10 Tips for Snowboard Carving Turns

[@keniaamaya8960]

Hey guys, great vid, love the tips! They really helped a lot. My fiance is a snowboard instructor and saw what you guys were doing and thought that everything was great besides one thing and maybe this will help you and everyone else who is trying to dial in their toe turns. When doing toe turns and on the toe edge, always make sure your hips come forward like you are sticking your waist out in front of you in order to get your hips (center of weight) over the toe edge, then sink your knees down to the snow, trying to touch your knees to your toes. This is the one thing that seems to be missing here and once you both implement this technique you will find your toe edge to become easier and less effort. Hope you have a good day and thank you for sharing these tips with us. Happy riding! :)

[@GabrielTomei]

I’m a snowboard instructor as well, of 4 years and this is one of the best toe side tips I could ever give someone. Relax your ankles, push your shins into the fronts of your boots, and let the tongue of your boot support your weight, like your trying to touch your shin to the top of your foot. Great tip

[@fendertc90]

Gotta get relaxed. I use CBD from 4 Corners Cannabis like a lot of the pros do.

[@larryhouse2767]

I went out yesterday. For basically the second time ever at Marmot Basin. And carving all of a sudden made sense by doing one simple thing. Steering with my eyes. Being a beginner I always found myself looking down in front of me, I now lifted my head up and exaggerated looking where I wanted too go. Holding my arms out too my side a little bit and even pointing my lead hand in the direction I wanted too go, kind of steering with my shoulders as well. Seeing many of your tips here I see that once I kept my head up and looked where I wanted too go, almost everything else here came naturally. In 1 day I went from never riding toe edge too being able too bring the board too a powerful stop on my toes just by looking far uphill. It all came naturally. So impressed.

[@nikohelin5475]

4:12 trying to pick your nose with those gloves is hard isn´t it xD

[@paytonfalco1811]

I learned boarding after skiing for 10 years and you guys help me A LOT and I don't think I would be this good this early on. Thank you and keep doing what your doing ❤️

[@bodice999]

I'm trying snowboarding for the first time and these videos get me so excited. I've been skiing for 5 years first time snowboarding YAY!

[@johannesd4902]

I started of skiing to but when I started snowboarding I shifted in to that it is more fun and playfull in my opinion

[@maxipunk22]

Hey guys! I am from Argentina but currently living in Slovenia, and experiencing the snow for the very first time. As a former skateboarder I've started feeling the need to slide on the snow, so I got myself a snowboard and instantly having 18 years old again. Your videos helped me to understand quickly how to ride it and I am very thankful for this, keep the good job! Cheers!.

[@alison4786]

That’s so wholesome. Hope you keep snowboarding for as long and often as you can!

[@puzz88]

snowboarders always seem intimidating but you guys are the most friendly I've seen! I love your guys attitudes, being experts but not taking yourselves too seriously and showing when you fall, etc. awesome tutorial :) gonna try these tips out next time

[@MrCATonyPark]

They seem like the chillest people to ride. Just 2 bros ridin'

[@sheilasexton-desersa8867]

Great tips guys, here's another, when making big, long arcs, on heel side turns you can move your weight forward over your front foot to dig your edge in and straighten up as you transition to the toe side arc then moving your weight over your back foot. So remember, its heel side/weight over front foot and toe side/weight over back foot. Try it and you will feel the power in your transitions.

[@mattkhoury]

It’s the transition from heel to toe carving at moderate to high speeds that freaks me out. I’m scared of catching my back edge. How do I shift my weight from heel to toe properly to feel more confident in that maneuver so that I don’t catch an edge and can control my speed and high speeds? And that rocking back and forth move, you make it look easy but I find it very difficult.

[@rsmith2658]

Matt Khoury practice over emphasizing getting low, and riding the board flat in a straight line on a small hill, progressively adding speed. Should make the transition easy once you are used to that motion.

[@Unknown-zi2jy]

Matt Khoury just trust your snowboard and don’t be afraid to dig in that curve. If u ride on the edge you will see that u have much more control. And also try not throw your shoulders around as you switch. Turn your whole body with the snowboard.

[@bluehawkfrostgaming3219]

I kind of think about feeling like I’m pivoting on my back foot toes. I’m like 10 months late but hope that helps.

