When you see a beginner remember to switch on patience mode. Stop being selfish and bloody rude. Remember to share!

@StealthyZombie

3 жыл бұрын

Funny how many seem to forget this. Can’t believe how many entitled riders I’m seeing in the comments that seem to forget this notion & expect the mountain is for them.

@CaptainMumpitz

3 жыл бұрын

this is so damn important! I have been riding for more than 20 years and I'm still somewhere in the intermediate area, since I can only go for a couple of days per year. So depending on the slope or run I can still feel somewhat insecure and like to take it slowly. And still there's so many people just flying by without watching out for anybody else, or just using the whole mountain for themselves and I just want to punch each and everyone of them. Plus, I am riding with my GF and she's still a beginner, so I am at the same time trying to choose suitable runs for her as well and always keep an eye out for her and her safety as well - plus keep my surroundings in check. It's a bit of work sometimes ^^

@rockl79

3 жыл бұрын

I vaguely remember when my sister was learning to ski years ago, she fell and some dude got really mad about it. Everybody falls at some point, they can't control it.

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockl79 Yep! And if they aren't good enough to avoid you, THEY are the problem. Not the person who fell and is just out there to have fun. If they're going so fast and out of control that they can't avoid potential hazards, they are 100% the issue.

@BeartheSamoyed

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt, was teaching my niece to snowboard few days ago and 2 girls on skis stopped and asked if she wanted a few tips because they just learned snowboarding too. The friendliness of them ladies just made her much more confident and eager to go again.

#13. Avoid the weekends. Too may people. Go on weekdays if you can. More space for beginners. :)

@coogano

5 жыл бұрын

#1

@Odalisca1

5 жыл бұрын

Pezby69 or at twilight

@oxithius_official

5 жыл бұрын

I'm dutch, my friends and I always go just offseason to Norway (Only swedish vacationers left then) lots of space, loving it

@henriki8015

4 жыл бұрын

@@oxithius_official What period of time is offseason, would you say?

@oxithius_official

4 жыл бұрын

@@henriki8015 Well, it's not off-season, because offseason means the period when the slopes are closed ofcourse, that said, off-season for us is the time when the slopes are open and there isn't a specified vacationing time in set or surrounding countries

Beginners should stay clear of trees. I ended upside down in some saplings one time...

@StefanoDaGiau

4 жыл бұрын

Also I recall there is a problem of tree wells in some country, if you fall face down in those you might die for suffocation.

@dw1234.3

3 жыл бұрын

@@StefanoDaGiau one time i got caught in a tree well, but there was a ski patrol guy right behind me so i got out within minutes.

My one thing to say to beginners is "safety is sexy". Get your self a helmet, crash pants and wrist guards. You'll have so much more fun with them than without.

Yup #2. Cat tracks are terrible if you're a beginner. It doesn't help they're often marked as greens.

@evankrause2304

7 жыл бұрын

What are cat tracks?

@profischimmler6428

7 жыл бұрын

Very flat and narrow tracks, usually connecting two slopes. Many people go as fast as they can there bc they don't want to push or walk the rest. Get centered on your board, bend the knees, and stay on the edge

@Meekerextreme

7 жыл бұрын

They can be had on skis too, but yes I see many snowboarders having to walk. Can be the same at the bottom of the hill on some runs also. Makes for a terrible time. I ski board so sometimes I have to push and one reason why I still use poles with ski boards to push when needed.

@NicholasKavanaugh

6 жыл бұрын

Also, if you are having to walk the catwalk, please walk along the sides. You don't know how many times I have lost my momentum since a group of people were standing in the middle and blocking the trail for other people.

