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So You Want To Know How To Snowboard: The Basic Moves To Learn

Snowboarding is a popular sport all around the world.  People love it because it is athletic and challenging, but more than anything because it is ju...

 

Snowboarding is a popular sport all around the world.  People love it because it is athletic and challenging, but more than anything because it is just so much fun.  There are so many people who are eager to get started snowboarding but who are just not sure how to.  If you want to learn how to snowboard, there are a few basic moves you will want to start working on first.

Of course first you are going to need to get all your gear.  Snowboarding is really not that expensive to get started in, compared to a lot of other sports.  All you really need is your regular winter gear a thermal top and pants, snow suit and boots, then you also need a board, boots and bindings.  Once you have everything and are ready to get started, you want to try the simplest thing which is just standing on your board.

If this is your first time on a snowboard you will probably be surprised at how difficult it can be even just to stand in one spot.  You have to learn to find your center of gravity and learn how to stay balanced when your feet are attached together on a board.  Once you feel a bit more comfortable and can stand up freely on your board, try the skating move.  This is one of the first moves taught by most snowboarding schools because it is so important and used so often.

This is what you will use whenever you are on level snow and need to get moving.  Skating is what you will use when snowboarding on flat snow and going through terrains.  Switching edges is what you do when you want to move from one side of the board to the other.  You will also need to learn how to switch edges, and that means turning your board around from one side to the other.

Most boarders have one stance or the other that they prefer, and you will be able to figure this out once you get out there and start boarding.  However, you would switch edges if you wanted to give one of your legs a rest and start relying on the other for a bit.  These are all the most basic moves in snowboarding.  If you go through snowboarding school you will learn all of these and many more moves.