How to Use a Drag Lift - Beginner Snowboard Tips

[@justsurfinwilldo1506]

Nice to hear I'm not the only one who struggles with these t bars ,my last encounter was shocking 🙈😂 3 times in a row I wiped out in front of a big queue, I was like f*** this ,so I walked up instead 😂

[@Peter_1986]

lol, I had the exactly same experience when I was out with some family members last year; they hired slalom skis, but I insisted on hiring a snowboard (it was like 15 years since last time I used one), and I ended up falling almost immediately 3 times in a row on a T-bar lift that accelerated like hell every time I grabbed it, and I quickly switched to slalom skis instead. xD

[@Acrobike9]

😂😂

[@jamiedelf3072]

Does this guide also apply to a button lift as well are they the same thing ?

[@mooseskuimet2638]

@@jamiedelf3072button lift riding is basically the exact same thing as riding the t bar but the button lift is more suitable for beginners

[@PhilMkII]

Im currently having that experience

[@thomasgebhard3332]

THE best Snowboard coaching chanel on YT! Malcolm, keep the superb work up!!! 🤜🤛

[@malcolmmoore]

🙏🙏🙏 cheers Thomas, hope you're well!

[@thomasgebhard3332]

Malcolm Moore Healthy and sane. 🙏🏻

[@HardwareAddiction]

One thing that really helps is getting a stomp pad and placing it right near the back binding. That helped me out a lot.

[@malcolmmoore]

100% 👌

[@cratra]

Malcolm, you are doing the best SB tutorials on YT. Absolutely superb, love the talk through as you're doing the exercise. Gee...., looks a bit rocky through this Tbar.

[@malcolmmoore]

Awesome, thanks Craig, I cant wait for winter to come around and I'll be making heaps of videos! It's been a struggle to get a few days in this summer, so looking forward to more!

[@stephanienewman8123]

This would have to be the most detailed vid on riding T bars I've seen- nice work and thankyou!

[@malcolmmoore]

Awesome glad you liked it 🙌🏼

[@calinpopa.]

Professional, as always! 🏂🏂🏂

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks! 🙏

[@Francesca8467]

Lol this is exactly where I managed to loose my board on the drag lift! I fell right before the last incline and my foot slipped off the boot and the board went downhill with the other boot attached on the board! The most embarassing ( and dangerous) thing of my life. I ended up going back down by foot 1with one boot on and only the sock on the other. I wanted to dig a hole right there where I was . I eventually got my board back and nobody on the slope was injured by my out of control board! Learning at Des Alpes in summer was the worst decision I could take. It was steep and icy, my butt was on fire. Moved to Italy and enjoyed my time way more .

[@DR0JOE]

Nice ! Most detail T bar tutorials on KZbin !

[@WulfFy]

I remember seeing one of these at a slope once and it was a nightmare for me and other boarders. The T-bars they had were pretty well-used and unstable, but it was the only way to the top of one of the trails. They always kept having to stop the lift cause people were slipping off!

[@tonchentayler9692]

Comprehensive and down to earth as usual Thank You. ..I thought I had these sorted till I hit a ski track crossing over the lift run and it was pure ice on a slant and off I went. Tried digging in my edges. .hopping. and special language assistance. .but on the third attempt the lift man slowed down for me...then I did it switch. ...😉👍

[@malcolmmoore]

Ooooh, switch lifts are always tricky! Cheers 🙏

[@theimmortalelectrogod4679]

That music thingy, so cheeky, so good!!!

[@ashleychen7597]

great video! one of those classic 'looks easy when others do it' case. I actually only managed button lift after I already could link turns lol. do you have any tips/demi on how to resume when you fall half way through?

[@malcolmmoore]

If you fall and the lift has gone then its too late! The key is just to be ready with your back foot that isn't strapped in. If you start going over then just use that foot to stop yourself. Hope this helps!

[@simonlnstrm698]

Your videos are absolutely great! I would love to see a video on riding switch this season🙌🏽

[@malcolmmoore]

Definitely, I'll get that done this winter!

