Snowboarding S Turns - Early Edge Change

[@Lauren-yn9ze]

I would love this quiet slope to practice on! I feel like the majority of my turns on the mountain are determined by me dodging people :(

[@louispaille1084]

If you can weekdays are a great option for avoiding the crowds, and a lot of the times the runs are much less congested.

[@JordRenee124]

I went my first time on friday..massive bunny hill and it was EMPTY. It was soo nice!!

[@blamedtie2008]

Exactly

[@TJStrawberry]

@@louispaille1084my favorite times are when I call in sick on a random Wednesday and go boarding haha

[@drew530]

Thank you!! Lots of videos explain beginner skidded turns and carving, but it's very hard to find explanations for the progression in-between. Looking forward to bringing this to the slopes soon!

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks Drew, good luck with it!

[@Lauren-yn9ze]

Agreed, really frustrating how there's just a jump to carving!

[@kuanhau4323]

Super content!

[@thomasgebhard3332]

There is no better channel on YT than here to learn snowboarding! Extremely good explained, mate! 🙌

[@malcolmmoore]

Top man! 🙌👍🐕🤸‍♂️

[@jennyanydots7582]

Those clouds ☁️😍 That S shape would make a good logo for you. Nice to see you back 👍

[@kuanhau4323]

I love how this video leads into different videos. Gives you a sense that this journey can take you on different paths and this is one of the main ones. Brilliant snowyoutubing!

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks Kuan!

[@wowdaster]

last winter i went snowboarding for the first time in my life. I got a coach , he helped a lot, but boy the help i got from your channel is immense. Thank you for the info youre putting out there. Love the channel

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks man, appreciate it 🙏

[@laurienorthland5052]

After learning knee steering and independent foot engagement,sinking and raising body to take pressure off for faster turn was an important piece!It’s in skateboarding ramps too,sinking to put pressure at bottom and rising to relieve it so can turn at top more easily.

[@fortphoenix]

Hello Mr. Malcolm. Thank you for this video - your advice was extremely helpful as I went from doing pendulum curves to somewhat functional s-curves on a very basic slope. At least I am confident enough that I can tackle some beginner slopes with a bit more practice. Your advice about shifting weights was gold!

[@malcolmmoore]

Glad it was helpful!

[@injury]

Just tore my ac joint as my s turns we’re not good on a pretty difficult mountain. Doing a postmortem now and I’ll use this as a reference for when I can get back on the slopes. Cheers!

[@JustineLustig]

Hi Malcolm, I wanted to tell you that I find your videos immensely helpful. I watched your videos all week and took notes, practiced my alignment with my board on indoors, and visualized how to make these turns. I love the technical explanations. I really didn't understand *how* snowboarding even worked and it was really hindering my ability to use my body + board together. Today on the hill I got a private lesson and thanks to you I could tell him I was working on Up Unweighted Turns and he helped me see that I wasn't unweighting it soon enough. I'm working towards an earlier edge change like in this video next. I felt the magic of a gripped edge carve a couple times today, and an almost floating sensation as I switched edges which I never knew was possible! Thank you so much for sharing the magic + science of snowboarding. Sending you love and fresh powder days from Manning Park, BC (a small hill a few hours south of Sun Peaks). Also hitting that paypal tip jar asap. Thanks again. -Stiina

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks really appreciate all your support!! Sun Peaks used to be my home many seasons ago!! Definitely don't get powder in France like we did there! Happy shredding 😀

[@gabrimica8905]

I didn'tknow this channel... but now it's my favourite one already. Lot of very technical expertise and explanations! Thank you!

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks Gabri 🤩

[@gabrimica8905]

@@malcolmmoore not sure if you did it already, but it would be great to have some tips on how to ride on ice or iced snow. Nobody wants that but sometime it happens ! Looking forward for seeing you in Italy sometime!

[@amarh9381]

Thank you thank you, was dusting 1m deep today, bouncing of the snow in turns, as adviced, dopamin forte, effortlesly.Now I feel the pain in abdominal muscles when smiling.Keep the flow mr.Moore, be safe

[@malcolmmoore]

🙌

[@Oneday487]

My whole core was super sore the other day after my 5th day snowboarding since I started ripping s turns like a pro thanks to Malcolm! 🤙🙌

[@incredibletom1]

I've been searching for a video like this, I'm just at the beginner turn stage. Your channel is amazing, Thanks!

