The Top 5 Reasons You Aren't Progressing As a Rider

[@Jonesnaltitude]

Ride switch until you can't remember if you are riding regular or switch

[@TedsHoldOver]

I remember the exact moment I had that happen. Brought a huge smile to my face. Spot on advise!

[@callmed.7171]

Definitely love that feeling. Only thing better was that first locked in switch heelside carve.

[@Nismitsu]

"If you're not falling trying new things, then you ain't progressing." I always try to ride with people that are slightly better than me so I can progress at riding.

[@exorder2005]

That will give you some extra motivation but sometimes you can't keep up with better riders. So just pick something you want to practice that day and dedicate some time to trying it out. Also most importantly, do it at your own pace. Yes you'll fall and it will hurt sometimes but no pain no gain my friends. If you're cruising the groomers not trying out anything new you'll never improve.

[@CephBacon]

Totally on board with the scaring yourself. I fully subscribe to the "if you're not crashing, you're not trying hard enough" school of thought

[@Daz555Daz]

That might depend on how old you are. I think I am of that school of thought generally but then acting like a 20yr old on a 2 week trip last season saw me break my hand and tear my ankle to shreds on the first morning of the first day on the mountain. It really put a downer on the entire family holiday. I think I'll dial it back 10%.

[@italiano5150]

Awesome video & tips!!! I am nearly 49 and only began snowboarding last season with my son. I have fallen in love with the sport and not planning to look back. I am already hyped for next season and cannot wait to get back out there 🤟 cheers from Western CANADA 🤘

[@gregbrady4752]

All solid points.....I've been riding for 35 years ...but I get out there every chance I can to show people how much I suck at snowboarding...

[@AngrySnowboarder]

To show the world how much you suck and admit it is gods work.

[@neilramcharitar5822]

Thank you for this, I’m 52 and starting riding again after 25 years off a board. I ride alone 95% of the time and it’s easy to get complacent and not push yourself. This video alone has given me the inspiration to scare myself instead of buying a new board.

[@Bheise225]

The new gear is really nice and so many options in boards. I'm 52 as well and got back into it last year again as well and the new decks and bindings are so much nicer than what we had 25 years ago. I really like how far bindings and boots have progressed. The fact that resorts actually put-up parks for snowboarders amazes me still.....haha. All we had were trees in the woods and had to get certified before we could even ride the resort. lol

[@argentiniancapo]

ride a skateboard in the off season, improves your switch like nothing else

[@TedsHoldOver]

Tough, but fair. For me…gonna grind on switch ollies. My brain says “go” and my body says “who are you talking to”?

[@dan.r9220]

honorable mention: your scared of looking like your learning.

[@BreadAssailant]

really agree w this

[@ADAMJWAITE]

If you don't push yourself enough that you crash every day, you're not trying hard enough to progress.

[@babywearingbyanela2985]

Hahah true. Had people coming to me and asking if I need help or an instructor when I was learning switch. Looked like a complete beginner 😆

[@scatreed]

This is my biggest and always has been. I don’t want to wreck in front of people. If they weren’t there I’d go way harder. That’s on me though.

[@FlyingTiger2]

Yeah, good one. There are times to learn and times to perform.

[@jessleborgne5756]

#4 is the word. I committed to doing this last year and hit a ton of small, non crowded spots and at 43 and after riding over 20 years had one of my best progression years. Also #2 👌👌

[@ryanweddle6745]

#4 is key. I'm making a commitment to ride more this upcoming season. When 10 days a season is a good season, it's tough to progress.

[@exorder2005]

I went from 6-8 days per season to 25-30+ depending on what time off I can take off of work, by making the commitment of riding every weekend. Yes I can't do it full time even though I love it so I'm confined to holidays and weekends. I don't hate my job though, I'm a programmer. Closest resort is a 3 hour drive for me so every Saturday morning I'm in the car by 6 AM and by 9 30 AM I'm on the mountain, riding. I'm happy. I think this average can be achieved by anyone really, as long as you have the money to sustain it of course. I can see good progression and I'm satisfied. We can't all ride 200 days a year but you can be a decent rider even with 30.

