Your videos have been some of the most in-depth yet clear spoken and easy to digest videos on snowboarding I've come across. I just recently started my first season snowboarding and I'm so glad I found your channel, without it I probably wouldn't know how to progress in snowboarding much at all!
Malcolm, you're the best instructor on YT, that's for sure. There is really substance to what you sell over here. I switched from skis last year (had a few years break and decided to hop on a board after this time), I've been progressing and i see myself coming back to some of your older videos I've seen earlier and starting to really understand them as i progress with my board skills. The way you explain everything is consistent and bs free. Keep em coming, thank you very much good sir!
@suz4359 one of your original comments, basically telling me how useless I am, you did also offer help. So I asked what that might me, but it seems that you could barely elaborate and you would rather just spend your time continuing to come at me across various different comments. When people do criticise I would say I pretty much always try to enter into discussion with them, as you can see in one other thread that you've jumped upon. To be honest though I don't need to try this with you anymore, your attitude is really terrible, regardless of what you think of me just read back your comments and look at how petty you sound. Just know, and I'm sure of this, there's better and more productive ways to spend your time rather than trolling me. I wish you the best.
@@malcolmmoore there was a scammer/cheater on your channel pretending to offer free Burton stepon/boot set givaways (just for $90 shipping prepayment 😂) in your name. You should have an email on your channel for spam/scam/fraud report. This guy followed your channel and picked it for scam/fraud. It is not the first time he fishes off subscribers. He had 143 scam/fraud attempts on your channel so far... sure this as..h.ole coming back
Mind blown. Great tip video. I thought I’d ironed out most bad habits but was completely unaware of this, and I regularly get aches from boarding - have always put it down to age. Makes me wonder what else I might be doing wrong 😂
@@malcolmmoore Defo. We’re going to Bulgaria in 5 weeks for our 1st ski holiday in 3yrs. Am doing lots workouts to get board fit. Looking forward to trying out my new Xmas present - wife bought me a Lib Tech Orca 😁
Using my knees as levers was key to unlocking progression from falling-leaf to turns; the whole pushing toes up/down thing held me back and kept feeling like technique with no mechanical advantage.
@suz4359 hello again, I've been riding about 12 years, instructing for about 10 everywhere from Bulgaria to Canada to New Zealand and now France. I used to compete in bordercross at an amateur level but unfortunately I broke my back and after a long recovery I take things a bit more easy now. I have a BASI level 4 as well as a French Carte Pro. I have no idea why you're deciding to persistently troll me, I'm not sure what your issue is or who you are, but this channel came from my love for snowboarding. I understand my style isn't for everyone, and it clearly isn't for you. Nonetheless I wish you the best and I hope you enjoy riding as much as I do!
@suz4359 What’s wrong with you? Malcolm’s videos are incredibly helpful and your insistent comments are absolutely useless and unproductive. Get off his dick.
@suz4359 a few comments you have left me, seems you have quite the problem with both my riding and my advice, anyway, one of the comments you offered some help, so let's start with that!
Best snowboard instructor on RUclips by a landslide. I just like watching the videos and even though I don't need the instructions you teach me things I never knew. I'm getting old just looking for ways to fall less or use less muscles.
Malcolm. Maybe cos I'm old and British, but it is so refreshing to have an instructor who ditches the 'yo shredders' 'super fly dope' 'steezy awesomeness' nonsense. Instead you reign supreme in concisely expaining the science of boarding in a way people can access, understand and apply. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
I’ve been snowboarding for 20 years , my kids are skiers and their converting to snowboarding as teenagers , I’m learning a lot of teaching ideas from your Videos because it’s hard for me to explain what I’m doing , so thanks for giving me some tips to help train them …and wow that mountain looks sick!!!!
Best instructor ever, didn't take any lessons just ripped greens on my first day practicing your methods and staying away from counter rotating so not to catch an edge until I was ripping blue and blacks on day 3 and 4. I wish in the future you make some montage videos of your riding some deeper pow or whatever just too continue to love this channel.
OMG! Major lightbulb moment watching this Malcolm! After a couple of days on my board, I have serious shin pain, so this have been a massive help! Thank you so very much 🤩
Yup, setting the high backs correctly is really important. But the technique that really helped me with good heel edge control was your "open the door" move. That torsional movement has given me much better grip and control. Using the knees, instead of the whole body, has allowed for faster transitions.
Malcolm is the GOAT in snowboard coaching. I have watched just a recent video talking about effectively changing edges on yesterday and my ride today became day and night compares to before. A great thank you sent from Canada
It's really cool when I look at your videos and find that I actually do something which is correct, but I can't explain it as technical and as precise as you do. It really shows how much effort you put into making these videos and how much though you give before you actually state/describe a snowboard technique. I hope you keep posting such videos, because this is just "free money". Others charge good fees for their lessons which are not nearly as "academical" as yours. Cheers mate! :D
Great video Malcolm! Yes please make a video of all the different kinds of snow we can encounter, and things like how it is impacted by the direction the piste is facing and the time of day, etc. I think this would help tons of people.
