10 Tips for Snowboard Carving Turns

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In this video we have 10 tips that will help you improve your carving snowboard turns! A carve is when you ride your snowboards edge around a turn. Carving is an aggressive way to turn with your snowboard with speed and control. Carving is also necessary if you want to do spinning ticks in the park and for riding the half pipe. You can start learning to carve by focusing on one turn at a time. For the toe carve focusing on bending your knees toward the snow. For the heel carve pretending like you're sitting in a chair. As the individual carves improve you can start linking them together on a mellow slope. Always progress at your own pace and be safe while practicing your snowboard carving turns. Thanks for watching!

[@nikohelin5475]

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

[@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.

[@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 ❤️

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@inevercrash5013]

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

[@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!

[@jonnyboyxxx]

You guys have really helped me out, just came back from Norway and my snowboarding has progressed so much thanks to utilising your advice.

[@jonnyboyxxx]

Was at Tjørhomfjellet!

[@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!

[@goddammitevan]

Picking his nose in the background was great 😂

[@Kozycz]

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

[@Kozycz]

Been here since 30,000 subs

[@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 :)

[@toddlerkitten3531]

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

[@michaelsundarev5818]

Great video! I was waiting for it for so long... Thank you!

[@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!!!!!!!!!!!

[@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

[@user-lw9bg4zs5r]

Simon Schwa

[@MrCATonyPark]

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

[@trevorrandal5710]

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

[@robicenco1]

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

[@ChrisMoulton]

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

[@mishaweearmour7562]

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

[@diegoangel5240]

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

[@tyraleu9157]

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

[@Harley72300]

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

[@nellerz13]

I'm loving the daily vids! Keep em coming!

[@verdalityplayz4649]

Those mountains look AMAZING...

[@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!

[@abyde]

The etch-a-sketch is a game changer!

[@ChrisEyres]

abyde - and totally waterproof

[@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.

[@diowk]

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!

[@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!

[@melchorperez2554]

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

[@tpgames6977]

amazing video dont stop what you are doing

[@monica1294]

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

[@lefterakas2750]

Hi from Greece. The best channel for snowboard tips.

[@Herraxt]

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

[@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.

[@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!!

[@samstriker_]

Awesome video Kevin! These really help out, and CONGRATS on 180k subscribers!

[@owenschilling7707]

Your goggles are sick as hell man!

[@urologiaufjf5324]

Amazing tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@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.

[@roberthalls3265]

You guys have helped me get more confidence

[@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.

[@Gwiedert]

Conditions looking awesome!

[@yinyanglovebomb]

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

[@T25de]

Man that black run had a stunning view!

[@leonardodeflorio6805]

Great video guys! That helps me a lot🔝

[@davidshirz4351]

Very helpful video!

[@harlowhoopla]

Love the comic relief act. Great fundie vid too

[@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!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@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!

[@Flatfourdetailing]

Thanks for the video. I really improved today thanks again!

[@marlenamaglieri]

Thank you for making this! So helpful :)

[@miiakristiinasiimesto6352]

Great teaching, Thank You 😊

[@itsoliroy]

Bonus tip REALLY help me out.

[@CyerFox]

I love these guys

[@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

[@fwudylan]

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

[@williamthemtbbeginner]

You guys are awesome! Thanks

[@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

[@bairstoww]

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

[@TheJugga21]

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

[@coachv7520]

Thx for the tips Bruddahs 🤙🏽🏂🏂🏂🏂

[@georgia71894]

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

[@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.

[@YS_LONDON]

great video!

[@Normanb15]

Great video

[@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.

[@JJCotek]

finally, great video

[@dragonvlogs6908]

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

[@juIceGoD14]

can’t wait to go shred some gnar.

[@joecur94]

This would have handy to know last weekend...

[@steevesr]

Thank you ! Its very apreciate !!

[@chongxuqiu4094]

thank you for this vid it was really helpful!!

[@mindpov]

thanks for this video guys!

[@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.

[@skysvlogs1344]

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

[@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

[@MiniKodjo]

i cant wait goin back on the slopes!!!!!!

[@martacataniciu9007]

This was great and funny hahahaha thanks!

[@lachlanhubbard1542]

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

[@ChrisEyres]

Lachlan Hubbard thanks

[@purple.heart.emoji.5943]

The most chill guy ive ever seen

[@victorjay9586]

Chris has got some ‘dicey’ carves!

[@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!!

[@tomatokultivator]

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

[@mikeg8013]

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

[@xwarxsabrewulf]

Steer those knees. "Yess" that's it subscribed.

[@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!!

[@danwhite2585]

Those slopes are great

[@Gnomescoped]

sick video

[@Matthew-re9pb]

7:10 , great footage

[@ramirezramirez8953]

chris is always smiling :) i like him