@mundyy

4 жыл бұрын

if you're at whistler stuff like greenline and expressway

I think it would be wise for beginners to avoid narrow runs with trees on both sides. One, because you could easily loose control and fly into the woods. Two, because if you keep falling in a narrow run, the chance of people hitting you is much greater than a wide run. I'm not even a beginner and just watched the whole video lol

@williamfitzgerald3537

6 жыл бұрын

Something Rad same

@connorboychuk2526

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah i am too and I agree in narrow runs you can't fully stop either

@Grubiantoll

6 жыл бұрын

wasn't that what he ment with catwalks, or these count as catwalks only if their flatish

@Daisy-pr5bj

6 жыл бұрын

I am a competive snowboarder and i watch this vid for beginers

@connorboychuk2526

6 жыл бұрын

Madelief Girl wut

I went down a rail on my 4th day and fell on my ass so hard that it felt like Superman kicked me into next week

@jojosiwafan1076

4 жыл бұрын

crash pants bruh

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

@@jojosiwafan1076 Best $30 you'll ever spend. Tailbone pads are essential and you don't even notice you have them on. I feel like resorts should make these mandatory. Last time I went out was the first time I tried using them--it was utterly amazing. I was actually falling over on purpose by the end of the day from exhaustion because I never even felt the falls. Turned a potentially severely painful day into a super fun one with zero pain or soreness the next day.

@jojosiwafan1076

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonfrost5025 its the move bruh

I am just taking up snowboarding at age 60. I love your videos and have learned alot of basics so when I start my lessons, I feel I will have a good mental readiness and can focus on the mechanics. Thanks!

Avoid Icy runs. Well I live on the east coast so that is a useless tip. jp

@sal123ps3

7 жыл бұрын

Joseph Gorman I hate ice alleys

@zachpellikan

7 жыл бұрын

The Unwanted Motorcycle no not really it just makes you lose control so when you turn you don't catch and edge can fall easlily

@blakevandenakker69

7 жыл бұрын

what do you mean there are so many icy mountains in MAss ans New Hampshire

@505KP

7 жыл бұрын

LoL, yeah. Westerners have a whole different idea of what icy means. Some of what they call "icy", I would call awesome in the east.

@elemental47

7 жыл бұрын

too funny. i'm from new Hampshire and in Oregon right now and riding mount hood their "icy" was the best snow I've ever been on

For beginners: if you’re planning to go on a chairlift then install some preferably rubber stomp pad on your board so your back foot won’t slide out of the slick snowboard when you’ll drop off the lift. I saw so many unnecessary accidents caused by lack of that inexpensive gadget. Get one, you won’t regret it.

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to rental shops. That's the real offense. The fact that rental snowboards don't have stomp pads is unreal.

I just went snowboarding yesterday for the first time, and I've had a background of skating but I can say that your channel definitely helped me out for turning and carving, I still sucked and got stuck in some powder, but all of your tutorials helped so much!

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

Buy crash pads. $25-30 on Amazon. It'll save your trip--you don't even realize. Best $30 you'll EVER spend. Just got some Tomshoo pads and it was easily the best investment I've ever made. Forgot I even had them on, and it made falling delightful instead of a day-ending event. Crap just realized this was 3 years ago... RIP!

@beans7889

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonfrost5025 lol how’s the shredding 3 years later

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

@@beans7889 haha, the best!

@beans7889

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonfrost5025 lol that’s awesome

#11 - Do NOT stop at the bottom side of the knuckle after a kicker, or cut through there. I can't tell you how many times I'm in the air and it looked clear but then there's some kook just hanging out at the base of the landing area. #12 - Do not cut into a banked slalom, no matter what skill level you are. One time I was blasting through the banked slalom and some kid and his friend dropped in, right into me... I'm 195 lbs and I was flying (it's a 'race track' basically) and I launched the kid back up and over the wall when we collided. I couldn't avoid him... and then they were mad at me. Unreal. This video might seem like common sense stuff but unfortunately, it's all too common.

@elansduka8533

7 жыл бұрын

Whenever you are riding, your safety should be priority. If you can't avoid collision or it would cause you greater risk to avoiding other person, let me repeat again YOUR SAFETY IS PRIORITY, embrace the impact, even if you break his bones (in worst case), you should still think of yourself first. is it worth missing out rest of the season because of some skin tight jeans wearing duchebag ? - think not.