I tried snowboarding on an indoor place near my town, it was frustrating but also good and challenging!!! I got the feeling the instructors didn’t teach me much and thennnn I came across your channel and holy moly there’s so much deepness in snowboarding and so much content to learn from!! Now I scheduled a second session at the indoor and hopefully I will have 3 days at Andorra as my first official “season” !!! I’m trying to digest as much as I can for the basics and you channel has been a huge help to me!!! Thanks for doing this all for free to us appreciate and I would love to have a class with you some day !!🎉
Yet again excellent advice that in all my many years riding I've never really given any thought too. I'm not even sure whether I am guilty of doing this or not but I do get sore big toes and often wondered why so I probably do lift my toes. I never really think about my high backs but I definitely will give them more thought when back on the mountain. Thanks Malcolm 😊
@malcolmmoore is it snowing already? I'm on my way to Alpe d'Huez. The crazy weather situation in the Alps made its way even to the Polish TV news :/ Keep up the good work.
Got back on the board last season after 15years. & I kept getting that front shin cramp wasn't til my last day I started doing this more by sitting into the highback more. You are gentleman & a scholar my good sir!! Thanks for clearing up stuff for beginners
I started snowboarding last year and this is what i was taught. I thought I would have to give up snowboarding because i was experiencing so much pain in my feet, ankles and shins. I wasnt even able to make it down one run without pain. Thank you SO much for this video becaise now I realized its my incorrect form causing all this pain and I can fix it and not give up doing what I love
I get to ride snow about 1 week every 2 years. I am just back from my latest trip, and from watching your videos in the weeks leading up to my trip I have improved phenomenally. I still ride "weird" as I always have (low squatted style) , but I rode better in the past week than I ever had previously. You are a damn fine instructor.
I completely agree! Don't rely on your shin muscles, they're not used to this amount of effort. Conversely, we shouldn't press our toes down when riding on our toe edge. I learned it over the years, the hard way, after feeling completely knackered after 2 days on the mountain. The edge pressure should come from the boots, legs and the whole body posture.
was a great video! Have been snowboarding for almost 30 years and it's one of those things you don't really think about, but need to explain when you teach other people efficiently! Thanks for the great videos!
Another simple explanation on something that makes newer riders like myself better. Thanks brotha! I’m in my second year and almost all of my progression is attributed to your simple, yet informative videos.
I’ve been riding for years & never knew about this. It’s like he said, you get taught this at beginner level but no one ever tells you to stop doing it. I’ve worked seasons & have led groups as ski guide but am honestly considering a 1-2-1 lesson on next ski holiday to undo any potential bad habits & improve riding
This is excellent advice. I spent years, on slope, with aching leg muscles purely because my highbacks were never setup correctly, leaving me using toe lift to gain control.
I've watched many of your videos and they're just so great ! Never been snowboarding before but I already feel like an expert 🤣Nah, seriously I can't wait to get on a board for the first time next February and avoid beginner mistakes thanks to you and have the time of my life 😁
Your instruction is stellar! Thank you so much for putting these videos out. They have helped me to ride with much less effort and fatigue and thats priceless for a 50 year old
your videos has helped level up my riding. I just started last season and this is my seconds season. I totally improved and feel really confident at my riding level. Thanks for the content sir
From Newcastle Australia. After watching through two of your videos without skipping I've subbed. Thanks for sharing such useful and well presented material! It's summer here now, but watching your videos makes me wish it were winter again!
Hello. Thank you for the lessons and for sharing your experience and skills.. Your videos are very helpful in learning and improving technique. But faced with a situation where there is a lot of information, but there is no understanding in what order to study all the chips that you have on the channel. I'm not talking about super advanced stuff, I'm talking about the intermediate level. I will be very grateful if you can record such a video. Thank you for your efforts!
Love your videos, been watching all of then twice to get ready for an upcoming trip to Austria - soo good! Thank you for that. If you could do a short bit on tuning edges, detuning how/when/where that would be amazing, how do you keep your snowboard "in shape". It seems there is as many ways to do it as there is riders - cheers
At 1:04 you touch the snow with your back hand on your toe turn, back hand touching the snow is an easy way to figure out someone is initiating weight shift from edge to edge with their shoulders instead of hips. Try shifting weight with your hips instead, drier gloves and more stability :)
Nice video; a lot of the pull up idea comes from skiers who are trying temporarily to adjust the fore & aft inside the boot. However for snowboarding it is using only a small lever in the foot and we all know the ankle is a fast movement in the foot and only temporarily effect over the long term of board control. The longest lever each boarder has is the body though alignment and posture plus torsional twisting is also available. Many instructors put students in an isometrical locked down position though the wrong use of body parts. Your 100 precent correct I couldn't agree more, or Moore!