[@malcolmmoore]

Thankyou! More vids coming soon!

[@BurtReynoldstash]

Mate, as per I like your video before it even starts. Quality as always

[@malcolmmoore]

Haha thanks Nathan, the condensation on the lens made me almost not post this video!

[@james58018]

Your videos are immense. I haven't boarded in 3 years, but after watching your videos, I'm on the verge of ordering the Lib tech orca, and managed to convince my mates to go to Livigno next year 🙂

[@malcolmmoore]

Nice, awesome board, awesome place to ride 😀

[@l3nn0x]

Great video (as always)! One thing I keep getting reminded is (the basics, really) that I'm not doing things the right way cause I'm cared of some speed, speed that is in fact essential to have, and I'm actually making it harder for myself since I'm going too slow (while the beginner in me perceives it as fast) :D So, in 20 days, for my 3rd year of boarding (more like 3rd week as I drive 6 days a year, like a true poor peasant I am) I'm going to employ the "Drink 2 shots before going on the slope" strategy :D

[@salamdamai]

Always enjoy MM video. There is always something I can learn from him

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks! 🙌

[@laowai2000]

As a surfer this gets me excited to try snowboarding the first time. nice curves!

[@TheJagermeister]

bro it doesnt transfer im struggling so hard lmaoooooo

[@laowai2000]

@@TheJagermeister Edge control totally different to surfing. Have been a couple of times now and totally eaten shit a few times with both front and backside edge catches. At least you can enjoy a bit of a soul arch on toeside!

[@TheJagermeister]

@@laowai2000 OMG I ate it so hard my last trip, I was coming down toeside was on mountainside and i started hauling ass and my heel side HAMMERED into the snow and I went flying right onto my tailbone and head that hurt alot XD I had a blast tho.

[@scottpierson8089]

Man, I never thought I'd try snowboarding, but after watching your series of beginner videos today, I feel like maybe it's possible! I'll give it a try when Finland gets a nice fresh fluffy snowfall to cushion all my first-day falls, haha!

[@malcolmmoore]

Nice, good luck with it!

[@jonas9451]

Just got to Tignes Val Claret this morning finally! Was so great getting back to it and will be sunny all week 😎 on top of that a v helpful video thanks 🤝

[@malcolmmoore]

Enjoy, I love tignes!

[@jonas9451]

@@malcolmmoore I sure will. Also a question, I'm using a GoPro 8 to make my own videos and was wondering what your settings are when you record. Thanks in advance! :)

[@cnrad]

Hey Malcolm! Thanks for another great video, always learning from you. Would be awesome if you could make a video going over snowboarding stances, explaining how different binding angles and stance widths can affect your riding style, and what's best for different situations. Would love to hear your take on the subject, and see how you came to find your riding stance. Thanks!

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah I think I might get into this video soon actually, cheers conrad 👍

[@cnrad]

@@malcolmmoore Sweet, looking forward to it! Have a safe and merry Christmas!

[@amador4417]

Thank you for the video. I have been trying to better my carving to make it seem smooth instead of aggressively carving

[@malcolmmoore]

👌

[@Тимур-ж3р]

Such a beautiful place to live in...

[@malcolmmoore]

Not bad eh?

[@aruntyagi4767]

This is a sturdy toy snowboard for backyard or neighborhood sled hill use. We did not have issues with friction as one reviewer mentioned. I can see how it may delaminate over time, but so far so good.

[@japaneseseaweed2891]

kinda my first season and it clicks more and more every week i go out finally can start learning more advanced things

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah, keep going, thus video is kind of just working on some basic movements, but showing how you can still be advanced with them!

[@Jon-Chan]

Another great tutorial, quality as always👍 The snow is looking awesome out there, I can't wait, only one more week....😬😄

[@malcolmmoore]

Where you heading?

[@Jon-Chan]

@@malcolmmoore Alpe d’Huez! 😃😎

[@malcolmmoore]

@@Jon-Chan you haven't booked me in via a different name have you, or do you just happen to be coming out here?! Sorry getting confused as I'm just going through my deposits right now!

[@Jon-Chan]

@@malcolmmoore No I haven’t book you, maybe next time when I don’t have the wife and kids with me. 😉

[@malcolmmoore]

@@Jon-Chan OK phew haha I was having a stress I double booked myself! Make sure you say hello to me on the mountain, I'm sure you'll see me!