@daymongray3516

7 жыл бұрын

#11 sounds the same as #1. Do not stop where you cannot be seen from above

@leftvassis

7 жыл бұрын

Ronin Editor ι

@maximumtracks8878

6 жыл бұрын

Ronin Editor thanks I’m not much of a beginner in intermediate but that’s really helpful because I just went and I was by a ramp slowing down and almost got hit

@hiewy

4 жыл бұрын

Also slow down its not a race track

Accidentally ended up on a road run in Switzerland, hard! Then added speed to help stay on edge, caught an edge, front flipped over side on a steep drop. ouch. Love your tutorials Kevin!! Plz do one on how to do cat tracks so others don't fail as hard as I did.

The safest thing to do is avoid other beginners and intermediates. They are the actual danger...

@yycwill

4 жыл бұрын

Video drone exactly

@ssj4david

4 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much 98% of everyone on the resorts

@dieseldabz7104

3 жыл бұрын

Safest thing to do is know your damn limits and NOT go to the top of the mountain and expert trails like so many continue to do.

@carsonhouseholder2103

3 жыл бұрын

@@dieseldabz7104 but it’s funnnn

@mariya-bb5ec

3 жыл бұрын

So true

7:13 looks like someone died on the top right.

@Matthew-re9pb

5 жыл бұрын

Cause of death: too much send

@neko_doll5122

5 жыл бұрын

they don't fuck around

@LanaClarkLC

5 жыл бұрын

😂 splat!

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

Yoooo, you feel like that around 1PM though. This sport is exhausting, lmao.

Just avoid me and you’ll be fine

@cathzhou813

3 жыл бұрын

me too

I'm just gunna imagine he's making eye contact with the camera

The one thing that most new riders don't understand is how to know which runs are icy... yeah, I want to avoid them, but how do I know which ones they are until it's too late?... The runs that typically get the iciest are the runs that are in the shade. As people come by, the boards/skis heat up the snow via friction... and then the extra coolness from the shade turns the melted snow into ice... so I would avoid runs that are covered in shade for a majority of the day.

@zzhou7400

2 жыл бұрын

So helpful!

"Avoid icy runs at all cost." But i like on the east coast...😥😥😥

All of this has made me more nervous about my first trip but I'm sure will help me out.

@misaelchalas8561

Жыл бұрын

5 yrs later, how’d it end up? U the new Shaun white now?

@valderja

Жыл бұрын

@@misaelchalas8561 Weird. 😆

@misaelchalas8561

Жыл бұрын

@@valderja weird? Wym

lol #8 i learned how to snowboard on the east coast and thought icy runs were the norm

@doodoodoodle

3 жыл бұрын

About to be me!! I'm a little nervous, but I guess its like learning to drive stick shift on a hill lol

@Allpall

3 жыл бұрын

@@doodoodoodle lol. where are you going? first few days are the worst but you just gotta push through the pain 🙃

@StealthyZombie

3 жыл бұрын

That’s my case as well. Ice ice baby. Only thing close is some mountains near Buffalo or a longer drive to PA or the Adirondacks.

Number 11: Stay off the blacks unless you know what you're doing lmao

@iknowimverystupidbut1828

7 жыл бұрын

racist

@linemanap

7 жыл бұрын

Passionate Mango i see boarders who can barely turn hitting black runs all the time guess they think they are better then they really are

@elansduka8533

7 жыл бұрын

or they simply like to "learn the hard way" or "it can't be that bad" :) but you have a point.

@exotic80

7 жыл бұрын

Wok now when I thing black runs I have 2 different *blacks* mountain blacks, mostly rollers and natural jumps or hill blacks wich are basicly a green with a roller

@iknowimverystupidbut1828

7 жыл бұрын

it was a joke, you're not too smart, huh, Stefanos.

You have no idea how much your videos have helped me with my snowboarding! When I first started I was really nervous but our instructor told us exactly what u do in your videos and I was going down hills with no difficulty, and I was at the top of my class. Thank u once again!!

4:23 those little kids in a straight line 😍

Actually I think it's one of the best ways to practice your board control when you keep practicing going down un-groomed runs AFTER A NICE POW DAY! You will learn to ride moguls that way as well. So riding un-groomed runs is a great way to hone your riding ability, if you ride with caution.