That was great info Malcolm u know how I’m a fan of forward lean also I like to think of turning quicker is like driving a standard shift vehicle operation of both feet in harmony 👍
Cheers Jimmy, sorry if I've missed a few of your latest comments, crazy busy teaching at the moment, struggling to find the time to keep up with the youtube! Hope you're well, and have a good Christmas 🙌
Love your videos Malcolm! thanks! Can you make one tips on riding in trees? I find it much more difficult to turn in powder and navigate between trees when usually there is not a lot of space to maneuver
hi MM, nice one again. I would only point out that this might be a tricky one that does not fit all. I have missed a whole last year Saison due to ACL surgery ( finally ) and will not be ready for a this one properly unfortunately. The reason I am writing this is a in a course of my rehab I have recently noticed that I have a knee instability if I do not engage the tibialis manually ( most likely due to lack of neuro-training after surgery). Therefore I would propose you mention that the toes lifting should be engaged up to a level that they do not drop down from neutral possition, and muscles contracted further if needed ( as you suggested). This actually might help a lot of pees getting their joint stabilities and snow feeling better this way. Cheers and happy new Saison :)
Hey Malcom, I miss your videos. Can you do one with some explanation on how to ride in snowy conditions or in misty conditions. Some tips and tricks are welcome for my holiday next week in La Plagne 😀
Thank you soooo much for these vids. You explain them sooo perfectly to address the exact issues some of us have with boarding. Lol I remember my first few times riding, my legs got soooo fatigued from lifting my toes and riding down the mountain. 😅🤣
Thanks for all your videos Malcolm, I'm heading to the slopes soon and am looking forward to using all the tips you give. Which leads me to a suggestion for a video... Tips for the first day back on the slopes after a break from snowboarding. Thanks and keep up the great content 👍
Great analysis! That's exactly right. Carving = edging without pivot. Ie the back foot follows the same path as the front foot. It's fun to do, just gets a little scary fast sometimes :)
Hi Malcolm, your videos really helped me in getting better at snowboarding. There is one thing which I’m struggling with is how to pick a line when going down a steep section full of moguls. Video about this would be useful thanks
Thanks for the videos. Topics like these don’t even cross my mind when riding, which can end up being a problem later on. Most of the time I don’t even think about it. I just shift my weight, lean, bend my knees, think about turning, and it just happens 🤷♂️ (not in that order tho).
Such a good tip thank be just come back from skiing and was in so much pain from wing my toes too much. Love this. Gonna try it when back out in March.
Big fan! As a beginning what i noticed is that we need to focus on bending the knees. I easily get carried away when i keep focusing on balance. For me the issue is when I'm in toe edge, without bending knees i try to do it with raising my ankle i get burned out pretty fast. Having that knee bend gives more room to balance the weight distributions.
Get excited! I have one coming up tomorrow, wax your board, get stoked! You can set your bindings back but it's not necessary if you have good technique, but also I can be fun, I don't bother but there's no harm!
Great tips here I just got back from Val Thorens and I think lots of the fatigue/cramping I had was due to using my toes rather as a crutch to turn more quickly rather than leaning and having good posture.
Hi Malcom, great videos! The best in RUclips! Would your consider doing a Video about how to ride Moguls 😬 I always struggle with Moguls, specially when they are frozen or very hard and deep.
Malcolm, please do a video about making your snowboard last. Common ways you may damage it, and also when to use what types of wax and how to maintain a clean smooth board.
Figured since I just purchased my first snowboard, nobody would have a better response than you, I definitely don’t want to be in aware of how I could be preventing damage to my board
This was my 2nd season (first with new pair of boots). At first I had problem packing boots out, and finishing every day with a great toe pain. Firstly thought it's in process of "they are still new", then after a 15 days on snow and nothing changing was like I missed the boot size for a half of a size. Then inspected my boots and figured out that I made a small room or pocket where my upper part of great toe is, and assumed that I was applying way more pressure on my toe nail by lifting my toes in heal turns :D After that I tried to minimize my toe lifting, and pain started to wear off... Sadly I didn't came across your video 3 months ago LMAO :D So yeah, thx for this great tip & whenever you feel some kind of pain or discomfort its probably because you are doing something wrong :D
Malcolm, I think you make the best teaching videos I've ever seen. If I would be around the resort that you're in I'd definitely take some lessons with you. There is one scenario that I always struggle and I'm not even sure how to describe it. I hope I'm clear enough so you can talk about it. I find it really hard to go in not really big runs with a cliff in one of the sides, you know, the typical road street that becomes a run during the snow season. The thing is that there are some of them that have a slope perpendicular to the direction of the path. So, they force you to go only on your hills or your toes. The thing is, that in that position you will catch some speed, and its really hard to change position because you will get the slope perpendicular to you, so, more speed. What's the best thing you can do in that scenario? I hope I'm clear enough and that is an issue that not only I have haha.
Hi Malcom! Big fan of your content here, intermediate-level snowboarder and your advice has been key to my progress so far so massive thanks! Question: You posted quite a few POV footage vids of you riding down slopes in the French Alps which I enjoyed watching; would you be able to do the same with your Insta360? I think getting to see not only your 'front view' (which was the case with the go pro), but also seeing your board and body posture / how you tackle various snow conditions and slope steepness with different styles + your commentary would be super cool to see. Cheers!
Malcolm, I was wondering if you plan on doing anymore vids where you are just snowboarding by yourself on some good runs, with or without commentary, such as your tunnel run vid. Its a style of content I personally enjoy. Either way, keep up the great work!
been loving these videos. have started snowboarding again and decided that this is the year that i finally really get my feet underneath me and so far your videos have been invaulable. The one about the edge catching was particularly inspiring, as catching that edge and taking some nasty spills has been the hardest thing for me to get passed. I think some at home snowboarding exercises would really help out for the offseason, unless youve done that before. Would love to see the things you think would help
Another close one. Lifting the toes is a 'tip' for better edge grip/control for sure. That's more a result of efficient energy transfer than a higher edge angle, though many instructors frame it through the edge angle lense. I am interested in hearing your perspective on how having active muscles in the feet and leg can create a strong stance, and give much better transfer of energy to the board. I agree, isolating lifted toes as 'the' technique for improved heelsides is a bit of a red herring, however, active foot muscles, both on toe and heelside, definitely lights up the board performance (which you touch on in this video). I actually think that active foot muscles is a big difference maker for the best riders in the world. They're always stacked better, and they always have way more board performance available when they need it. None of them have passive feet, and nor are their feet always fully 'switched on', they're adjusting throughout their riding, but the feet, and leg muscles are always active to some extent.
