Never rely on a video to estimate your speed, especially not in snow. Since you’ve got no contrasts/landmarks, your eye will be deluded and you underestimate your speed.
I’m actually a cautious person, too. But I’m also stubborn. I ride with a bunch of very experienced guys (+20years on boards) so I couldn't let the matter rest till I was able to (almost) catch up. Took me many moons, to be confident enough. So take your time and just increase step by step.
I’d strongly disagree with that. How fast you dare to ride depends a lot of how secure and confident you feel and this depends on how well the board behaves at higher speeds. Well, there might be super cracks feeling fine with noodle boards and sneakers taped on the board instead of bindings, but for us intermediate riders, equipment can make a big difference. For me, it even depends on how hard I fasten the boots and straps. If there’s just a little too much free moving space, I get insecure. I only dare to ride fast if I know that the slightest movement of - say the toes - will be immediately transferred to the board
I ride a Flagship 158 since this year and dare to go faster than ever, simply because it feels ok to do so. I began to measure with Ski Tracks some weeks ago. I’ve not yet done a run that felt very fast but already was at 55mph. I guess, there’s a big measure aberration but anyway, it made me think “well, that’s the speed I drive on a highway with a car with lots of airbags surrounding me… hmmm…”. Kind of scary.
BTW, I’m very glad I found this thread. ‘cause I’m still (and always be) the slowest in the pack, I always thought: the guys are fast and I’m rather slow. But it seems that I’m fast enough and the guys are just nuts