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

Iono man. Un-groomed runs just suck. It's an endless thigh workout. As a snowboarder, they're the worst.

@ozz3790

2 жыл бұрын

Probably but not the very best advice for the beginner who just rents a board from the shop and head to slopes.

Thank you for your videos, Kevin. I watched a few yesterday and tried snowboarding last night for the first time. I still have a long way to go before I can really do it, but I made a lot of progress in a little bit of time thanks to you.

I just had my second weekend of snowboarding in Labrador. I went to stop on a flat area and caught an edge, so good tip. I just uploaded the video of it on my channel. By the way, while waiting for my first gear to be delivered I binge watched this channel to prepare and I think it helped me progress quite well in my first two weeks. Thanks Kevin & Chris!

@UhKimboze

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Budgell same thing here

i am an advance rider but i still watch all his videos

@CrossoverKills

6 жыл бұрын

lucas same

@dy3931

6 жыл бұрын

lucas me too

@narlynarwhals27

6 жыл бұрын

lmao then ur prolly not advanced

Im a skier and im going to try snowboarding for the first time this year. Im excited but nervous, and since im going to mostly be learning from trial and error, i think your videos are going to help me a lot

Ok! I have a tip for you. Since you and Chris seems to be riding together all the time, buy a motorcycle bluetooth intercom. It_will_change_everything when you are boarding, trust me on that. Me and my girlfriend bought a cheap version from China ($60-70 including shipping) and it has about 1000 m range in good weather. In snow conditions, about 6-700 m. If you buy a more expensive version like Sena, they have a nice addon for the GoPro. You can talk to each other without shouting and the GoPro will record all that you say. But you need to be "handy" to mount them on snowhelmets, it took me about an hour to mount it on mine and my girlfriends helmet.

I’m excited to try snowboarding this weekend. Thanks for these helpful tips.

Thank you. Can't wait for my first big mountain trip, so this is quite helpful.

The reason I like your videos is because you guys always have a genuine smile on your face, which tells me youre having a blast doing videos about snowboarding.

Snowboarders always seem like such happy people, def going to try

@likaboss7654

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Alexopoulos try both, I can do both and they are completely different experiences and fun in their own right

@nirvana95themodder

4 жыл бұрын

@@likaboss7654 i definitely will try both! but I'm going towards snowboarding first, I'm bow legged and also pigeon toed so I feel like skiing would be way harder and less comfortable.. also I've been longboarding and skateboarding for years now, so I already have board tendencies

Also, experienced riders should stop showing off on the beginner runs.

@Lauren-yn9ze

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I went to Bansko in January, and several red and black runs feed into the main blue run. All the advanced skiers and boarders kept riding like it was an advanced slope, completely lacking consideration for the beginners.

@Gaterax

5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it’s fun jumping small jumps and going big

@C.J.T49

5 жыл бұрын

Showing off is subjective. What some might see as "showing off" might actually be how they normally ski. I wouldn't worry about what others are doing unless it is dangerous.

@Sekarii

5 жыл бұрын

constrictum omg yes lol. I don’t know why I’m watching this I’m a good snowboarder

@unfunny2258

5 жыл бұрын

constrictum yep, I was on a beginner run trying to learn, and people would fly by doing like 40

Your videos are awesome and extremely helpful. I'm a beginner and your videos have always provided the necessary information and tips.

These guys are some of the few KZreadrs that actually have fun while making their videos

Those narrow cat tracks would be considered wide open here in the east!

@karlheinz7681

4 жыл бұрын

i was like "whats he talking about narrow??"

Did anybody else see those tiny children just skirting past😂

@jasonfrost5025

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, but they were on skis. Totally different. Icy slopes on skis are like the easiest thing ever. Icy slopes on snowboards is a nightmare.

Spot on! Excellent video guys, keep em coming!

love your vids man, because of you im busting out the gopro tomorrow!!