Yeah you're right, I do use my feet alot when I'm riding more aggressively. I guess this video was more made in response to the trend some other RUclipsrs have of finding people struggling on the slopes, then giving out advice, but often that advice was centered around the quick fix of lifting the toes up on the heel edge.
@@malcolmmoore I have watched a few RUclips snowboard tips people now, I am very late to the game in that respect, and your stuff is quite a lot better on many levels, maybe Tommie Bennet has a similar level of actual usefulness to what he presents. And I also want to recognize your open mindedness, that's a quality that is generally beaten into us through the final gruelling stage of getting to that fully certified level in any of the systems from round the world. Hopefully one day we can go take some laps together, I reckon it would be interesting, and fun.
The full lever is not just the highback, but the whole lower leg. The bindings just fix this lever to the board. Thats why it is so much more economic to use those instead of holding your tibialis all the time.
Hey Malcolm, thank you so much for this video! i watched this before my trip and it’s helped improve my riding so much! One of the things I’ve noticed it helped me out the most with is when I bomb it down the mountain. Before this video, when I bomb it down the mountain, I would rely too much on lifting my toes when going on my heel edge, causing my body to get tired and sometimes even lock up which prevents me from changing edges. Now after trying your techniques, I’ve been able to go down with a lot more confidence and with a lot more grip, being able to even change edges confidently between my heel side, flat base and toe side when bombing it down! Since you released a video regarding lifting toes on the heel side, would it be possible to do a related video regarding pressing your toes down when going on the toe side? I feel like I might be doing the equivalent here but on the toe side, which is where I press down really hard on my toes to get on my toe side before being able to feel my shin press on the front side of my boot. Even when I do feel my shin press on my boot, there is still a lot of weight on my toes/balls of my feet. This tires my feet out due to the pressure on my toes when going toe side. Your videos are the best on RUclips and your explanations are top notch. Would love a video covering this if possible!
Hi Malcolm, would you consider this? Can you occasionally post videos of you snowboarding just for the fun of it, while putting many of the things you’ve been teaching, into practice? A “free ride” sort of thing. Even though it wouldn’t be meant as a lesson, see young “send it” would really help the viewers see the fun of it when it all comes together. But here’s a caveat: your trusted videographer has to record it. Thank you both.
Hello Malcolm, could you please make a beginners video on how to ride t-poles? I see myself most of the times not going to some pistes because i have to ride t-pole uphill and i know 99,5% of the times I'll fall on the ground 😁 Thanks
A small video request while I have you. Now, I don’t want you to freeze up there, but when demonstrating posture (particularly knee steering) it would be great to show it without your jacket. I think it would really help to show the hip movements.
For beginners, this is the difference between learning on your own and having lessons. Get lessons from accredited riders/skiiers like Malcome - once you've locked in those fundamentals using the proper technique, you won't even need to think about it.
I have a background in cars so my brain interpreted what you said like this…your high backs are like the brake pedal on a car and toe lift is like the emergency brake on a car.
As an advanced boarder and teacher I always be like, doing more of the same will not work to compensate a FLAW. Truly, pulling up your toes!? What extra leverage does that get, what result you want to archieve.. Riding more tense, less relaxed, changing your “carve”direction and be out of control and take more impact from the bumpy snow? Lil secret here, need more control on your heel edge, push both your knees outward while in your heel edge, trust me.❤
I would like to learn my 4 year old to learn to board. Do you have any tips to learn him the first things about snowboarding without trying him to explain things he can’t understand at his age. I am a snowboard teacher ( not that active) but never learned a kid of that age. I love your videos, keep on making them!!!
Hey Malcolm, your videos are awesome and I’ve been trying to keep your lessons in mind while riding. If you have a sec, I have a few questions. What are your thoughts on forward lean adjustment? Do you use it? Also, it would be interesting to see a video of not teaching a complete beginner, but someone who is more intermediate trying to get to advance. Cheers!
Your videos have been some of the most in-depth yet clear spoken and easy to digest videos on snowboarding I've come across. I just recently started my first season snowboarding and I'm so glad I found your channel, without it I probably wouldn't know how to progress in snowboarding much at all!
Thanks man 🙌
I always recommend Macloms channel to new snowboarders
Indy’s presence is always welcome
Malcolm, you're the best instructor on YT, that's for sure. There is really substance to what you sell over here. I switched from skis last year (had a few years break and decided to hop on a board after this time), I've been progressing and i see myself coming back to some of your older videos I've seen earlier and starting to really understand them as i progress with my board skills. The way you explain everything is consistent and bs free. Keep em coming, thank you very much good sir!
Thankyou, I appreciate it, not everyone sees value in my content so it's nice when it does help✌
@suz4359 one of your original comments, basically telling me how useless I am, you did also offer help. So I asked what that might me, but it seems that you could barely elaborate and you would rather just spend your time continuing to come at me across various different comments. When people do criticise I would say I pretty much always try to enter into discussion with them, as you can see in one other thread that you've jumped upon. To be honest though I don't need to try this with you anymore, your attitude is really terrible, regardless of what you think of me just read back your comments and look at how petty you sound. Just know, and I'm sure of this, there's better and more productive ways to spend your time rather than trolling me. I wish you the best.