[@amador4417]

The looks a lot easier and fun than the chairs of death. Once in while I fall from leaving the chairs lol I know I ain't only one

[@malcolmmoore]

Haha, yeah it happens to all of us, I'll make a video on chairlifts when winter starts! - Thanks for watching!

[@themuffinman9801]

I've never fallen on a chair lift even on my first time lol I don't know how that works

[@paulschofield985]

Chairs & gondolas are definitely the way forward 😂😂 you get more people uphill faster plus you can chat to your mates..Even Jasna in Slovakia is full chairs & gondolas.. Resorts in the Alps have no excuse why they haven’t updated even those little rickety one man chair lifts in Niseko are better than T bars 😂😂..

[@malcolmmoore]

@@themuffinman9801 lucky you!

[@malcolmmoore]

@@paulschofield985 alpe d'huez where I am in the winter has mostly chair/gondola lifts wgere you can decide what to take, and they are brilliant, especially for beginners and in bad weather. But on glaciers you will only find drag lifts as the glacier is constantly moving so they can't put permanent structures on them!

[@Lachtan8]

For my first time ever, i was always falling Of the T-Bar.

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah, they can be tricky!

[@GMNestorPL]

Thanks for the video Mal! Would you be open to doing a video on button lifts? There's a lot of these here in central europe, and it can get pretty wonky if the snow is just a tad uneven, or the lift starts and stops. Tips would be welcome!

[@Jon-Chan]

Great video as usual, very educational.....but my wife cought glimpse of the video, ....made her eyes water 😱, had to tell her it's the T-bar handle!!!😂😂

[@malcolmmoore]

😂😂😂 I'll pretend I dont know what you're talking about!

[@vladsco]

I always get legs pain on long and choppy tracks, i've tryed lock front knea and it feels less painful works for me.

[@malcolmmoore]

Whatever works for you!

[@oguzhan6297]

Give us some advice about snowboard, bindings and boats for beginners who wants to improve themselves!) greath channel thanks btw !!

[@teigemaddrell1769]

A worthwhile vid that, a mate of mine still refuses to get on a Poma after 7 years of riding. Not sure if these tips would apply on Scottish lifts though... Any tips on how to avoid being catapulted 2ft in the air & - if it hasn’t dumped u in a deep icey, watery hole - land on sheet ice & make it to the top? In a 40mph gale?

[@malcolmmoore]

Haha, tips for riding in Scotland, don't ride in Scotland! Nah, just practice will get you there, I'm not a fan, but stomp pads can help when conditions really are that bad too!

[@dycevice897]

More videos on carving please. Not found an instructor who has been able to really help me with that. Thanks.

[@malcolmmoore]

More of that coming in the winter for sure! 👌

[@JukkaliMx]

Malcolm, any tips for riding button lifts, instead of T-bars? I just came back from a trip to Chile, and had to get on one of those for the first time ever, and on a T-bar for the first time in 10 or so years. The T-bar, I got the hang of it fairly quickly, but struggled with button lifts for the entire trip. Buttons felt less secure, and like if I relaxed my legs and didn't squeeze the bar as much between my things, or tried to change direction on the board, the button would pop off. Also had issues with my thighs burning and getting sore from riding the long (10 or so minutes), steeper (some accessed advanced and expert terrain, and ran right next to the piste, so they basically had the same steepness as red and black runs) and sometimes icy lift runs. Last couple of days of my trip, I had to stick to the chairlifts, tbh. Once I got back home from Chile, I started looking into ways to deal with those lifts better. I've heard you could put the button on the rear of your hip, or behind your armpit; strap both feet in before getting on, so you could switch stances during the ascent; and a few other tips, but I was wondering what you thought of these ideas, and if you had any other tips to share. Thanks in advance, and sorry for the wall of text!