[@keniaamaya8960]

Always think about transferring your hips over from one edge to the other when making the transition. Once your board is pointed straight downhill, you can go to any edge you desire. Once one edge is more uphill than the other, then you want to have your hips over that edge and bending into that edge. Hips out in front of you on your toe edge, curving your back, hips behind you in squatting chair position when on heel edge. this transfer of hips is everything when placing your weight to the right area. Also very important is being on front foot for beginning of turn and slowly transferring to back foot throughout the turn. Then back to front foot to initiate the next turn. Keep these two things in mind and your snowboarding will progress quickly. This is everything!

[@ddjjavel]

wile turning try to do a small jump, you dont have to lift up the board, the motion of jumping will bring up the board just a bit up the snow, and that will prevent your edge from getting cough in the snow. hope it helps! ps...Im not good explaining!

[@phatwoofer5157]

Hey man! I went snowboarding for the first time since I broke my ankle last year, I was worried that my ankle would give me problems when I would carve and stuff, but I'm glad to say that everything went fine and I'm exited to get back on the mountain! Also awesome work in the channel!

[@sstalder5]

Good video with some good points and nice slow progression, but there are a few things that bother me. Both of you guys favor your back foot riding, which is why your edges are sliding out, not because they aren't sharp enough. Try adding slightly more pressure onto your front foot, especially when initiating your turns, for better edging. Another thing is when you guys ride toe edge (Chris more than Kev), you want to extend your hips forward rather than keeping them back in a seated position. This adds more linear pressure and a higher edge angle to your toe edge for better carving. Also, the "steering with your knees" part is right and wrong. The body movements are more or less correct, but your feet are what's actually doing the steering. Those movements change the torsional flex of the board, which is initiating your turns. I feel like beginners will get the wrong idea steering with their knees, and not actually understand what they are trying to accomplish with the movements. And finally, your bonus tip is actually backwards. You want your knees bent in between turns and extended in the middle of your turns. Releasing pressure in the middle of your turns will cause your edge to lose grip, resulting in skidded turns or loss of control. Search for dynamic carving for more info on this. That said, you're putting out a lot of great information for new snowboarders in a free and easy to access format. I'm subbed and looking forward to more new videos!

[@ChrisEyres]

nice one Sam Stalder, personally this is the first day ive been (trying) carving in many years so I know Im rusty and appreciate the advice.

[@gene2936]

Great comment. The best advice I ever received was "Throw your body down the mountain and the board will follow you". I thought he was insane until I tried it (pressure on the front foot to initiate the turn). I tripled my ability that day.

[@Sonicexpres]

i was also thinking the same thing and was therefore confused about some of the advice in this video

[@Dyelbro123]

Sam Stalder not sure if serious

[@motivation149]

i see so much back foot riding and dragging. counter-rotation and people losing speed. THank you for reminding us of the fundamentals!

[@trevorrandal5710]

I already know how to board pretty well but just the sound of that carve is so nice I can’t resist

[@angelalacandalo7982]

I love tip #10! A mental image of how you should look like when snowboarding helps me a lot especially thinking about how you do it in your videos! Thanks guys!

[@SancLunatic]

I finally learned how to carve this season. What was holding me back was my body’s fears. You have to really lean into the heel/toe. You may feel like you might feel like you will fall but you just have to catch your balance while leaning in. I was also scared of going faster. But the thing is you start getting more control and cutting the ice better the faster you go. It’s harder to control slower and thus harder to do heel toe transitions.

[@paristexas72]

thanks for making this... i'm working on carving - did a private lesson today to focus on carving (with a goal to soon ride switch). Tomorrow I'm going to take your advice to exaggerate the carves to find the sweet spot!!! awesome!

[@Anders1236]

“When I saw myself carving for the first time, it was horrible”. Thank you, THANK you! 😸 I just did that today, saw myself on cam. I’m rookie so, ok. But OMG. There are areas of improvement, for sure. Thanks for a great video!!

[@inevercrash5013]

I've been trying to learn carving for a while and this should really help

[@tziyonstersworld576]

AMAZING CHANNEL, you REALLY helped me learn quickly on my first day of snowboarding class! Thank you SO much , I couldn't have done it without you!