@@malcolmmoore there was a scammer/cheater on your channel pretending to offer free Burton stepon/boot set givaways (just for $90 shipping prepayment 😂) in your name. You should have an email on your channel for spam/scam/fraud report. This guy followed your channel and picked it for scam/fraud. It is not the first time he fishes off subscribers. He had 143 scam/fraud attempts on your channel so far... sure this as..h.ole coming back
@@winterzahn cheers man, yeah I'm trying to get to them all, he hides them in replies so that I don't get notified, really annoying!
@suz4359 here we go again, you said you could help me in one of your earlier comments, I didn't say that I could help you...
Mind blown. Great tip video. I thought I’d ironed out most bad habits but was completely unaware of this, and I regularly get aches from boarding - have always put it down to age. Makes me wonder what else I might be doing wrong 😂
It can still be an achy sport though!
@@malcolmmoore Defo. We’re going to Bulgaria in 5 weeks for our 1st ski holiday in 3yrs. Am doing lots workouts to get board fit. Looking forward to trying out my new Xmas present - wife bought me a Lib Tech Orca 😁
@@neargrog685 ooh nice, enjoy it!
Using my knees as levers was key to unlocking progression from falling-leaf to turns; the whole pushing toes up/down thing held me back and kept feeling like technique with no mechanical advantage.
Wow this is literally what wore me out last week... thanks for the tips Malcolm, hope to train with you in person soon
Thanks, glad it helped!
@suz4359 hello again, I've been riding about 12 years, instructing for about 10 everywhere from Bulgaria to Canada to New Zealand and now France. I used to compete in bordercross at an amateur level but unfortunately I broke my back and after a long recovery I take things a bit more easy now. I have a BASI level 4 as well as a French Carte Pro. I have no idea why you're deciding to persistently troll me, I'm not sure what your issue is or who you are, but this channel came from my love for snowboarding. I understand my style isn't for everyone, and it clearly isn't for you. Nonetheless I wish you the best and I hope you enjoy riding as much as I do!
@suz4359 can I book a lesson with you?
@suz4359 I'm serious, I might have some projects lined up state side, maybe it could work
@suz4359 What’s wrong with you? Malcolm’s videos are incredibly helpful and your insistent comments are absolutely useless and unproductive. Get off his dick.
Nice work Malcolm. I really love your scientific / physics based approach.
Thanks, I appreciate it 🙏
@suz4359 a few comments you have left me, seems you have quite the problem with both my riding and my advice, anyway, one of the comments you offered some help, so let's start with that!
Best snowboard instructor on RUclips by a landslide. I just like watching the videos and even though I don't need the instructions you teach me things I never knew. I'm getting old just looking for ways to fall less or use less muscles.
Wow, thanks!
Malcolm. Maybe cos I'm old and British, but it is so refreshing to have an instructor who ditches the 'yo shredders' 'super fly dope' 'steezy awesomeness' nonsense. Instead you reign supreme in concisely expaining the science of boarding in a way people can access, understand and apply. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
Haha awesome dope dude 😎🤣🤘
You're such a good teacher. I love listening to your accent and all the material is spot-on!
Thank you! 😃
I’ve been snowboarding for 20 years , my kids are skiers and their converting to snowboarding as teenagers , I’m learning a lot of teaching ideas from your Videos because it’s hard for me to explain what I’m doing , so thanks for giving me some tips to help train them …and wow that mountain looks sick!!!!
Thank you 🙏 good luck teaching your kids, hope these help ☺️
Best instructor ever, didn't take any lessons just ripped greens on my first day practicing your methods and staying away from counter rotating so not to catch an edge until I was ripping blue and blacks on day 3 and 4. I wish in the future you make some montage videos of your riding some deeper pow or whatever just too continue to love this channel.
Sounds amazing!!
OMG! Major lightbulb moment watching this Malcolm! After a couple of days on my board, I have serious shin pain, so this have been a massive help! Thank you so very much 🤩
Shins are how you pivot your ankle... So you're doing it.
Yup, setting the high backs correctly is really important. But the technique that really helped me with good heel edge control was your "open the door" move. That torsional movement has given me much better grip and control. Using the knees, instead of the whole body, has allowed for faster transitions.
Awesome 👌
Which video was that?
Malcolm is the GOAT in snowboard coaching. I have watched just a recent video talking about effectively changing edges on yesterday and my ride today became day and night compares to before. A great thank you sent from Canada
It's really cool when I look at your videos and find that I actually do something which is correct, but I can't explain it as technical and as precise as you do. It really shows how much effort you put into making these videos and how much though you give before you actually state/describe a snowboard technique. I hope you keep posting such videos, because this is just "free money". Others charge good fees for their lessons which are not nearly as "academical" as yours. Cheers mate! :D
Great video Malcolm! Yes please make a video of all the different kinds of snow we can encounter, and things like how it is impacted by the direction the piste is facing and the time of day, etc. I think this would help tons of people.
Thanks for the tutorials! Went from falling at every turn to linking them and getting down the slopes in a day!
