Smooth Snowboarding 7.0

[@adpbobcat]

We need more videos like this...I like to watch you shredding when doing the dishes

[@studavies2]

In my head I will be cruising around the slopes looking just as good as this vid, but in reality once I get there this season I will immediately realise how difficult it is and you just make it look so easy bro.

[@matthewgreen3101]

Same, I go out and think I'm gonna do this and get better. Try it but fall into bad habbits to easily to make it safely down the mountain. The pistes in the alpes are never this empty

[@Gary-np7hl]

Watching this man ride is like listening to Bach or Beethoven. The intricacy, detail and art to his riding is unparalleled.

[@walkerlone]

Those slo-mo parts are very helpful, Ryan, for showing how you do those maneuvres. Its a little tricky working out which edge you are landing on otherwise. So thanks for that.

[@williamthemtbbeginner]

While watching I'm always talking to myself, "Heel to heel....toe to heel." He's awesome

[@piervittoriorubatto9226]

Che bello vederti giocare, vorrei anch'io fare così! Sei il mio esempio, anche se vado in " surf da neve " da 30 anni!

[@danielzbusby]

Yes! This is what we needed! We all love the sideslip joke but sometimes we just wanna see you shred!!!!!!

[@RyanKnapton]

Dammit... Now that you say that I feel like this vid woulda been 300% radder if I opened with 15 seconds of beautifully shot side-slipping. 😀🤓. Happy shreddin and Qapla'!

[@SteezyMcFly1]

I didn't know Breckinridge was open yet. We're still waiting for some snow here in Park City... I just might have to finally give Breckenridge to try this year. I heard it's pretty awesome and you make it look even cooler

[@cunningstunts9464]

Sooooo SMOOOOOTH

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

Amazing!!!! Favorite snowboarder on the mountain 😜 good seeing you today!!

[@RyanKnapton]

You too! Cya at Breck tomorrow?

[@scottpetrie8707]

Damn dude, you’ve done it once again. It’s like you, the snow and equipment is one single unit.

[@ryanklug5193]

Your videos are getting smoother and smoother every year great work

[@RyanKnapton]

Thank you!

[@chrisaguila710]

Great video! Great riding style! you perfecfectly combine carving with some freestyle moves! never seen someone with a duck stance doing these turns in both directions

[@NWRyan]

Thank you Ryan!! These videos inspire me to ride “my way.” This is Snowboarding!

[@CaseyWillax]

Broooo, absolute flamethrower

[@aaronc3094]

Dude...that slow-mo heel side carve at 1:44 unreal Qapla!

[@iamkeir]

That heel carve at @1:45 was UNACCEPTABLY awesome, holy clam chowder!!!!

[@anarose623]

Make for videos like this please. It's so motivational!

[@LeonardoYip]

these insane slow motion shots, wow..

[@joshuaarcher1337]

Incredible edit! Great filming two, seriously professional! My favorite part is when you hit the job in immediately landed in a laid out car! You are absolutely da man!

[@steverogers7473]

Epic! Love your style and flow Ryan!

[@andreasfriedel6756]

I love your carving skills, man.

[@lucifermorningstar4448]

You’re the smooth criminal of snowboarding Ryan! Thanks for the videos, happy shredding brother 🙌

[@baptisteridingbike]

Define smooth and steez

[@Und34d_R]

So ready to hit breck this weekend. Seeya!

[@beejaylol]

Nice job brother. Very inspiring

[@scottknight8972]

One of the best edits yet my man..👌🏼🤙🏼

[@twenty4sixty884]

Killing it!!!

[@brunoespindola4287]

Smooth. Awesome shots. I remember the day of this shooting. You rode with a subscriber riding forward stance who carved pretty good.

[@RyanKnapton]

Haha! Good memory! Yeah, we we're riding the extra hour early on peak 9 for the thing they were running for first tracks.. then headed over to 8. Qapla' Bruno!

[@brunoespindola4287]

Quaplaaaaaa

[@spencermcchesney6168]

Man you are an amazing snowboarder... done boards ate where it's at. I'm loving mine too.!qapla

[@ambroze88]

The legend of Ryan Knapton !!! Man, you are doing amazing, keep being awesome! Out of curiosity, would you share your daily stretch routine ?:)

[@peterpeeters9212]

outstanding 🖖

[@williamthemtbbeginner]

AMAZING

[@newland300]

Beautiful shots! Have you considered filming with a drone? Think that would be amazing!

[@loadeddiperz]

The most graceful abominable snowman!

[@lifeofchrisj]

Ryan! Love your videos. Will we ever see a park edit?

[@RyanKnapton]

Ill try to make a park edit this year but it'll be lame compared to the videos I was in long ago. 😂🤓

[@JeffRank]

tyte best one YET!!

[@T25de]

Carving that windows 7.0

[@joshuaschaffer6371]

Siiiick!

[@CanadianHardwoodPro]

As always, amazing stuff. Gotta ask: are these mostly green runs? I find greens best for carving.

[@ellstackeradventures]

Soooooo beast I really need to learn to ride like this

[@danilafipsk]

Это прекрасно!

[@kosycat1]

I'd love to see you rip a snowboard cross course!

[@RyanKnapton]

That would be hella fun with all the banks and rolls and such!!

[@TheSnowboardJourney]

Great vid, what struck me was the filming (awesome). Very good production. Not that the jump into a carve / slasher bomb / ridiculous wasn’t tight...lol

[@johnnykhawand]

Hey Ryan do you push with your back foot to initiate the rotation or just pull it from the ground?