[@diegoangel5240]

Thanks to your videos I have finally conquered my fears and now I am able to snowboard like a pro!!!!

[@quentinhill76]

Thanks Kevin for the carving tips. Went up today and applied them. Have gotten so much better since I first started this season till now. All thanks you your videos.

[@robicenco1]

"water-based paints are really good" X-D

[@minimasterd]

I'm glad Kevin wears a helmet. I don't understand why people don't now.

[@Capdehbi]

Plutonium 239 IKR! My cousin told me to always wear a helmet because anything can happen. She used the example of this professional snowboarder fell on a half pipe I believe and cracked his helmet in half which would have been his skull if he wasn't wearing a helmet.

[@yagmure6874]

Annie Hoang The pro snowboarder's name is kevin pearce and now he has TBI

[@skysvlogs1344]

Plutonium 239 Travis rice dosnt wear one. But he's like the best of the best at snowboarding

[@roddydykes7053]

Plutonium 239 I feel like if you aren’t going for air or rails, and are still working on carving, know how to fall properly and avoid other people, they aren’t the most necessary thing

[@JustScrapHD]

you can always fall. I remember one time where i was just casualy carving and suddenly went over a very icy area that i didnt see soon enough. I slipped and crashed right on my head. Without the helmet i would have had a concussion for sure

[@yangmingchong4552]

The hardest part to me is how they didn’t fall off the chair when getting off the lift

[@johnharrison3086]

Lol, I get off the lift fine but fall before I want to stop every time

[@tianhengliu2831]

Just need to practice your J turns with one foot strap in.

[@daddytylerzimmerman5253]

Try to put your bindings on while on chairlift help me I couldn’t to one foot j’s for forever

[@chrism2004]

one thing no one told me was to press down hard on your one foot in the strap. I’ve never fallen off the lift since and having half my foot in the snow always trips me

[@Chris-fv8dk]

I get off the lift ok but I fall to stop

[@steveokay8810]

This has got to be one of my favorite SBPC vids. I was out last weekend practicing my carves and I could hear Chris' voice in my head: "Bend more....more....MORE! MMMOAAARRRR!!!" :) Seriously helpful dudes.

[@ChrisEyres]

MORE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonasgrnbek7113]

These guys are like two golden retrievers 😂

[@tyraleu9157]

Chris is ICONIC 1:34 4:12 4:41 5:57 8:03 8:32 9:30 11:00

[@Herraxt]

Thank you guys, today I could went down the blue pist, thanks for all the work on the videos, you are awesome 👊🏾

[@yinyanglovebomb]

Learned how to snowboard by watching your videos! Thank you!!!!!

[@goddammitevan]

Picking his nose in the background was great 😂

[@Fruitmandje20]

It's important that you learn to steer with the lower part of your legs, this way it's easier to maintain balance while switching from toes to heels and the other way around. Deep knee bend and a relaxed upper body are key for a high speed carve

[@lefterakas2750]

Hi from Greece. The best channel for snowboard tips.

[@MikeHannan]

Your slopes look soo much quieter than ours in Europe! I need to ditch the skis and learn to board!

[@ChrisEyres]

lots of skiers here too! but basically just get over here to the west coast of US or Canada

[@MiniKodjo]

Adventure With Mike just avoid UK and French school hollidays and the mountain will be all yours

[@skiwithu]

LOL if I'm being honest, as a CASI Level 1 instructor and an experienced snowboarder, I didn't know there was a difference between carving and turning up until I did my level 1 course. Doing my level 2 in a few weeks, then I'll get to teaching this stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[@ChrisEyres]

pure that's awesome, I did my lv2 a while back. Good luck and tell us how it goes

[@MrTanmantanner]

Something that helps me get my carving nice and smooth is picking up my back foot from the heal to toe transition. I do a little bit of a hop I guess. Prevents my back edges from catching

[@abyde]

The etch-a-sketch is a game changer!

[@ChrisEyres]

abyde - and totally waterproof

[@fsl8623]

Awesome video man, watching your videos made me learn snowboarding a lot faster, and made me really want to go to Whistler. One advise I would say to beginner snowboarders is to not be afraid of picking up some speed.