Heck yeahhhh
I tried snowboarding on an indoor place near my town, it was frustrating but also good and challenging!!! I got the feeling the instructors didn’t teach me much and thennnn I came across your channel and holy moly there’s so much deepness in snowboarding and so much content to learn from!! Now I scheduled a second session at the indoor and hopefully I will have 3 days at Andorra as my first official “season” !!! I’m trying to digest as much as I can for the basics and you channel has been a huge help to me!!! Thanks for doing this all for free to us appreciate and I would love to have a class with you some day !!🎉
Yet again excellent advice that in all my many years riding I've never really given any thought too. I'm not even sure whether I am guilty of doing this or not but I do get sore big toes and often wondered why so I probably do lift my toes.
I never really think about my high backs but I definitely will give them more thought when back on the mountain.
Thanks Malcolm 😊
@malcolmmoore is it snowing already? I'm on my way to Alpe d'Huez. The crazy weather situation in the Alps made its way even to the Polish TV news :/
Keep up the good work.
Got back on the board last season after 15years. & I kept getting that front shin cramp wasn't til my last day I started doing this more by sitting into the highback more. You are gentleman & a scholar my good sir!! Thanks for clearing up stuff for beginners
I started snowboarding last year and this is what i was taught. I thought I would have to give up snowboarding because i was experiencing so much pain in my feet, ankles and shins. I wasnt even able to make it down one run without pain. Thank you SO much for this video becaise now I realized its my incorrect form causing all this pain and I can fix it and not give up doing what I love
I get to ride snow about 1 week every 2 years. I am just back from my latest trip, and from watching your videos in the weeks leading up to my trip I have improved phenomenally. I still ride "weird" as I always have (low squatted style) , but I rode better in the past week than I ever had previously. You are a damn fine instructor.
I completely agree! Don't rely on your shin muscles, they're not used to this amount of effort. Conversely, we shouldn't press our toes down when riding on our toe edge. I learned it over the years, the hard way, after feeling completely knackered after 2 days on the mountain. The edge pressure should come from the boots, legs and the whole body posture.
Videos like this are pure gold. Thanks, Malcolm
was a great video! Have been snowboarding for almost 30 years and it's one of those things you don't really think about, but need to explain when you teach other people efficiently! Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks 🙏😊
Another simple explanation on something that makes newer riders like myself better. Thanks brotha! I’m in my second year and almost all of my progression is attributed to your simple, yet informative videos.
Awesome, appreciate the kind words 🙌
I’ve been riding for years & never knew about this. It’s like he said, you get taught this at beginner level but no one ever tells you to stop doing it. I’ve worked seasons & have led groups as ski guide but am honestly considering a 1-2-1 lesson on next ski holiday to undo any potential bad habits & improve riding
This is excellent advice. I spent years, on slope, with aching leg muscles purely because my highbacks were never setup correctly, leaving me using toe lift to gain control.
I've watched many of your videos and they're just so great ! Never been snowboarding before but I already feel like an expert 🤣Nah, seriously I can't wait to get on a board for the first time next February and avoid beginner mistakes thanks to you and have the time of my life 😁
Your instruction is stellar! Thank you so much for putting these videos out. They have helped me to ride with much less effort and fatigue and thats priceless for a 50 year old
Was just about to comment saying I tend to raise my toes at the end of the turn. Then boom you mention you do the same 👌🏻
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5:14 Yes, to add additional bite to an already solid heel edge.
your videos has helped level up my riding. I just started last season and this is my seconds season. I totally improved and feel really confident at my riding level. Thanks for the content sir
Hello, Malcolm! Shoot a story about how to properly arrange the back side in carving. Thanks!
From Newcastle Australia. After watching through two of your videos without skipping I've subbed. Thanks for sharing such useful and well presented material! It's summer here now, but watching your videos makes me wish it were winter again!
Hello. Thank you for the lessons and for sharing your experience and skills.. Your videos are very helpful in learning and improving technique.
But faced with a situation where there is a lot of information, but there is no understanding in what order to study all the chips that you have on the channel. I'm not talking about super advanced stuff, I'm talking about the intermediate level.
I will be very grateful if you can record such a video.
Thank you for your efforts!
Love your videos, been watching all of then twice to get ready for an upcoming trip to Austria - soo good! Thank you for that.
If you could do a short bit on tuning edges, detuning how/when/where that would be amazing, how do you keep your snowboard "in shape". It seems there is as many ways to do it as there is riders - cheers
At 1:04 you touch the snow with your back hand on your toe turn, back hand touching the snow is an easy way to figure out someone is initiating weight shift from edge to edge with their shoulders instead of hips. Try shifting weight with your hips instead, drier gloves and more stability :)
Nice video; a lot of the pull up idea comes from skiers who are trying temporarily to adjust the fore & aft inside the boot. However for snowboarding it is using only a small lever in the foot and we all know the ankle is a fast movement in the foot and only temporarily effect over the long term of board control. The longest lever each boarder has is the body though alignment and posture plus torsional twisting is also available. Many instructors put students in an isometrical locked down position though the wrong use of body parts. Your 100 precent correct I couldn't agree more, or Moore!
I always thought it was just me having that terrible pain in my shins when doing toeside
Wonderful insights offered here, Malcolm. Thanks a million!
Great way to demonstrate your point. Thanks Malcom!
Malcom Moore operating on a different level once again.
This is a great tip. I always have to stop ridding early because my ankles calves are hurting.