[@Fordtruck4sale]

@@exorder2005 30 is a lot, a LOT, for us civilians

[@babywearingbyanela2985]

#1 is definitely well positioned! After a few injuries 10y ago I stagnated. I was scared of not feeling comfortable while riding and going faster. 🙈 So this year I surrounded myself with local instructors. Improved my carving, overcame fear of riding in fog and blizzard, went into deep pow, learned switch, went into woods, even started hitting some jumps. I advanced past season more than 10 years all together. I scared myself every day and it was a win!

[@sandkatt]

Saving this to watch again when the season starts to remind myself. Great advice.

[@aLn12301]

Following a local rider on social media will open you up to lines and natural features that you never knew existed, at least it did for me

[@SnowmobileHomeMovies]

Great video, agree on everything. Backcountry riding and night skiing at the local resort (Snoqualmie) have really helped push me forward lately. Got me back to 50+ riding days a year while working a full time desk job. My legs can't do 150+ anymore but 50 is good, I don't get so fatigued like when I rode every day until June in the 90s at T-line and Meadows with Floodo building the parks and so many powder days. When you had it good like that, it's easy to stagnate, it's easy to think it's not worth riding if the conditions aren't epic. That's the kind of crap that does you in. I was bored and thought I was done riding. Really I was in a rut. Different ways of riding and approaching the hill gets you thinking differently. Riding the bunny slopes with a beginner every week this spring helped progress my riding in unexpected ways - my legs were stonger on the big spring pow days because of that. Getting back to basics can show you things. Whatever gets you out of whatever rut you are in - whether you know you're in one or not. Also trying different boards and gear can get the stoke going. The Rome Party Mod that you recommended was pretty instrumental in getting me out there more often last year because it's so fun to ride and it encourages me to ride differently. Going to different resorts with new terrain pushes you. Riding alone can push you if you don't normally do it, especially if your friends aren't great riders. I do ride park almost every riding day at age 45 - the smaller lines - but always trying to push new tricks, get more pop, switch takeoffs, different grabs, more rotations, etc. Set a goal for a trick I haven't done yet but know I'm capable, or get back a trick that I haven't done for 15 years. Or see how many 360s I can land in one run. Maybe I'll get back onto medium-size features this year. Sometimes I bust out the snow skate. It all pushes you forward.

[@michaelkulig7874]

I can honestly say just riding more is so true. Have purchased a season pass from Snowshoe inWest Virginia for the past 4 years, but can only go on weekends, and the resort is a 3 hour drive from my house. Said screw it last year, went every chance I could and got 45 days, have never progressed as much as last season. It's definitely all about muscle memory and working on your technique.

[@exorder2005]

Same story here, i'm ridding every weekend + the time off of work I can get, I use it on snowboard trips. 3 hour drive as well for me. It's doable, wake up early on Saturday, get on the mountain by 9 30. Stick to it. Been doing it for the last 3 years, and the progression is very noticeable. You can get to a good level as a casual rider as well, doesn't need to be your main thing.

[@henrygeorge3089]

Real talk, love this list Also “You’re too proud/cheap/etc to take a lesson”

[@jokermtb]

54 and been riding since 1997, and I feel like I've gotten pretty good at this snowboarding thing. I often joke to myself that at my age 'progression' is actually keeping all the sharp skills I've honed to this point in my hopper. I will say that wearing my mtb enduro pads under my clothes really makes for a lot more confidence for continuing to tackle questionable lines. Confidence, repetition, and scaring myself (on occasion - and surviving) is where it's at!

[@ejhayes76]

I'm 46 and wear crash pads under my clothes as well. Really takes away that fear of falling.

[@Seraphial]

No 1 for me. First three years of snowboarding I just stuck to what I knew, which were blues on keystone. Up and down, over and over again. 4th year i started on blacks and eventually did some dbl blacks, and last season trees, switch and small progression park. This year looking at medium jumps and boxes/rails. You gotta scare yourself.

[@tombono4916]

All true . I’m 55 and lost weight and working out . All helped my riding

[@ShredAheadSnowboarding]

Avran this is funny while driving to golf today, I was thinking why people don’t get better at riding. Bam I go to you tube and there you are saying it, makes sense to me!

[@benjaminkamben4908]

I think you nailed two reasons I am not progressing. 1. I thought the only way to progress was to learn to do tricks. 2. I do not ride enough. Usually these videos are just something I can laugh at, but not today. Nope, this one hit home Hard!!

[@andrewfindlay9062]

Couldn't agree more about having a scary run. Used to force one early and it made my whole day so much better.