[@Mani3878]

Great question on button lifts! I'm learning at an indoor centre with button lifts and having the same issues. It's more exhausting getting up the slope than it is riding down, arms are killing me from a session yesterday. These are pretty slow button lifts too but only a 3 or 4 minute ride. Would love some tips on how to get better technique on them.

[@rxshred]

I find it a lot easier to put the BUTTON between my armpits.

[@Mani3878]

Actually a month on from my reply, I've got the hand of the indoor ones and it's much easier now. More relaxed on the board in terms of balance and generally don't use my arm (if at all) that much anymore to hold on for dear life. Still, not looking forward to the type of button lift that launches you from 0-60mph in a fraction of a second out on the real slopes. Those types of button lift were painful enough when launching on skis, let alone a snowboard.

[@ekay4495]

Drag lifts, a snowboarders worst enemy. Was at an indoor Snow Arena in LT the wire snapped trying to pull me, it extends waaay to far unlike here where it started dragging you instantly

[@jandavies8622]

That’s some SSX sounding ice

[@malcolmmoore]

The worse kind!

[@khatske]

Hey that was a nice lesson on t bars and snowboarding. That I haven't ridden before but I've done t bars when I did ski with poles. But great t bar lesson.

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks!

[@khatske]

@@malcolmmoore I'd love to get a few lessons from you on snow boarding.

[@malcolmmoore]

Anytime you come to the Alps hit me up! All the details of how to contact me are in all the video descriptions!

[@khatske]

@@malcolmmoore that would be the swiss Alps right?

[@nialldoyle8206]

Hi. I would be an advanced rider and I still learnt from that video. Thank you. Very informative. Which glacier were you on ?

[@malcolmmoore]

Thankyou! This is the 2alpes glacier in France, right at the end of the summer season!

[@nialldoyle8206]

Malcolm Moore cheers. Hope to put it on my list for next year. Keep up the channel.as we say in these parts f##k COVID-19.

[@adamstraughan3861]

It's been a while but I seem to remember strapping my back foot in when riding buttons and Ts (I see this is quite an old video but you never know who'll read this)

[@WHORANZONE2674]

On such long lifts my feet and lower leg is falling asleep.. I tried to open my boots and bindings a bit but its not getting better. I should mention that I am a beginner with ~10 days of riding.

[@malcolmmoore]

Hmmm, that might just be a case of powering through! The first week of every winter my feet hurt a bit, but then they just get used to it. However if the problem persists, it might be worth trying a different pair of boots, or maybe change the angles on your bindings to find something that allows your feet to sit more naturally.

[@honeysmith9761]

Another great video! I hate Tbars 😂

[@malcolmmoore]

Whoop whoop honey thanks!

[@miskovtablet]

Man I feel sorrow for your board in this video. BtW nice tutorial, you are showing us details. 👌👌

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks man, yeah that ice was horrendous!

[@Glocky131]

Do you think resorts will be open this year?

[@malcolmmoore]

I think so, but it'll just be difficult to get to them if you're from a different country!

[@powmendozanunez]

What happened to the warpig? Can you do a comparison with the dancehaul?

[@malcolmmoore]

Just dropped a review of the dancehaul, still got the warpig though!

[@Nat-oj2uc]

That board bowling dude needs to see this😂

[@malcolmmoore]

😂😂😂

[@snowboardinginmy40s]

So I noticed a new board? Where is the warpig?

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah I've just bought this, the salomon dancehaul, I'll be dropping a review of it next week, but I still have the warpig!

[@snowboardinginmy40s]

@@malcolmmoore I can not wait for the review. I wanted to buy the warpig 2020 but now i will wait for your review. I have the same problem as you do with my board, to high for my board's wide dimensions.

[@prod.2249]

Can you do a tutorial on draglift tricks like doing butters, 180s, etc... Btw love ur content

[@malcolmmoore]

Not this season unfortunately, all the lifts in France are shut, every video I've made recently has been foot powered!

[@rogerchou7762]

What if you fall off while using the drag lift in the middle of the route? You gotta ride downhill and start again?