👍🏻 it's totally like a bluebird day out there Chi wish I was out there killing it with you guys but I have other friends to do today

Thank you for your first tip haha. It might just be because it is easier to stop and sit on a snowboard but I always see people just sitting in the worst spots on a run

The most important to avoid next to skiers is fresh powder and the deep and steep stuff can be deadly. Stay on groomed snow and have fun. BEST ADVICE

how awesome you guy's make it so effortlessly Smooth and fun going down

We r beginners and the family just love u guys .u r so helpful and explain things so well .thankyou so much

Not a tip, but a little story. Last winter was my first season snowboarding. So I went to the mountain with my friend who's been snowboarding since he was 8.. SO first run for the day was black + icy (almost every run was icy on that day)! XDD also we went to the chairlift right after that, wasn't that bad actually. And I personally hate those button lifts! I stay miles away from them and use T-bar and chair. And keep up the good work Kevin! I've watched every video on your channel and your beginner snowboard list countless times already! They're really helping me :)

Thank you!! This is so helpful!!

This is really useful! I am a very weak intermediate, but I appreciate the common sense advice, never thought about some of these!

Great one, thanks!!! My tip for the t-bar is to imagine leaning more on your backleg. That way you can still lean on your frontleg in case you feel like falling forward. Also, be a bit lower at the start, because you might be propelled forward. You can do it!

5:34 "Lets go, lets get the heck outta here" LOL

tells beginners to avoid flat part at 4:22 an entire school of beginners pass by

Thanks Kevin this was a huge help :)

Hi Kevin, I really like your channel. I am wondering if you are thinking about making a video about setting up the bindings for beginners and how it effects riding. Would be super helpful! Thanks!

Thanks for the tips

Those little ones at 4:27 are just the cutest thing ever

Thanks for the help!

Hey brother, I noticed you both have helmets on. I will be in Whistler in about a week coming from Australia and wondered if I should have one? Hire one? Or is it not necessary for a beginner to have a helmet? I love ya videos by the way Also what mountains are you at? It looks amazing 😁

Still being a beginner I thought I was able to do a intermediate run but It was pretty late so of course a bunch or ice appeared and I was going like 50mph and ended hitting a hump and took off, That made my confidence go straight down.

Cool so I can go down black diamonds or super deep powder areas as a beginner!

if you crash move the fuck outa the way, crawl off to the side

I just went with a few buddies for the first time and they brought me on a black diamond. I got stuck with the snow going up to my torso and it was hard to get out lol. Dont under go peer pressure.

this is really good info for beginners.

I have a question for snowboarding. When ever I'm on a flat run trying to keep speed so I don't stop, do you stay on a edge or flat board it to go faster. Which one has less friction always wondered

I have to try snowboarding on this season. I believe it’ll be amazing. I’ve been skier for 9 years

I enjoy all of your videos, great advice! I’m going to Jackson Hole to learn how to snowboard. Any advice for JH?

My first time snowboarding in a park was with only a t-bar. I fell a couple times but I got the hang of it lol

I'm just starting to snowboard and I live in Michigan and the only place near me is a bunny hill a super steep and double. Should I start with double

is skiing or snowboarding more enjoyable in the long run? Which do you enjoy most and think is more fun? I wanna try snowboarding since I've only been skiing but is it worth it?

very helpful video kevin :) ty

Great advice thx!!! 😁

4:24 “avoid at all cost if you’re a beginner” are those kids in the background on the place he just said to avoid?

@callieklein6947

5 жыл бұрын

well ya but i ski and snowboard and have been doing both since i was 5 and skiing is way easier to learn than snowboarding and also its way easier to ski on a flat trail than it is to snowboard on one.

@carlosaenz1226

5 жыл бұрын

Snow Ballz just because their kids doesn’t mean they aren’t good lol read what you said Like I’ve been snowboarding for more than 5 years and im a kid lol 😂

I for sure did all of those 10 things you need to avoid in my first 3 times snowboarding!

The first place you stopped, I learned that the hard way. Also 4:11. I fell of into the woods.😂

I love video and keep up the good work

Great vid.

Dont snowboard in busy Runs when i was learning and im still learning i noticed that im always worry for the people coming down behind me.