That was great info Malcolm u know how I’m a fan of forward lean also I like to think of turning quicker is like driving a standard shift vehicle operation of both feet in harmony 👍
Cheers Jimmy, sorry if I've missed a few of your latest comments, crazy busy teaching at the moment, struggling to find the time to keep up with the youtube! Hope you're well, and have a good Christmas 🙌
Hey ya no problem brother know your busy have a great holidays and merry Christmas
Love your videos Malcolm! thanks! Can you make one tips on riding in trees? I find it much more difficult to turn in powder and navigate between trees when usually there is not a lot of space to maneuver
hi MM, nice one again.
I would only point out that this might be a tricky one that does not fit all.
I have missed a whole last year Saison due to ACL surgery ( finally ) and will not be ready for a this one properly unfortunately.
The reason I am writing this is a in a course of my rehab I have recently noticed that I have a knee instability if I do not engage the tibialis manually ( most likely due to lack of neuro-training after surgery).
Therefore I would propose you mention that the toes lifting should be engaged up to a level that they do not drop down from neutral possition, and muscles contracted further if needed ( as you suggested).
This actually might help a lot of pees getting their joint stabilities and snow feeling better this way.
Cheers and happy new Saison :)
Hey Malcom, I miss your videos.
Can you do one with some explanation on how to ride in snowy conditions or in misty conditions. Some tips and tricks are welcome for my holiday next week in La Plagne 😀
Thank you soooo much for these vids. You explain them sooo perfectly to address the exact issues some of us have with boarding. Lol I remember my first few times riding, my legs got soooo fatigued from lifting my toes and riding down the mountain. 😅🤣
i was doing it wrong all the while, no wonder I couldn't last a full day on the slopes. my muscles burn like hell after every session
Thanks for all your videos Malcolm, I'm heading to the slopes soon and am looking forward to using all the tips you give. Which leads me to a suggestion for a video... Tips for the first day back on the slopes after a break from snowboarding.
Thanks and keep up the great content
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Great analysis! That's exactly right.
Carving = edging without pivot. Ie the back foot follows the same path as the front foot. It's fun to do, just gets a little scary fast sometimes :)
Hi Malcolm, your videos really helped me in getting better at snowboarding. There is one thing which I’m struggling with is how to pick a line when going down a steep section full of moguls. Video about this would be useful thanks
Had this dillema last years. Thank you for clarification!
I am familiar with shin pain on my front foot. Excited to try this next time I ride!
Same. Christmas will be fine but I’m really looking forward to Feb ski holiday!
Thanks for the videos. Topics like these don’t even cross my mind when riding, which can end up being a problem later on. Most of the time I don’t even think about it. I just shift my weight, lean, bend my knees, think about turning, and it just happens 🤷♂️ (not in that order tho).
Such a good tip thank be just come back from skiing and was in so much pain from wing my toes too much. Love this. Gonna try it when back out in March.
Hope it helps! 😊😊
Great tip Malcolm :) I was never told to do this and I'm thankful for that!
Big fan! As a beginning what i noticed is that we need to focus on bending the knees. I easily get carried away when i keep focusing on balance. For me the issue is when I'm in toe edge, without bending knees i try to do it with raising my ankle i get burned out pretty fast. Having that knee bend gives more room to balance the weight distributions.
Hi Malcom, can you please do a video on how to prepare for a powder day? Ideal board, moving your bindings, wax/No wax, ect. Thanks.
Get excited! I have one coming up tomorrow, wax your board, get stoked! You can set your bindings back but it's not necessary if you have good technique, but also I can be fun, I don't bother but there's no harm!
Fantastic question and even better answer ! 💪
Great tips here I just got back from Val Thorens and I think lots of the fatigue/cramping I had was due to using my toes rather as a crutch to turn more quickly rather than leaning and having good posture.
Hi Malcom, great videos! The best in RUclips! Would your consider doing a Video about how to ride Moguls 😬 I always struggle with Moguls, specially when they are frozen or very hard and deep.
Malcolm, please do a video about making your snowboard last. Common ways you may damage it, and also when to use what types of wax and how to maintain a clean smooth board.
Maybe include edge maintenance, and also you opinion about scraping. Some people do it when the board is hot, some cold, some just in the middle.
Figured since I just purchased my first snowboard, nobody would have a better response than you, I definitely don’t want to be in aware of how I could be preventing damage to my board
This was my 2nd season (first with new pair of boots). At first I had problem packing boots out, and finishing every day with a great toe pain. Firstly thought it's in process of "they are still new", then after a 15 days on snow and nothing changing was like I missed the boot size for a half of a size. Then inspected my boots and figured out that I made a small room or pocket where my upper part of great toe is, and assumed that I was applying way more pressure on my toe nail by lifting my toes in heal turns :D After that I tried to minimize my toe lifting, and pain started to wear off... Sadly I didn't came across your video 3 months ago LMAO :D So yeah, thx for this great tip & whenever you feel some kind of pain or discomfort its probably because you are doing something wrong :D
Malcolm, I think you make the best teaching videos I've ever seen. If I would be around the resort that you're in I'd definitely take some lessons with you. There is one scenario that I always struggle and I'm not even sure how to describe it. I hope I'm clear enough so you can talk about it.