[@malcolmmoore]

Yep!

[@alsalzeri6973]

This video triggered by Tbar anxiety LOL. I find if the ride is smooth I am ok, but if it's bumpy and my board is unstable I panic and seem to fall.

[@dvirhanum9530]

What happens if you fall in the middle of this thing, how do you get down on this ice?

[@malcolmmoore]

As best as you can

[@brianllanos2874]

Dance Hall?! Did you get rid of your War Pig? Review of new board coming up??

[@malcolmmoore]

Well spotted! Yeah I've done a review that I'll be editing over the next few days, but so fer I'm loving it!

[@brianllanos2874]

Sweet! New board looks good and I'll look out for that review! Please also share your thoughts on how it compares to your War Pig.

[@malcolmmoore]

@@brianllanos2874 yeah, I will do, especially as it's in the same volume shifted category!

[@keepingitmellow]

What board is this ? Nice video bro 🤟

[@malcolmmoore]

Cheers Luiz, I'm on the Salomon Dancehaul, I've put together a review which I'll be dropping next week! 👌

[@bradsmede]

@@malcolmmoore sweet, was reading up on it recently and curious to see how it compares to the pig!

[@mickkorn5859]

@@malcolmmoore Hey Malcolm Is it stiff enough for powder? I just got Kazu Kokubo 2021, can't wait to test it out in the pow!

[@malcolmmoore]

@@mickkorn5859 I think so, but will have to wait until winter to try it out! But yeah, its gonna float!

[@fanpage9142]

Some drag lifts doesnt bring you on a flat surface, the end of the lift is still steep, but I guess you can use your free leg to jump of it?

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah exactly 👍

[@buzuksk8769]

I can snowboard on a double diamond black slope but this... this really scares me. Especially the ones where the end is in the shape of a circle. Pure hell.

[@lh7766]

Why the snow is so dirty? 😢

[@aK1baby]

drag lifts are kinda the only thing iam very uncomfortable with, since as an unexperienced rider that i am i so often catch an edge kinda out of nowhere with the backend.

[@tonebanderas]

from where i am, we call these “saca-rabos”. it roughly translates to ass-destroyer

[@malcolmmoore]

😂

[@MyAutumnFall]

I loved the drag lift but I struggle with a normal lift

[@malcolmmoore]

Ah yep, I'll make a video for normal lifts when winter comes around!

[@dzigerica666]

i managed to ride t bar today first time! from 4th try. but kinda nasty terrain, at least for beginners.

[@malcolmmoore]

🙌🙌

[@GLHNSLHT2]

I grab it and lock my arm around it and just let it pull me up. Never put it between my legs. Or you can hold it like a water ski rope.

[@drewgeyerr]

I would try to ride it like a wakeboard 😅

[@malcolmmoore]

Probably not too different!

[@aldante7079]

Goofy rider gang 🤙😂

[@julijabrodske]

my god, where are you snowboarding? or should I say earthboarding? :)))))

[@malcolmmoore]

Les Deux Alps but in the summer so up on the glacier 😊

[@tomcookwelding6568]

No snow

[@malcolmmoore]

Haha, nope, this was recorded a few days ago on the glacier in 2alpes. The resort is now shut until winter!

[@sasonism]

Yikes, looks like you'd want a rock board for that t bar

[@malcolmmoore]

Haha yeah!

[@ZOKIN-ge8er]

Weird how he keeps his camera man on a leash🤨 Poor guy got dragged up all that way sheeeeesh

[@malcolmmoore]

Haha, poor guy!

[@Calisnr]

These things are stupid. Fall and you're done! Glad we don't have a ton of these in NA

[@q阿福p]

帅

[@malcolmmoore]

👍

[@KevinT3141]

So don't bring my snowboard to Europe. Got it. 😛

[@malcolmmoore]

Haha there's not many left! You should definitely come to Europe

[@robertbrighton9797]

I can snowboard fine, but I can’t use the t bar lifts for shit lol it’s literally my kryptonite