[@keithwomack5943]

Yep I'm in a comfort zone I like the scare yourself advice

[@job11133u]

You never stay the same. You are either progressing or regressing. Stagnation is for ponds.

[@shawnboogher7647]

I understand that scaring yourself.with out that u don't get that adrenaline rush that feel great hand shake ing knees get weak.love ur advice man u are spot on

[@trewyntamblyn]

Hear hear, this was a VERY solid list. Scared the shit outta myself by riding a recently restructured, full camber (not modern camber - this deck is 13 years old, full camber and has TWENTY ONE carbon stringers from tip to tail) deck down an icy firm groomed run yesterday, riding switch. I'd forgotten what full, old school camber was like, having ridden 2D RCR, CRC, Camber2.0 and 3D shapes for the last 9 years.... I almost put myself in hospital a number of times. 3 hours later I was getting familiar again, understanding the need to take control rather than counter-rotate my upper and lower body like I do when party carving a 3D board (Rome Stalefish). To any other "complainers" out there (who, like me, are a little bit crabby when the conditions aren't relatively soft, bluebird, comfy etc) - as an extension of Avran's list, find ONE THING to gain, on days that aren't perfect for you. Be that getting your switch game on groomed dialled, to air awareness off cat track lips, to extension/flexion (and reverse extension/flexion unweighting).... Don't spend the whole day side-slipping down the run (too many people call that "turning", but it's not - it's merely washing off speed here and there) to the medium park to do tindies and talefishes. Slow down, take time, get ONE thing per day, and you're solid!

[@vansabbath5127]

I force myself in the beginning of the session to go in the trees And steeps... as a 56yr old dude I can't jump &do tricks...just like to blast..get low & carve..I've progressed somewhat, cause I could keep up with fast skiers...but at the end of the day I just wanna surf the mounds that house the jumps ...get low & touch the snow....I thank you 🤙

[@ADAMJWAITE]

I"m in my 40's, don't nearly have the stamina I had at 18 but I'm a much better rider now. How I would love to have the stamina and ability to recover from or avoid injury now like I did back then, with the skill set I now posses. Not pulling 180's and 360's like I used to but my overall skills have advanced far beyond where they used to be. Really surprised riding more wasn't #1, but there's some really good advice here. Challenge yourself everyday and on every run even if it's just something small. Become a snowboard bum for the winter, work and live at a resort and your skills will increase dramatically! Not only will you ride every day but you will be pushed by other, better riders and coworkers. If you don't crash every day you're not pushing yourself. There are plenty of youtube teachers out there who can suggest small things to work on on even the easiest run. Wish I had this resource 20 years ago.

[@DonLeonM]

100%. I’d also consider taking lessons.. IF you don’t have someone to follow on the resort.

[@lukedudgeon8699]

So many of these hit so hard. Trying to push myself, harder when there's no one to ride with. Just have to start scaring myself more often.

[@massimocredenza5697]

I wish he would quit pointing at me and saying “I’m talking to you”.

[@lukedudgeon8699]

@@massimocredenza5697 it's OK, he was looking at me when he said that.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Really? I could have sworn I was staring at my cut out of Patrick Bateman. Best mid level exec on Wall St. Has a killer Huey Lewis collection.

[@StreetSinner]