[@johnvu6560]

I think another good way of correcting yourself is to quite simply record or have someone (a friend) film you to see how you are actually turning...I myself wasn't aware of how I was turning for a bit until I actually saw it myself, from there I can correct myself and "adjusted" to better and more proper technique S turns...

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah great tip!! 🤩

[@snowvantures]

Always learning something from your videos. Great job !

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks 🙌

[@davidhuynh1870]

Thanks for another awesome video!

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks David!

[@liroquoi]

awesome tips ty

[@ayhanalaca]

Thanks Malcolm

[@malcolmmoore]

👍👍👍

[@BlackCloud2469]

Even tho i already know all this stuff i just love watching other people explaining them.

[@yusufcay5330]

Greetings from Turkey🤗🤗

[@malcolmmoore]

Greetings!

[@ozanunsal5603]

Thanks Malcolm for another great video. Could you also take a video about ollie tutorial. Your changes from piste to the powder looks so great and smooth. I would like to jump like you man but it looks so weird and I am not smooth like you. I appreciate, if you also take a tutorial about the ollie 😃

[@malcolmmoore]

In the ideas notebook 👍

[@aprid8966]

HELLO!! This really helped, but i'm still a bit hesitant everytime i try to go down an uneven slope or a one that’s like tilted cause i don’t know how to turn properly on those,. So it would be grat if you could do a video on that :) Thanks for this great video !!

[@nathanielrenteria9669]

I try and keep the edge facing up the tilt engaged. For example if I’m facing the slope I’ll stick on my toe side and just go straight

[@aprid8966]

@@nathanielrenteria9669 okayy !! Tysm

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

Awesome lesson man! ♥️

[@malcolmmoore]

🙌

[@pazzynut]

Hi, thanks for the vid. a question which scares me to try early edge change: when sliding on an edge across, the minute you flattened the boared, a skid starts due to gravity, so how come one is not catching and edge when switching edges but continuing with the "across" movment....?

[@Andwack]

Can already do this, I just enjoy watching your videos awesome dude! Hoping to get out to France this winter! Had a 2 year break now due to the obvious reasons!

[@malcolmmoore]

Thanks man, yeah I want to get back onto to some more advanced stuff soon, been catering to the beginners alot at the moment!

[@diodeno666]

Great videos malcom you are helping me a lot, i have a doubt, why is so important to grip across de slope? Thanks and take care

[@jellybro2612]

if you dont grip you slide out

[@bluesoda025]

I just started learning snowboarding this season and your videos are the best on YT! I've been practicing linking my turns and I find that I struggle with turning from heel to toe a lot more than toe to heel because I feel a lot more comfortable riding on my toe edge. I find that I often over-rotate when turning onto my heel edge because I get afraid of picking up too much speed and just feel less comfortable on that side in general. Do you have any tips on how I can improve on those heel to toe turns?

[@CrunchyMcCool]

I go flat on board before changing my edge, this was I don’t over due do it. I’m more comfortable heel side, so if I got heel to toe side, I flatten my board then go toe side.. if this makes sense. Do the same thing toe side to heel side. It doesn’t have to be drastic, just a second or so.

[@stephanie4351]

Where is this mountain it’s sooooo pretty

[@malcolmmoore]

Alpe d'Huez France 🇫🇷

[@cacfuture]

Great video, thanks. Whats your bindings angles and stance to get the most for carving ? Best.

[@malcolmmoore]

I'm on the reference stance for the board, +18 -12 for my angles 👌

[@dieumyhao]

So as a beginner, during the edge change, do I use the "levers" as described in your torsional twist video or do I stand up and sink back down like described here?

[@sagingmilk]

Ita both, u need to point your front knee (levers) to guide the way you wnat to turn and the stand and sink to keep balance and not catch edge

[@JustInTimeFrog]

Oh, I've been working on my edging skills since I was 13! Don't see what that has to do with snowboarding though...

[@malcolmmoore]

😂 took me a while 🤦‍♂️

[@kishan8254]

hey congrats on growing the channel. I was wondering if you could do a short vid on the easiest way to get off of lifts, especially when its with a bunch of people on it. I'm able to get down greens and blues no problem but I still fall once in a while getting off the lift. Not sure what the best technique is there

[@Oneday487]

Use your back foot that's free to steer from the back with pressure on the toe or heel to glide down then shift that foot a little to dig in snow to stop. Just a thought from someone that just started riding it out no problem.