[@guidospadotto6943]

Have you given a name to the trick @1:39 Ryan? If we have the "Caballerial" why can't we have the "Knaptonian"? ;)

[@GearHolic]

Just have few questions I know you grab your sleeve when you do the extreme toe side carve but doesnt snow get up inside your arm? How do you wear base layer or mid layer so it minimizes the snow getting up your sleeve?

[@yogioto]

This video just made me think: you should start surfing / wave riding and conquer carving the shit out of those waves during summer :)

[@eligabeivan]

man... I wish it was snowing here also, have you ever looked into buying or making a simple gimbal to use with your camera? I know a great design for about 20 dollars

[@andersen732]

дядя кнэптон , ты крут !

[@bactid]

Your film making/editing skill is top notch, Ryan. Did you take courses for that?

[@RyanKnapton]

Thanks. I try to watch something or other on KZbin most days about either photography, video, editing etc.. I like how this came out but in general I think it's my weakest part of my videos. But at least it's a hell if a lot better than it was when I started making vids! I didn't know anything. Thanks again and happy shreddin!

[@jonasenduro1998]

Nice Video

[@ryanklug5193]

Are you ever going to tell us about your modified High backs😁? it might help us riders using a wide donex I've been riding for 19 years I think that might benefit some of us I've seen you've had them even on your Burton custom X days I've toyed with the idea of modifying mine a little higher and stiffening them up a little bit

[@RyanKnapton]

I use to get bad shin splints and could hardly walk in the mornings from riding stiff Burton skybacks with a ton of forward lean and hitting jumps and riding pipe all day. The top of the high backs would just jam into the back of the top of my boot so much... So I started adding extra padding, and more and more (pipe insulation). Now I add a third strap. They are ugly AF,and heavy. Im use to them like that, but haven't tried without for awhile, but I don't think most people would need em like that at all. When i try my new bindings right out of the box I'll let y'all know if they don't work for me. Oh, and folders coffee cans for the extra height. 😂😂😂

[@ryanklug5193]

@@RyanKnapton ah gotcha, that makes sense I actually saw that you posted on a thread don't quote me on the name but something "bomber online" about the coffee cans and pipe insulation last year I stumbled across it lol . Last year I was riding a union binding on my donex 30.2 but they were little on the soft side. that would be the equivalent to putting a 500 horsepower motor and a little car lol so I went back to cartels 2019 The Reflex this yr they are the best binding out there in my opinion.I had the EST on a channel board that was actually none Burton before I bought the donex as you know the EST doesn't have the disc there was a company here in Canada in British Columbia that made channel boards. Anyways I think with the 2019 cartels being stiffer and the driver x I bought this year I probably wouldn't need a third strap or a taller high-back. A few years ago you said you ride with a ton of forward lean and I am an old-school flatlander camber board rider myself and I I like a lot of forward lean and I cranked them so far that it would hurt but like you said with yours you got used to that cramping under the foot it would just eventually go away and I did for me I thought you were doing it to get more leverage on your board trying to put it on edge. Don't forget this year do that reaction video with the hidden camera with a crowd of people on the hill that'll be a good one

[@artybboy]

Hey Ryan, you are taking next level snowboarding to the next level haha! Where is your limit? Looks like it simply does not exist. BTW, check out DJI MAVIC 2 PRO drone. They made it so it can auto follow you downhill at SPEED and make amazing footage.

[@RyanKnapton]

I'd love to be filmed with that... Years ago I bought the Lily drone ( just got my refund finally last year!). But now they are banned at ski resorts... And that's mostly what I ride.

[@Carbur8tr]

Awesome video Ryan as always. Was this footage from opening day today?

[@RyanKnapton]

Thanks. Nope, this was a cold cold February or March morning (so cold that's why the resort looks extra empty). Just saved the footage and edited over the summer. Shot with Casey Willax today, but it's just so congested on the run (singular) that it'd be too dangerous to get much for real big turns with freestyle stuff thrown in. Tons of snow for this time of year so hopefully soon! Qapla'!

[@Carbur8tr]

I just hope it holds out. Definitely should see a lot more terrain come open soon. What’s crazy to me is that generally this time of year Utah is doing well and CO is still catching up but seems that’s flipped this year.

[@rileyi1623]

Good vidoe

[@Rafatravel]

It's like a dance for you, isn't it? You make it look sooo easy (but it is not).

[@T25de]

Nice jamz

[@alitugruldogu2543]

use board size ?

[@kt-tu6jl]

Sick...

[@wildhogget69]

Ryan, for the love of god please explain your board set up, bindings and angles...nice video and as StuDavies says below....all in my head...lol

[@Sasha140877]

How hard is your board?

[@RyanKnapton]

Very stiff. It can also come in a 'soft' version which I recommend for most people. That is still on the stiff side, but just not as stiff.

[@Sasha140877]

@@RyanKnapton Thanks

[@stephprime]

open the video press like watch the video kill the replay button :D

[@sergiocorbucci6656]

Hi,Ryan! come to Russia in the city of St. Petersburg. show a master class! oh, it would be great) if you are going to St. Petersburg, be sure to inform))good luck 👋

[@nathanc939]

More thing for the Gleason snowboard instructors to fail in public, myself included!

[@autoparts6873]

Mom stealer

[@rinatvaleev74]

Самый плавный крутой чувак?🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Elias_Salmi]

Holy fuck!

[@andj.4919]

太帅了！！