[@lachlanhubbard1542]

Chris is pretty cool, entertaining snowboarding with him, he makes a great makeshift instructor haha

[@ChrisEyres]

Lachlan Hubbard thanks

[@nathanc939]

For what is of the stearing of the knee, you can narrow both heel carve and toes carve by stearing foward, but for the heel carve you have to push them as much as possible towards the nose of your board and for the toes carve you have to push them at about a 45° angle from the nose of your board. As a snowboard instructor I would also advise quite early, even before stearing with the knee, to try to lift your toes higer on the back foot when on your heel and the heel higer on your back foot when on your toes, because that will allow you to be a lot more agressive. Flexion and extention would be something I show early too. Then when the one I'm teaching is doing all of this quite well I would start to slowly add my favorite part of it, in each carve you dive foward on your board, then slowly transfer your weight to the back of your board, and if you do it perfectly and exagerate it it jump by itself when you switch from heel to toes or toes to heel (I'm not yet good enough for it to reliably jump by itself when switching from heel to toes, but toes to heels work.).

[@verdalityplayz4649]

Those mountains look AMAZING...

[@simonschwarz1116]

Tipp 11 Google Ryan Knapton :D

[@justforrfunnn]

Woah I just searched him up and damn those were amazing carving haha

[@DarekB007]

have been following him for a year, bad-ass, really good. Look, that here they forgot to mention that besides bend knees, you have to move your hip forwards and NOT the upper body!

[@BuffwithAttitude]

tru dat :D

[@DarekB007]

Matt Smith KZbin only, but helped a lot

[@鈴木ゆうか-u8g]

Simon Schwa

[@ChrisMoulton]

I can't wait to go snowboarding tomorrow , I've been waiting since last April 🔥🔥

[@toddlerkitten3531]

Thankyou guys! I'll try out these tips to hopefully improve my ride this season! ♥

[@heatherhorncastle4524]

I went up Cypress for my first time couple days back! Glad I found your videos and it's great to see the different mountains here in BC! Can't wait to hit up Grouse and Blackcomb! Great work guys :)

[@3007nic]

best snowboarding channel on KZbin! keep on doing that great work:)

[@SnowboardProCamp]

+No Random Thanks!!!

[@NOAH-nv6do]

No Random AGREED!!

[@CapitalCreators]

nice channel, but no one is good at boarding

[@DarthLai]

what beautiful conditions you have there to ride, so jealous! Would love to see some longer riding material :) good tips btw, i really like you trying to be clear and not overcomplicating things.

[@JussTreddn]

At the apex of the carve, you should be at your most extended with weight slightly forward from center on less aggressive carving or more weight forward for baller short carves. Moving your center back lengthens the carve arc at lower speeds, but causes your edge to flat too quickly and respond slower going into another turn. Once in that position, you've got nowhere to go but flat on your base & risk catching a feral edge. Shoulders should be as square to the fall line as possible and both hands on the 'handlebars'. Having your hands out in front of you helps to absorb energy created by chattering if you're on crud or ice and the nose isn't getting into the 'ditch' & engaging/holding on to the turn. Knee bending to 'release pressure' is what begins to flat the edge and return to neutral camber. Full knee flexion is in-between turns, going from one edge to the other. That said, knee surgeons like it when you lock your knees on big fast supercarves, but won't give you that knee replacement until much later in life... Don't give them reason to grin, (or your family reason to buy you a drink cup holder for your new walker). And finally, (before I check outta' here & slam a glass of Rum & Metamucil), Don't steer with your knees - steer with body positioning between your shoulders and hips and *assist* with your knees. Your knees are absorbing shock and holding your body mass in place' they're not rudders. Hope this helps dig thinner trenches.

[@T25de]

Man that black run had a stunning view!

[@georgia71894]

I love that Kevin points out the moon in this video.

[@patrickgaylican4880]

hey Kevin! you should've added the motion of the upper body as you carve to your heel or toe edges. i.e. when you're about to carve on your toe edge, the shoulder and/or arms where your tail is kinda stretched to the back of your body. I learned that tip from you last season and helped my riding become smoother. thanks for the videos man!!

[@mikeg8013]

Last week, before I saw this video I was getting destroyed on the mountain. Today on the mountain was awesome. Thanks!