[@malcolmmoore]

Had a few requests for this so let's see!

[@garygrillo1723]

Another great video MM. Your video on "Opening and Closing the Door" taught me to make my first S turns. Does that body movement continue as we progress as riders or does it become more of a Toes up Heals up movement?

[@malcolmmoore]

Nah the open the door analogy is basically another way of doing s turns, in a more advanced manner than these ones to be honest, this is aimed more at the beginner end of the spectrum to be honest! These are more like large radius s turns for green slopes, but they contain some fundamental movements that can worth going over, and you can still bring them into higher end riding.

[@tarandril95]

I have very good edging skills... but I still suck and snowboarding 🥲

[@malcolmmoore]

😂

[@mayday6682]

Where is this?? So nice

[@malcolmmoore]

Alpe d'Huez in Auris 🙌

[@moustafamortada]

Perfect

[@malcolmmoore]

Cheers moustafa 🙌

[@maltenilsson6975]

Dude your tutorials are so good man. I know you've been snowboarding in France a lot, have you been to Val Thorens and was it good? Im going to Val Thorens in januari!

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah, VT is very good, it's a massive area connected to the whole 3 valleys, you'll love it!

[@TKLJ23]

Thanks for another great video!!! ALWAYS appreciate it. I have questions on the bindings. How do you set your bindings? Are both of them should be the same angle? FYI I'm a goofy rider and I can't quite ride switches.

[@malcolmmoore]

I used to ride 15 15 but I now have +18 -12 👍

[@veronical8103]

I hope this is not outside the scope of this tutorial - I am still a bit fuzzy about when or when not to teach flat boarding. Thank you, Malcolm.

[@malcolmmoore]

Flat boarding is always somewhat of a nightmare, because really it only works if the slope is totally flat, if it's slightly camebered you need to be able to rock from edge to edge. I usually start off teaching people how to flat base and then to be able to rock between flat and a slight heel or toe edge. But then they also need to learn to read the slope so they know whether they should be flat or on edge... its always a but of a minefield, if you can get them good at carving they tend to figure things out themselves a bit too...

[@veronical8103]

@@malcolmmoore Thank you so much as always, Malcolm!

[@emilybwest]

Unreal conditions!!

[@Hallokett]

nice

[@powslayer5632]

Going from the beginner turns that he demonstrated to the carving turns that he demonstrated is too much of a leap. The skid turn that he demonstrated actually shows the apex of the turn. What you really want to do is not hold the apex of the turn to Long which is what a lot of inexperienced Riders do. You want to the apex of the turn to be short and transition to your next turn sooner. The body posture he explains works for all types of turns. You must bend your knees through the turn and until the end and stand up out of your turn in order to transition to the next turn. That is weighting and unweighting. Standing up out of your turn frees your board from the snow surface. In combination with weighting and unweighting you must lead with your body much like a skier reaching with his Pole. They call that reaching for your turn. You should reach with your lead arm which for regular foot is left and Goofy is right. This commits your body in front of your snowboard. Much like weaving on a bicycle your body always leads your bicycle follows through. Also known as the pendulum. These are also called slalom turns. The sideslip is basically the Apex of your turn. There's also a component transitioning your weight between your feet. At the apex of the turn the wait will be on your back foot. When transitioning to the next turn your weight will transition to your front foot. And then transition back to the back foot. Front foot back foot front foot back foot. All this happens in concert. After you accomplish the slalom turn then you can start to learn the carve which he calls the S turn. Carving requires a much finer line of balance. Maybe I will do a video. Good video with a lot of good information. If you're accomplished at slalom turns definitely go for the carving turn. If you are beginner Rider don't try to make that leap to soon.

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah I see what you're saying, I guess I was trying to show how you can achieve good s turns with some really basic and simple movements, but it's not the beginner progression you would teach after someone has just learnt to turn, but it is a goal to aim for. I just feel like alot of people aren't really aware of how important an early edge change is, and it is something you need for riding steeps and all kinds of advanced terrain, and getting that early edge change is a key part of that! Thanks for the comment though I always enjoy the feedback, one difficulty I have with making videos is that really in every turn there are so many different things going on, so trying to just isolate a few movements to achieve the desired goal can be hard!