Hahaha, I had so many falls off the chair lift because when I was learning I never really practiced before going on them. I did better than I thought and didn't fall every time. But there were times where I grabbed on and didn't let go haha and ate it. I learned to push off the seat and that made the world of difference.

@annmariegrant4037

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so grateful my instructors made sure to include that in their lessons. As a beginner, the lift can be scarier than the run imo...

A lot of this is good advice for skiers too.

My first time snowboarding I got one little test run in a hill and then up to the top I went so yea I learned pretty quickly I would say

As an experienced skier / new snowboarder I wish more snowboards would watch this, as almost all snowboarders nowadays stop in the middle of runs, block unloading areas, etc... I can understand a bit now that I am learning to snowboard, but the rules of the hill apply to all, it would remove a lot of hate from both sides

So I’m a beginner and I wanna do tricks, is it a good idea for me to go to the park a try to hit some jumps and boxes? I have wake boarded a bunch of times

I grew up skateboarding and was able to ride blacks and moguls after 3-4 days out on a snowboard. I've done one double black now, but still don't feel comfortable on cat tracks around other people or on the long flats. I've also only ridden maybe 10-12 days over the past 20 years. Am I technically still a beginner? Honest question as I don't know if I should consider myself an average/intermediate rider or beginner.

I often see beginners sitting at the bottom of runs, particularly narrow runs, and often between the end of the run and the lift line. Good way to get hit!

Good tips

How is the name of the place where usually you snowboard im living in Germany now but im returning to the States next year.

Is Whistler-blackcomb a good or bad place for a total beginner to go snowboard? I've never gone in my life, now that I have the money I want to go to the best place possible. Thoughts? opinions?

Those goggles are insane!!!

Omg i think staying off the t-bars is important cos when i was still learning the slope we were on only had a t-bar and i kept falling, so i got frustrated and decided to try going up with both legs still in the binds, which ultimately made me fall and the thing started dragging me up the slope :) the person controlling the lift didnt notice cos i was far away fron the start, and i ended up wiggling myself out of one of the binds but my other boot got stuck to its bind and the snowboard went down the slope full speed with one of my boots still on it until somebody stopped it ;)))))

Once I was snowboarding down this thin winding trail that you can go really fast on and right when I hit the last turn there was a group of like 4 young skiers sitting in the blind spot blocking the thin trail. Ugh I gad no time to react and couldn't get around them so I had to fall really hard and I hurt my arm. I yelled at them though. I have know idea what they where thinking.

You guyz rock! Thanks for the tips for us noobs!

@SnowboardProCamp

6 жыл бұрын

No worries! Hope this helps!

It would probably be smart to avoid the edges of the path if there is a 'snow cliff' for beginners because they would probably lose control and slide off. I'm a beginner, first time! Can't wait to do it!

How could a beginner avoid a chair lift? There’s no way to go down a hill without going up it first. Also, the number one thing I learned to avoid my first few days was narrow runs. When you’re learning to turn it’s hard to turn sharply, so I kept finding myself on narrow runs without room to turn and having to heel slip until I got to a wider area.

@someone-ml8mx

5 жыл бұрын

Majic carpets

@Rosalynn78

5 жыл бұрын

My life. I'm getting better now, but I kept getting frustrated when I'd end up on a narrow run and felt like I couldn't move

Love you Kevin thank you

As an experienced boarder I still avoid the T-bar at all costs. I use it unless I absolutely have to. It's just so uncomfortable and if you take a good look at it clearly designed for skiers.

Hey that’s Red River! Went there when I was about five.

Tips on how to get a comfortable lift ride with more than 1 snowboarder on a smaller lift?

Great content! Could you make a video for beginner chair lift landings? I see so many people crashing here. Hello from the East Kootenays!

@neilhamilton2091

6 жыл бұрын

I used to wipe out a lot because I would LOOK DOWN. DON'T look down, just look forward and you will go forward. I was scared of the tiny hill it was on, but I stopped at the bottom due to natural friction. "Look where you want to go"rules in this situation.

Is this whistler? Love that mountain, I recognized the tracks

I think a lot of these could be used for skiers as well, its easier for us to stay in control, but not if you're a beginner