[@dds5962]

merci pour toutes ces vidéos. Je suis débutant et ça va vraiment m'aider pour cette 2ème saison de snowboard. Merci

[@ChrisEyres]

David De Sousa, merci a l'equipe be Snowboardprocamp. Nous devons faire un lesson en Francais.

[@dds5962]

Chris Eyres merci. Pour ma part, je regarde surtout les vidéos au ralenti pour décortiquer tous les mouvements. Et grâce à vous je me remet à l'anglais.

[@dragonvlogs6908]

really good tips, i am learning at cop calgary , i will try some moves next at next lesson thanks guys

[@TheJugga21]

Chris's face at the beginning of the video vs the end is awesome haha

[@Kozycz]

Thanks Kevin. Loving the daily uploads!! My favorite Chanel to watch!!

[@Kozycz]

Been here since 30,000 subs

[@liamrees5216]

Snowboard pro camp, you should do a trick list for tricks you can do anywhere on the hill

[@Vyaboiv]

u are so lucky ur job is to snowboard and teach snowboarding

[@robbie8825]

It's not as great as you think, Since he's out west (compared to Ontario for instance) he doesn't get paid per hour, He gets paid per session. If you don't get any sessions, you don't get paid. Which sucks if the weather doesn't go your way and work has told you to come in. It doesn't pay very much either, believe it or not a decent amount of instructors rely on tipping!

[@Harley72300]

Chris is hilarious! Kev, I'm lovin these daily vids... Keep it up!

[@mishaweearmour7562]

I find your videos incredibly helpful. Thanks for all of your great explanations!

[@trang0.0]

Thank you so much for all the tips and tricks for riding on the mountains. I’ve watched so many of videos; sometimes I’ll rewatch the same ones just so I can get down the stance correctly. This was my first year sending it and your videos have helped me learn and improve so much over the past season. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@nathanmagnusen7447]

Good video.... I am with you on all points except for the hand positioning.... if you leave your rear hand behind it can cause you to (what I call) rudder steer, you can actually see your buddy doing it a bit.... both hands forward where you can actually see them in your peripheral vision is better, in my book (I have been snowboarding since before many of you were probably born and instructing for almost as many years, 23 years to be exact, not saying that to boast, just to make the point I am not a hack)... If you do this it forces you body position down the hill as well. I find for myself and those that I have instructed over the years, it really 'fine tunes' your carving... your turns will become a bit cleaner.... yeah riding in a park you may want to modify that a bit but for straight up carving... hands downhill and body facing as downhill as possible.... (the dude that Simon referred to below "Ryan Knapton" agrees with me, in his carving video he says the same... btw.... )

[@FalenAnjel2]

The toe turns I find are very hard to grasp, the feel of falling is just hard to overcome. Though the tips here I'll carry forwards and see if they'll help, let the channel community know if you guys got any new tips and tricks.

[@sinanrahemtulla3410]

u guys r the bes snowboardng channel on yt. keep it up

[@galyien]

thanks for not editing out the falls haha makes me feel better lol.

[@roberthalls3265]

You guys have helped me get more confidence

[@purple.heart.emoji.5943]

The most chill guy ive ever seen

[@adamlavie5828]

From a CASI2 qualified instructor, your backs are way too stiff on your heel edge carve, just something you can work on. Most important part of riding is acknowledging you can always improve! Great vid guys.

[@owenschilling7707]

Your goggles are sick as hell man!

[@victorjay9586]

Chris has got some ‘dicey’ carves!

[@tjgotbands]

I have problems with carving and I started this year hopefully this helps

[@bairstoww]

You and Chris are hilarious together, one of the funniest vids yet. Edit: also great tips keep em coming

[@bloodcross1229]

Hi, I'm watching your video when I start learning snowboarding, it helps me a lot thanks all you guys, just have a little question, when I'm doing carving turns, should I do it in slow speed or a little faster speed??? every time I try to do a carving turn in slow speed, I always failed.....

[@melchorperez2554]

Great video! I like how you guys keep it fun and simple.

[@kimkosyjana9511]

Hated the lift and hated toe side. I mastered the falling leaf on heel side. I remember my husband yelling for me to just go for it. I never ate so much snow when I caught the edge 🤣

[@joecur94]

This would have handy to know last weekend...

