Any tips for an intermediate snowboarder???

Question

i luvvvvv snowboardin so i wanna get BETTER (obviously).....any tips??

Answer 1

Learn to carve.  It FEELS different than your typical sliding turn, and it's a lot more edgy and responsive.  But if you're not used to it, or if you don't respect it, you will eat it...hard.  For park, I don't think I'll be hitting anything carving, but taking it down the trails, you get a different feel for things.

Work on the park.  There are tons of things to do on everything.  Boxes are great to learn on.  You can try anything on it that you'd do on a rail, but it wouldn't hurt as bad if you fall on it.  And it's not as hard to hit.  Rails offer a more challenging experience, but are more painful if you fall on it.

Jumps:  Get that extra half-rotation in, or tweak that grab.

It's all about enjoying yourself on the mountain and pushing yourself to try new things.

Answer 2

Go up with people who are better than you.  It'll force you to get better.  

Either ride in the park or trees.  Avoid open runs.  When you have to be on open runs, ride switch.  

Hit the baby park switch.  

Learn how to go really fast.  It will help you in the park.  You can't go big without knowing how to go fast.  

Play around all of the time.  Pop little 180s and 360s.  Jump off any little bump you can find.  Bonk tree stumps.

Don't hit big jumps if you can't even come close to clearing them.  It just makes you look stupid.  

Go up a lot.  

Hit jumps where you land in chunky snow.  That gets you better pretty fast.

Ride all kinds of different conditions.  Deep pow, ice, slush, etc.

Answer 3

try new tricks on ramps, boxes, and rails or try to go on more difficult runs like black diamonds or double black diamonds.

i just tried to do a tailslide on a box on saturday and landed them first try. give everything a chance

Answer 4

push yourself, i went from intermediate too insanely better this year just by pushing my self in the park and spending hours outside in my mini park in the backyard.  you'll enjoy it much more when you get better and you'll feel like your part of something. If your into to slope riding try a bowl or backcountry. bowls are sweet. i only get to shred pow once a year and I LUV IT

good luck and always strive to be better.

Answer 5

make sure your edges are sharp, board is waxed (hot wat is the best) and your bindings tight, if your stance can be wider do it, its easyer to manuver that way, also try to have your feet some what like this \......../ so you can land switch

mostlly HAVE FUN

Answer 6

All you got to do is push your limits without putting your self in danger.

Have some lessons with a group of the same level as you and get the instrustor to point out weak point in your rideing style. Work on these thing in and out of lessons.

The best place to practice is on a slop your happy and confident on.

Most importantly keep enjoying it.

Answer 7

dont be afraid to try new things...i have been snoeboarding for a few years now and havent gotten all the great at it because i am afraid to get hurt (cuz i bowl and dont want to risk my bowling arm! LOL) you many even want to try taking intermediate lessons...or have someone you know that is a good boarder go with you and give you some tips. Just have confidence and keep trying, if you fall get back up and keep going!

Answer 8

PRACTICE. the more you go the better you get, so a season pass is a wise choice, i should have got one this year, but theres always next season.

Answer 9

Get a season pass to your favorite mountain. Start looking in the summer because you can get a better deal sometimes.  

From there it just practice, practice, practice.  I enjoy riding switch and doing glades and or going though the woods.  

Getting better at tricks and jumps will come in time. Take it slow and don't get hurt.