getting my spins dialed in. Hurt my ribs trying to send a 270 over big side trail hip so taking it easy to get better.

[@GraceBennett-r4z]

I think you're alluding to this, but starting from as early as Advanced is when people start forking into Specialist tracks - where they can just fall into a niche and get extremely good in that area

[@gloriadoudoukjian9603]

i’m pretty sure i can say i’m intermediate at this point. i’ve been boarding for about 7 years, the last 4 much more consistently. got my own kit and super comfortable on my board. let’s see!

[@gloriadoudoukjian9603]

update i think i’m beginner at advanced (plus worked in some freestyle) definitely getting comfortable on those pow/mogul/tree runs but they’re a bit scary lol

[@gregmoore7974]

Good intermediate was what I thought at beginning. From the video low advanced-advanced. I've always been riding stiffer boards next year I'm going to try to advance myself further with a softer board.

[@randymartin3856]

I'm a beginner but I really like this board boots and I personally can't complan about the bindings but others say they could be better

[@westlee1626]

I’m basically a advanced rider, went down it yesterday on my first day ever snowboarding 😂😂😂 literally almost died 30 times going down the giant hills

[@mikkelengebakken4477]

According to this video I'm an expert snowboarder, and I guess advance freestyler. Nice to know 👍

[@andrzejmakiela9101]

I honestly thought I got really good at snowboarding but after pullin the bar up and trying to do some tricks I’ve become more humble and now seeking for a snowboard instructor and some fitness class to enhance my mobility ✌️😁

[@andrzejmakiela9101]

After watching the video, what I did not sum up in previous one … still intermediate on a run for advanced, but humbly never an expert 🤙

[@tobib7986]

Started this season i can do good carving i can backflip and frontflip + consistent frontside and backside 180 and ride switch okay. Learnt snowboarding with a good friend in powder and tight tree lines with rainboots