Tips and Tricks for Snowboarding Steep Terrain

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

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[@ellstackeradventures]

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[@jimrat92]

Only video i have seen to suggest what i naturally started doing in steeps and difficult terrain, pivot turns. Leaning forward, scary at first, and bumping out the back allows me to get rhe edge change exactly where i need to get me on a specific line. Basically near instant 170 degree turn without "jumping" and keepin you in control/contact with the ground. Mogels became so much more fun when i discovered this. Getting into a groove and just "bouncing" down the mogels is a dream, but hard.

[@doubleblack795]

Most of the time i just send it and hope for the best. You will supprise yourself what you can ride out.

[@timoconnor9795]

Very helpful I didn’t even think to go up the mountain to lose speed. I always fell on my butt when doing a heel side stop but next season I’ll just use momentum up the hill to stop. Especially on the ice coast with extremely high moguls.

[@baconsboi360]

On mid steep terrain are use the Fallingleaf technique. It is so helpful.

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

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[@alexandrle1607]

Thanks!

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

No thank you!!

[@AmyStoneYT]

I FINALLY got my toe edge comfortable, yesterday! It’s taken so long as I had a mind block after busting my wrist last season! I’m turning 50 this year and just learning to snowboard! I’m damn proud of myself! Now onto smoother turns! 🎉❤

[@MS-ut8fd]

Until the wheels fall off!

[@waltysalamander]

Good choice of run! That was Dropout Chutes (one of the easier double blacks at Mammoth if you can believe it!)

[@grimmriffer]

The great thing about riding that gully/chute is that you have two options for going up the fall line, you can go back up the chute slightly, or run the traverse a bit longer and ride up the walls before turning, and if you traverse across and run up each wall before turning you will feel - and *look* - awesome. 😍 Another tip for steeps is to keep your weight above the board, so you're pushing straight down, not down and "out". I always have to work at this on my heelside on steeps, pushing down on the board instead of down and forward - if I push down and forward and the board skids then it tends to keep skidding and I end up on my butt. (Oh, and crouch, more than you think!)

[@zephyr707]

2:11 i'm def guilty of this chatter, how do you go up the mountain on the heel side, or is the toe side just easier as you mention a bit later?

[@TheOriginal1234]

I don't snowboard but your channel is still fun to watch

[@ellstackeradventures]

Yoooo

[@waltysalamander]

Give it a shot!

[@TheOriginal1234]

@@waltysalamander ill stay with skiing...

[@alternatemusicaddict5226]

@@TheOriginal1234 I’m an experienced skier I tried snowboarding wasn’t super hard since I understand what’s going on was a lot of fun feeling like a beginner again

[@jevgenikruglov7874]

Just started riding steep slopes , thx for the advices , very useful tips! 🙌🏂

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

Yes! Keep ripping

[@lanekline5449]

This helped a lot! I started snowboarding and my first fear was the toeside, but I overcame that and next was the fact I was heel sliding down any steep terrain, but this helped a lot!

[@jan.kowalski]

Well, good tips and another one: just use your edge, board can just cut through some snow bumps easily. This is so called compensation iirc. Relax, use your weight, loose your knees and be aware of your hips over the board and just have fun. Oh, and try to not stop on the steep terrain - this could make you frightened or in panic, you need to relax and enjoy. If you think you need to stop, just change the edge or ride slower but do not stop (of course if you do not know what lies behind than you should stop and look around).

[@DKR-1881]

I try to ride back up the hill but then get stuck on my toe side edge and freeze, unable to get back to heel side edge. Usually icy where I ride so it’s difficult to sweep back to heel side.

[@out__sider]

Thanks for the video! Still, the cameraman's the real hero here :)

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

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[@nesolea1]

@jonathanbuckhouse, can’t believe u didn’t give a shout out to chair 23 @mammothmountain!!! I recognized it right away! That was either Cornice Bowl or Dropout Chutes. Great informative video though! It’d be great if all the skiers disappeared one day and they wouldn’t leave their moguls behind! Specially Cornice Bowl is a great run when it’s flat, u can really traverse across from side to side!

[@1ofnoother]

How do people straight line and carves straight from the top though?

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

They do that when the snow is all untouched powder. The snow tapes out your speed.

[@dotta4763]

Every time I put myself in that situation I then question myself why and if I’m actually enjoying the ride

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

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[@shorm2562]

I pound the beers before I go snowboarding 💯💪 it helps with confedence!

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

Whatever it takes 🤙🏼

[@ThirdEyePerspective1111]

I'm good on steeps as long as it's powder, but as soon as there's any ice, then it's HELL THE FUCK NO!

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

🤣😂

[@shugo33]

Thank you

[@briangow6282]

I bought this for my nephew for Christmas. He loved it!

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

That's great!

[@komakie]

First tip when riding in general is to wear gloves or mitts. Just as important as wearing a helmet.

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

This was in May 😂 It was so hot!

[@komakie]

@@JohnathanBuckhouse but you still need to put on gloves ;)

[@cratra]

JB this is a really good tutorial format with the live instruction on the flow. Similar to Malcolm Moore. Keep the Dream.

[@dean3583]

I don't look down at the base of the hill. I look at one turn target point at a time to know in advance.. over there is where I slow down and turn. It's all psychology and the steep slope looks as easy as a blue run.

[@brit1259]

Great tip about riding back uphill. I have been doing that by accident to save my knees.

[@kenseroka3669]

Could tell this is West coast try to go up the mountain in the East

[@DKR-1881]

Exactly

[@gabestowe4333]

Can you do one on more ice terrain

[@jaxhoover4707]

I’d say just really try to do in you edges on turning and if you have dull edges you’ll slip but if you have sharp it’ll be really grippy

[@samchoonday9777]

I have that question too going down the black label at mountain high. It's really steep and icy..

[@qwertyuiopasdfgh9328]

Practice man. There is no tutorial for ice riding, there is no secret. Just reps.

[@ccarlock8537]

Smart

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

🤘🏼

[@ellstackeradventures]

Hashtag steep

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

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[@EricFarmer01]

Just send it.

[@JohnathanBuckhouse]

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[@jmenter1]

I always worry about how i look. I know i shouldn't but somehow my ego usually gets the best of me.

[@Jonakaiii]

Nah. I just backheel hero this all the way down. If I do toe side I’m afraid to catch an edge and smack the back of my head and slide down the mountain unconscious

[@flute0692]

my strategy is bomb it until i crash and break something

[@TaylorPhase]

whoops. i point it lol

[@MarshB-s7e]

Thats not steep man