[@sergeyp6465]

What is your stance width? Do you vary stance and binding angles for the different riding styles - carving turns, park etc..?

[@malcolmmoore]

Nah I pretty much keep it +18 -12 all the time 👍

[@sergeyp6465]

@@malcolmmoore and what about stance width?

[@viento99]

Where are you and what's the altitude? Seems well above tree line.

[@malcolmmoore]

I'm in alpe d'huez in France. The town is at 1860m, so all the runs are above that, up to 3330m!

[@MrAve20]

Guys, what snowboard should I buy for carving, switch rides on slope? I'm more intermediate rider and I want to bring my riding to next level. I'm using Burton Swath boots. I'm considering Capita DOA or Supernova at this point and Never Summer PROTO. Which one should I pick? Please...helph :E

[@westo7937]

DOA

[@mohawkpathology]

Burton Stylus

[@MrAve20]

@@mohawkpathology It's a women snowboard, check Your facts.

[@michaelnoellebyers2131]

Hi Malcolm, to ride this open S turn on steep, would it work well if my binding is duck feet setup or it need to be more directional ?

[@malcolmmoore]

That wouldn't make too much difference, either can work fine, just make sure you bring the turns down to a smaller size so you're not accelerating too much 👍

[@sagingmilk]

Can I control the speed I go down the mountain? I can do S turns and since I dont shave/drag my way down the mountain, im going down the mountain super fast now... By making bigger (wider) or smaller( thinner) S shaped, will that help me control speed?

[@jothugs]

do you use your back foot to control the turning?or only the front?

[@malcolmmoore]

Both!

[@jothugs]

@@malcolmmoore thanks I'll try that

[@malcolmmoore]

@@jothugs my video on short turns fully explains the movement, if you slow down the movement pattern in carved turns the same theory applies! kzbin.info/www/bejne/inbGm42jgpl1bdE

[@jothugs]

@@malcolmmoore thanks mate you have the best snowboard tutorial on youtube

[@malcolmmoore]

@@jothugs thanks appreciate it!

[@revv8148]

hi, whenever you transision to the other side, do you twist the board with a torsion method or do you just transfer weight? I'm picturing the board on slow speed as front leg steering, back leg rudder. with high speeds, do I still need to do that?

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah I still always go with the front leg but when you're riding quickly it happens so fast it is almost at the same time, but yeah I do always initiate with the front foot 👍

[@Jusky___]

Where did you film this video?

[@malcolmmoore]

Alpe d'Huez in France 🇫🇷

[@ryaaan0751]

is the S turn same as Carving?

[@onebreath210]

I know I have some bad habits to weed out of my riding, but trying to be more aware of them. But there are times when I feel like I'm in the correct posture and digging my edge in, but then I hit different terrain/ texture (usually hardback or ice) and my edge gives out and I lose my balance. Do you have any tips for those situations?

[@malcolmmoore]

Sometimes you need to just back off the edge angle and allow the board to skid. When you hit ice unless you have mega sharp edges it is usually better to just lay off the edging for a moment and skid over that bit!

[@onebreath210]

@@malcolmmoore good to know, I'll give that a try. Thanks for the tip!

[@emiltaubenreuther2033]

i hav too many mogels and people on the slopes so its hard for me

[@malcolmmoore]

Yeah busy slopes makes it tricky to practice, I try to avoid weekends and busy holiday periods, but that is difficult

[@benjamingrover8849]

Big up to the Cameraman

[@malcolmmoore]

She appreciates this comment 👍

[@clifflui8102]

👍

[@eddyzg-]

Song name?

[@malcolmmoore]

Eeek, not sure now!

[@zangolob1679]

I have good edging slills but not in snowboarding 😔😏

[@malcolmmoore]

😂🙈

[@coolbrotherf127]

"requires you to have good edging skills" idk, kind of sus🤔

[@malcolmmoore]

😂🤷

[@retroblur9081]

First!

[@malcolmmoore]

🙌

[@jedinuttall]

Soooo, foiled again by the pesky eu nations and their rules. I'll get to shred with you one day dude 🤙😂huez looks sweet this season. Shame.

[@malcolmmoore]

Ugh yeah, I've spent the last two nuggt returning deposits! So annoying!