Snowolf

Yeah, MPD has it right, only I don`t necessarrily go completely accross ths chute or steep. Sometimes I just slide 10 feet or so each way in a shallow traverse to keep the speed down, then I up unweight the board, by flexing my knees, then popping up abruptly and then pull my legs up and spin 180. The board lands with the edge across the fall line and I ride back the other direction. As you know, in a standard turn, you pick up speed very quickly when the the board is pointed down the hill. This technique eliminates that rapid acceleration.

You can also use this technique to navigate moguls very successfully.

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lisevolution

See this is what I try to do but due to either a lack of leg endurance or just techniques in the bumps, It just doesn't always work for me. It does work excellent when it's steep though

Snowolf

Yeah it gives you one hell of a work out. It can be -20F and I will be sweating like mad at the bottom!

The way I do this is I pick my line and I target a bump about 3 bumps away to make my turn. I will use the high side of the bump to bank off of, landing in the trough below and to the side of it, then pick my line and target the next one and so on. Try to use the terrain of the bumps to help you make these quick turns. Once you get a rythem going it`s actually pretty fun.

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lisevolution

outside of switch and freestyle shit this is probably the one thing I'm still super inconsistent with. Alot depends on my conditioning as to how well I handle the bumps or what time of day it is that I get to that type of run. If i'm on steep techie face and the only way down has bumps I just charge it and just try to stay on top of the board and ride it out... however when I'm just doing cruisers and I can get more lazy with it I almost analyze the line too much looking for the perfect way down and end up getting caught too deep to get the next turn in time. I think improving my switch riding will significantly help this as I already will go that way if that's the way the line is calling for so I can get through it but I just don't have the same control I want to do it right. I guess like anything else it's just about practice. I am determined this season to get my switch down nicely and that I think will help this all out in general

Turbomarco

Snowolf, have you seen the Go Snowboarding DVD by Neil McNab? I think he features that technique in the DVD. It shows that the same 4 pressure points are still being used to initiate the turn.

Snowolf

No, I have`nt seen that one.

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