Just to expand a little on a few of Avran's points: There's no substitute for riding a lot. That said, "a lot" might be less than you imagine and not as insurmountable as making it your whole life. Even if you only go for 2 hours in any given day because you're old and out of shape and gonna hurt yourself if you push it for 4 or 6 hours, put those 2 hours in the bank for as many days as possible and you will naturally progress, and crucially: you will learn how your equipment setup can be improved. You can't understand your equipment without riding it a lot and eliminating the natural bias of individual scenarios and how you feel about certain incidents. A super common problem is ill-fitting boots, and it's hard to identify as a noob. Too small or too big and your feet and ankles can't do the job right, so your legs will not learn to move right! You'll actually be counter-training yourself and have to unlearn some subtle and nefarious bad habits that, besides making you suck, can very realistically lead to injury. If you aren't willing to spend the money on good boots fitted for you by a real boot fitter with a good reputation and buy the season pass and take your ass up there over and over, you aren't ready to progress. 2 or 3 days a week is a lot, by the way; you don't have to ride every single day. But if you set a target of 50 days for the season (a lot for normal mortals, even living in a ski town), and you get 30 or more days, you're going to be super confident and comfortable riding by the last third or half of your season. The awkwardness doesn't last forever. And you will still eat shit sometimes, because the inner ear and gravity and our image of ourselves do not always agree, plus shit happens. But, proportionate to your dedication to making any incremental progress, even if it's painfully realistically small, you WILL progress. By the way, taking it easy is a good way to prevent injury while having a great time instead of being on some ego trip mission, not to mention being safer for others who might be nearby. Also, being scared all the time doesn't count as scaring yourself. First, get comfortable. Then venture outside your comfort zone. But keep it fun: just go play in the snow, and don't worry if you aren't launching the biggest gaps. Being able to walk away at the end of the day and do it again soon is the key to ever getting there. Relatedly: only incrementally progress with jumping. Start small and work your way up to bigger ones. Many of the worst injuries are from "just sending it" when you could have had the humility to realize you're not there yet and send something a little smaller. Also, pro tip: always be carving. If you can't carve literally everywhere, that's what you need to work on the most. Period. If you carve like a sumbitch but can't do it switch, it's a worthwhile pursuit and will sort of unlock other abilities, so do it, even if it feels like trying to sign your name with your non-dominant hand. That feeling passes, mostly, eventually.

[@beachbumsnowboarder5213]

This one is great, and hope you still make that top 5 on regressing. Thank you so much for your content!!

[@napoland9676]

Great video! I'm 46. I skied as a kid, but started snowboarding in 1995 when I moved to the base of Mt Baker. Due to MTB and BMX racing injuries, I've developed arthritis in my knees, so the park is pretty much not an option these days. But, hitting bigger, steeper lines on pow days, and working on railing carves on groomer days are now my new progression goals.

[@maass2k]

The fear after the surgery is/was the biggest one for me. But I've found the riding team that is pushing me hard to develop and I love it. Even if it hurts sometimes ;)

[@nathanratermann9204]

I’m an old fucking iron worker who decided to snowboard later in life to “bond”😂 I laugh my ass off so fucking hard!!! I love it!! Just a straight directional rider, replaced bicep, and multiple crushed discs. So…I get to ride a lot now!! It was the Forum destroyer 154 for the first four years. Ride the Rossignol Sashimi 160 now. Love the surf. You are so funny l!! I love it!! You would have done well on beams!!

[@MelodiesAndRhythms]

Love your top 5s , pissed the KZbin algorithm hasn’t been putting ur vids in my feed I had to look you back up

[@jameslakings6039]

Totally agree with all of the above. Wiping out is sometimes my and my family's favorite part. I would like to add that demo'ing a bunch of different boards and different style boards really helped to get me out of my comfort zone. Would like to see more demo days on the mountains.

[@chooseboost]

1. What would riding enough look like? 2. What do you see as the fundamentals? ( maybe a top 5 fundamentals vid?)

[@JodhaMeista]

try at least 30 days a season - the last 10 years i had 50-60 days in a season and my progress was visible

[@FlyingTiger2]

Spin in every direction or at least try it. Try to ollie and nollie simple butter tricks. Try the tricks in different terrains.

[@somedudenamedryan]

#1 is my biggest problem. Its tempting to be complacent when you ride solo in the poconos and everything is super easy unless your into park. I just started doing a week out west every year since im finally not a broke schmuck. Next season ive gotta try some bigger lines while im there 😎 you guys have more pow to catch my dumbass when i fall..

[@caseyconnors6955]

I'm so happy you called out Buckhouse

[@pieisgood235]

genuine question: why so? I've been enjoying a lot of his content this season and I've gotten some helpful tips from his videos, he's a significantly better rider than I am so I don't know any better, but why the beef?

[@BlackMarketHoney]

I totally back the riding the local hill tip. It's better than going to the gym and a lot of them near me have evening sessions. 3 hours sessioning a rail or a kicker is better than nothing.

[@do4thaking]

#4 hits home, completely wrong climate to feed my addiction. Damn kids and responsibilities. I aspire to one day move to the mountains and live a simpler life of spraying fat skier kids and tourists, paying extremely high rents or mortgages and freezing my Floridian balls off. All worth it, to get more days on hill. Side note, taking your recommendations on Powder Mountain this year. Place looks amazing and seems like a larger version of Loveland. Thank you for the recommendation Avran.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

You will not be disappointed with PowMow.