[@iBluemoon91]

I have to remind myself all the time, bend your knees on those toes turns...and we I have to turn I always forget 😂...one day, one day!

[@coltonhammock3946]

plz make a video on how to set up gear and what to put on first befor you go up to the hill

[@monica1294]

I love this video 😂😂😂 - I'm trying the exaggeration tip and it's working 👏👏 You two are amazing!! (Btw: min. 4:11 hillarious 😂)

[@raznatovicanastasija]

these yellow and ginger guys look so happy :)

[@skysvlogs1344]

lol Kevin always has frost beard That's how you know he shreds👍🏻

[@therealmax3452]

That last segment up down up down up down unlocked something in my brain lol even though i knew i had to do this, it kinda just registered in a different way now, i fucking get it now!! Thanks guys!!

[@lazywizard840]

Those slopes look so quite! Just got back from Sierra Nevada in Spain - It was ridiculous!

[@harlowhoopla]

Love the comic relief act. Great fundie vid too

[@lebeebles4707]

I wish I lived in an area with big ski resorts. The biggest one I've gone to is always flocked with people and little kids who have never snowboarded or skied. It's really tough for learning.

[@thomasbalaoing7520]

I was wondering, could you maybe make a "how to take care of your snowboard"??

[@Gwiedert]

Conditions looking awesome!

[@misterdumpling2986]

Yo the tips you're giving are perfect dude. Helped my game quite a lot! Thanks guys! My second day and I am almost carving out the expert area at Mt Baker!

[@tpgames6977]

amazing video dont stop what you are doing

[@kyanjenkins6946]

Can you do a video on your top 10 places to ride? P.s nice video

[@juliansanchez620]

“I still look terrible” I felt that 😂

[@TheAntwain143]

My word, these guys are freaking huge dorks.

[@tomatokultivator]

You guys are awesome....and hilarious! I prefer using watercolors

[@thejason5276]

Instead of picking his nose in the background at the 4:12 mark, could he have maybe gone dabbin like the Congressman's kid in the photo with Paul Ryan?

[@SnowboardProCamp]

+Jason Crismore haha! He was trying to signal to me that I had something up there.

[@itsoliroy]

Bonus tip REALLY help me out.

[@fwudylan]

Thanks,the vid really helped me because I can now do carving 👍

[@Nick-hu5os]

Great vid! Too bad I won't be able to go snowboarding this year. I saved up just enough money to pay for our school's 'ski/snowboard bus' and my parents said they would buy a board for me. But just today our water heater broke so now I can't afford a board. Still get all the action on these uploads though!

[@Daniel-oz5dm]

Ahztec you might be able to rent one quite cheaply, don't miss out!

[@Jeglikervann]

i dont even have a snowboard but i realy enjoy your videos

[@markreilly4577]

I stil have problems when I transition from heelside to toeside, a catch my edge when i switch to toeside. Any tips on how to avoid doing that because it really hurts lol.

[@shitjezchrist]

Depends on how you switch but since i cant see that all i can say is maybe get better gear? better gear usually helps with toe edge issues

[@pleiadian_starchild137]

Mark Reilly try pointing your board straight down the hill and then try your toe turn, instead of turning right away and forcing that turn.

[@jaybyrne4562]

Im guessing you're probably engaging the edge too much to begin with. Try swapping edge whilst still traversing then, engage front foot, whilst holding back foot off. As the board turns towards fall line, match your back foot to the front, that should bring the turn round nicely and gradual.

[@paytonfalco1811]

I have the same problem, what I've learned to do is to slightly drag your back foot behind you while leaning forward slightly. I'm goofy so I would drag my back foot to my left, if you were regular drag your right foot behind you while slightly leaning forward.

[@Unknown-zi2jy]

CoaLove ! Try to not rush the turn, wait a few seconds until your board is pointing straight down the mountain. And also remember to use your whole body, throw your shoulders and hips around as you turn with your feet. I would definitely practice on waiting with the turn tho, that is a common thing that beginners do.

[@joannewoods8709]

Fancy throwing out some tips for traversing, my arch enemy

[@juIceGoD14]

can’t wait to go shred some gnar.