[@nicklarson801]

Nailed it. These are all so true. I love riding with people better than me, I feel like I try way more shit than riding with the same old crew.

[@brianshaw7033]

Tore my acl jumping off a hut and have barely scared myself since then. Good call out in the honrable mentions.

[@3MatthewWright3]

Totally agree👍🏾 I forced all 3 of my friends off the main trail down under the chairlift or into trees when we went snowboarding or skiing, now they don’t even like the main trails😂

[@davidkim835]

What a great video. Been riding for 25years. Totally agree with everything. I mostly agree with riding with people that will push you. Also shit your pants once a day thinking that could have ended badly on trying something you have not done before.

[@nickprice9716]

Thanks for the slap in the base.

[@tsubakisan1147]

20K subscribers... Fuck yeah! Rock On Avran Being honest about your own abilities is key, both to progression, and avoiding injury.

[@alexandrecousin9702]

Holy shit that @2:58 corner meme is straight savage

[@lukeoverthehill]

Increasing days on my board was the biggest thing for me. Riding with people who are better than you is a game changer as well. And always remember we are just sliding on pieces of wood down a slippery hill don't take it too seriously.

[@AL_KING777]

Whatever a “snow curb” is, it sounds fun!!

[@AngrySnowboarder]

When a groomer drops the tiller just a little and doesn't even it out there forms a small curb. Great for just buttering up onto.

[@MidWestJigga]

Snowboard regression camp 😂😂😂😂😂

[@cryololz]

Sometimes the truth hurts. Buying new gear didn't make me better, it showed me how my 15 yo beginner full rocker snowboard was allowing me to ride without all the fundamentals. So I regressed for a time, didn't understand why I couldn't ride. Made some adjustments (if you buy online, make sure you setup your snowboard well...), it's a bit better, but I'm re-learning how to position myself on a snowboard to be able to handle speed without being uncomfortable every heelside turn. In the end, I just wanna be happy on the slopes. But turns out it was a good choice, I'm actually progressing now.

[@mikaelnyblom]

I am in shape. "Round" is a shape. On a serious note though, I did miss "you're not taking classes" somewhere on this list. Yes, there are many clown instructors out there, but there are also many really good ones.

[@mikaelnyblom]

The classes you took were useless. The classes I took propelled me into an entirely new level as a rider. Twice. #UCPA

[@panterita1177]

I agree with you Mikael. It’s so hard to find a good instructor, but when I did, it really helped me. I ride alone or with my family of skiers so I don’t have anyone to correct me or point out anything helpful so I decided to take a few lessons last season to better my riding.

[@mikaelnyblom]

@@va4114 because kids learn much, much, MUCH easier than adults?

[@juniorcarreau1983]

Very thrue and fair!!! Wish i could ride daily!!I ride every second week end now!! 1 week end is for me , 1 week end to teach my 2 daughters !!! Wen i go i have a friend that is way better rider them me and i try to keep up and push my self to get better!!!

[@bugsterkaferrr]

Awesome vid and I think you're totally right... this applies to many sports and situations as well in life I guess.

[@spencerthompson1426]

excellent stuff dude! eh new gear can sometimes help... but for most people it won't. Nothin' beats finding out your undersized rocker board was holdin' you back

[@xXthatonedudeguyXx]

If you’re a weekend warrior and can’t ride everyday, it does also help to wake up early and ride all day, no day drinking and just messing around. Also, properly fitted boots are a must, foot pain really held me back. Riding with equipment that works and doesn’t cause pain has really helped me focus on improving my riding. Now I gotta stop worrying looking like a noob riding switch and just put the reps in.

[@chillfoster5905]

Was practicing switch riding last season and turned too shallow. Plowed right into another boarder seemingly mirroring my mistake. I said "my bad dude, that was switch!" He said "me too" *lol* We had a good laugh and slayed the next run together haha

[@miplatt88]

I almost fell in a creek last winter... That was terrifying.

[@matthewp7428]

Oof! That hit me deep 😅. All so true. I'd say #1 and 2 hit me the hardest. Probably need to just send it more again and remember most falls don't even hurt at all.

[@lifeInProgress_8020]

The 7:08 pop-up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. He said he's a pro-rider and I started to 🤣🤣🤣.

[@opfreakx]

4 hits hard... The debate in the head now is to move closer to real mountains, or figure out a sabbatical someone in the next 5 years to ride for few months. But I totally agree with pushing yourself 2 years ago for the first time I rode in a pipe, I suck at it. But it was sooo fun, totally need to do more of it But I wont do rails, too high of a chance to break bone.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Remember, flat base on the transition, on edge in the middle, let the lip throw you and if you pop you pop forward not up as popping up will cause you to fly back into the pipe instead of out.

[@Daz555Daz]

I've been riding for 30+ seasons and I'm well into my 50s now so I peaked long ago. I'll never be able to charge as hard as I did when I was 25 (ankles wrecked playing football and I think I have the spine of a much older man after numerous MTB injuries) so now I focus my improvements on my technique - as a result my snowboarding form is better now than it was back then. My kids are skiers (yes yes I know......leave it) and they are improving RAPIDLY so I guess being able to keep up with them as I get older will be super important to me.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

You don't have kids, you have organ donors.

[@Daz555Daz]

@@AngrySnowboarder 🤣🤣🤣

[@Rolling2Quarters]

46 years old. Been riding since the late 80s. I run 20 miles a week. Still skate and downhill mountain bike. Doing everything I can to not regress as I get older. Now if I could only quit drinking.

[@emiliemendoza9652]

I am getting back from 2 injuries: concussion (had a helmet) and broken ribs. Cause? Not in a good physical shape! I am better now, but fear is strangling me. The sound of my ribs cracking still haunts me…

[@roberthsu5410]

Somehow I felt this is one of your best five👍👍👍

[@lordmark4966]

I just dont snowboard often enough to progress much more, also related to my shit cardio lol. But when i work out before the season comes i always do better.

[@samvenable9898]

God damn it you’re right I need to get in shape 😅

[@josefabreckterfield8867]

Get to know the park show them your trying then ride with em and you’ll progress so fast

[@doyouevennaturebro4593]

Dude congrats on 20k.

[@olecranonrebellion9976]

Scare yourself once a day is perfect. Im a beginner so getting used to this rule.

[@Genericfakename7]

Dude I watched this video went for the best powder day of my life and learned bs fs and half cabs all in a half day

[@shawnboogher7647]

Switch helps alot

[@phorestpsy]

i lucked out when i moved to bear and linked up with a chick and her bf as riding friends. She was a bit more advanced than me and he is way more advanced than her. So hes pushing her to progress and Ive been nipping at her heels. Went from the guy who falling leafed down all the blacks from feeling comfortable enough to charge them on a geltab of acid. I mean I only did that one day but point is I progressed fast in like half a season.

[@houbing]

"Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?"

[@mariosantos7061]

These are great. I'm guilty of a couple of these

[@TheUnderdogg666]

Trying ski(snow) patrol for the first time this year. It should be interesting

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Watch your back if you have to side slip down with the shame train aka the injured person sled. The pressure it puts right on the hips and lower back can fuck with you if you're not careful. Had a friend break their back responding to an injured person on a steep mogul run because of the weight of the sled hitting them.

[@TheUnderdogg666]

@@AngrySnowboarder From what i understand we are always 2 for the shame train at my resort. (One that push and one that pull) But i will try to take caution of that for sure!

[@AngrySnowboarder]

@@TheUnderdogg666 That's typically how it is most places as well, just be aware you're putting faith in the guy behind you to help be an anchor. Another friend of mine had a guy drop the line and she let the sled go because it would have crushed her, needless to say the person in it wasn't thrilled with their wild ride. But hey Snow Patrol is a cool gig and my grandfather did it for 43 years so mad respect for you to do it.

[@JejjeP]

That was actually good!

[@zoen]

How about scaring the person you are riding with once per day? Did that a lot last season...it was fun 😃

[@AngrySnowboarder]

I'm legitimately scared to see you ride.

[@zoen]

@@AngrySnowboarder well...it's sort of your doing. You are the one that suggested to get the algorythm and i have been taking bigger jumps without fear of washing out and i am leaving deeper trenches because i listened to your advise. Maybe it's not me, but the people i ride with that needs to progress faster 🤔😃🤷🏻‍♂️

[@stuffifindinteresting2115]

I let fear of reinjury keep me from snowboarding for 15+ years but i pushed myself over the past year. Went from falling to switch riding and having fun. Yes i had to have surgery again but fuck it. Progression leads to success and happiness. Fear is good and catching an edge builds character. Another reason for not progressing is that you ski and dont snowboard.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Skiing is full regression. That's bordering on reverting back to being a full troglodyte.

[@Bohdisattva326]

Nice Han Brolo....real nice bro

[@woodywoodpecker3643]

How you have 815 likes and only 32k subs is beyond me.

[@davejones1160]

Honorable Mention: You spend more time at the bar than on the slopes. Getting that twisted Tea is not tricky.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Now on tap.

[@sflora951]

Also dont get drunk everytime you ride

[@christopherross2131]

Funniest snowboard content creator on KZbin easily.

[@stevenmott2421]

I am 5'7" 81kg and been told a Nitro SMP 155 is too small, really, the next size is 158. approx nose height - really !!!. Can you please tell me whats the min. size. Would really appreciate it.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

You can get away with that 55 depending on your skill level.

[@ty.Tibor123]

Your awsome buddy

[@keyboardwarrior8141]

Whilst this was spot on and i think its great, I'm not sure this was angry enough... The angry angry is the best angry.

[@alanwrobleski]

Maybe he got laid

[@TaylorPhase]

Which mountains do you usually ride?

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Copper/A Basin

[@TaylorPhase]

@@AngrySnowboarder haven’t been to copper yet. A basin was fun. Surprised you haven’t run into buckhouse at a basin since that’s also his local resort

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Just because he lives here doesn't mean he knows where the goods are. Kids a fucking putz, shows up does 3 laps through the park at Copper, leaves, and makes it a 20 minute edit.

[@TaylorPhase]

@@AngrySnowboarder I took your advice last year and went to aspen. You were right. No lift lines. Hit a few runs on all 4 mountains in the same day. A bit icy though and foggy. If you got an ikon pass you should definitely come out to Oregon and ride mount bachelor

[@mr.meeseeks4279]

Where’s the stay fit vid that was mentioned

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Sitting in the Top 5 playlist.

[@MidWestJigga]

The two dislikes are from Jonathan and Kevin

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Pretty sure if you scroll down you'll see who one of the dislikes is from Joey Sandoval.

[@coogano]

The bartender at the resort says I'm progressing really fast.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Yeah towards alcoholism

[@whoisthe1412]

What boots is that you have displayed from K2?

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Thraxis.

[@jucadrp]

No1 and No5 are fucking me up real bad. Wake up call.

[@kosycat1]

I started working at a guitar factory and I stand 9 hours a day. My legs are gonna be solid by the time the snowboard season rolls around. The main reason I don't progress is that I am mostly always riding alone. For one I'm not riding with too many people past my ability level to get that next level myself, Plus I am always road tripping alone and I don't go at it full force in the park because I know I will get hurt and I'll be stuck in Vermont 500 miles away from home alone...I did just get health/dental/eye coverage with my new job so I'm not as scared to slam now.

[@ADAMJWAITE]

With all due respect, just the fact that you have to stand all day at work is not going to make a huge difference. It's a start, but your leg muscles will be working much harder even on the first run. Jogging, doing stairs, ect, will push your legs to build the stamina snowboarding requires. As far as riding alone, there are always skills you can work on outside the park that aren't injury threatening that you can practice. Check out Ryan Knapton's videos for example. Learning how to master the carve and other skills will help in the park as well. God bless!

[@kosycat1]

@@ADAMJWAITE Thanks. You're right, I can't say my carving is nearly as good as Ryan's but I'm better than most people at carving. Riding the east coast most of the time. but unfortunatly I've become a powder hound,and most of the time, I would rather to be hucking small/medium size cliffs into pow,and riding trees instead of just going mock 10 and eating shit in the park. lol I mean I used to do landscaping and pave asphalt an other like jobs for a living, so my legs are pretty srong I don't really notice leg fatuige too much, I guess the whole standing all day in one spot thing is working some new muscles. There was a few days last year I could only ride 3 hours but they were late season. A "powder day" at sugarbush, It all turned into concrete hard moguls in 5 runs. My legs were holdin on for dear life lol

[@joeylager1191]

Will you fight for all the snowboarders of the internet in a KZbinr death match?

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Do I have to? Other than Casey I’m probably the only one in shape.

[@johnsutcliffe3209]

Good boots made me a better rider. So did Oakleys