I find it really hard to go in not really big runs with a cliff in one of the sides, you know, the typical road street that becomes a run during the snow season. The thing is that there are some of them that have a slope perpendicular to the direction of the path. So, they force you to go only on your hills or your toes. The thing is, that in that position you will catch some speed, and its really hard to change position because you will get the slope perpendicular to you, so, more speed. What's the best thing you can do in that scenario?
I hope I'm clear enough and that is an issue that not only I have haha.
Oh man, I've always been trying to raise my toes...never knew this...thanks!!!
Yeah hope it helped!! 😊✌️🏂
Indy is back! Which to be fair, that’s all we are here to see, your pooch running around living their best life 🥳🏂
Another great video. Thank you so much for your thoroughly explained techniques. Happy holidays!
Another question for a video (maybe): What's a good angle for my bindings? When should I change the angle? What's good for beginners?
Lifting toes are quite difficult, how about knees down to create a smaller angle between your calf and foot and then keep that angle.
Greatest tip I've heard so far. Sick duuude!!!
Hi Malcom! Big fan of your content here, intermediate-level snowboarder and your advice has been key to my progress so far so massive thanks!
Question: You posted quite a few POV footage vids of you riding down slopes in the French Alps which I enjoyed watching; would you be able to do the same with your Insta360? I think getting to see not only your 'front view' (which was the case with the go pro), but also seeing your board and body posture / how you tackle various snow conditions and slope steepness with different styles + your commentary would be super cool to see.
Cheers!
Malcolm, I was wondering if you plan on doing anymore vids where you are just snowboarding by yourself on some good runs, with or without commentary, such as your tunnel run vid. Its a style of content I personally enjoy. Either way, keep up the great work!
Yes I will be, we've got terrible snow right now, rain washed out the resort, so just waiting on winter to return and I'll be back to those!
been loving these videos. have started snowboarding again and decided that this is the year that i finally really get my feet underneath me and so far your videos have been invaulable. The one about the edge catching was particularly inspiring, as catching that edge and taking some nasty spills has been the hardest thing for me to get passed.
I think some at home snowboarding exercises would really help out for the offseason, unless youve done that before. Would love to see the things you think would help
I am snowboarding instructor in Japan.
Your logic is very NICE!
I'm v jealous of you in Japan!
When you visit Hokkaido Japan, I will show you around :)@@malcolmmoore
@@shujiw6e I'll be doing a trip there in 2025!
Another close one. Lifting the toes is a 'tip' for better edge grip/control for sure. That's more a result of efficient energy transfer than a higher edge angle, though many instructors frame it through the edge angle lense. I am interested in hearing your perspective on how having active muscles in the feet and leg can create a strong stance, and give much better transfer of energy to the board. I agree, isolating lifted toes as 'the' technique for improved heelsides is a bit of a red herring, however, active foot muscles, both on toe and heelside, definitely lights up the board performance (which you touch on in this video). I actually think that active foot muscles is a big difference maker for the best riders in the world. They're always stacked better, and they always have way more board performance available when they need it. None of them have passive feet, and nor are their feet always fully 'switched on', they're adjusting throughout their riding, but the feet, and leg muscles are always active to some extent.
Yeah you're right, I do use my feet alot when I'm riding more aggressively. I guess this video was more made in response to the trend some other RUclipsrs have of finding people struggling on the slopes, then giving out advice, but often that advice was centered around the quick fix of lifting the toes up on the heel edge.
@@malcolmmoore I have watched a few RUclips snowboard tips people now, I am very late to the game in that respect, and your stuff is quite a lot better on many levels, maybe Tommie Bennet has a similar level of actual usefulness to what he presents. And I also want to recognize your open mindedness, that's a quality that is generally beaten into us through the final gruelling stage of getting to that fully certified level in any of the systems from round the world. Hopefully one day we can go take some laps together, I reckon it would be interesting, and fun.
Dude!! That’s what I’ve been doing. I leave the trails with some sore ass shins. Thanks for the video
Haha hope this helps your shins 🙌🙌
The full lever is not just the highback, but the whole lower leg. The bindings just fix this lever to the board. Thats why it is so much more economic to use those instead of holding your tibialis all the time.
Great video! Thanks for the tips! It definitely will help a lot of people on the slopes!
Another great video! I just ordered a Warca 153 myself :) looking forward to using it in Avoriaz this January!
Great video! This is definitely one of the main bad habits I need to work on!
Hey Malcolm, thank you so much for this video! i watched this before my trip and it’s helped improve my riding so much!
One of the things I’ve noticed it helped me out the most with is when I bomb it down the mountain. Before this video, when I bomb it down the mountain, I would rely too much on lifting my toes when going on my heel edge, causing my body to get tired and sometimes even lock up which prevents me from changing edges. Now after trying your techniques, I’ve been able to go down with a lot more confidence and with a lot more grip, being able to even change edges confidently between my heel side, flat base and toe side when bombing it down!
Since you released a video regarding lifting toes on the heel side, would it be possible to do a related video regarding pressing your toes down when going on the toe side?
I feel like I might be doing the equivalent here but on the toe side, which is where I press down really hard on my toes to get on my toe side before being able to feel my shin press on the front side of my boot. Even when I do feel my shin press on my boot, there is still a lot of weight on my toes/balls of my feet. This tires my feet out due to the pressure on my toes when going toe side. Your videos are the best on RUclips and your explanations are top notch. Would love a video covering this if possible!
Hi Malcolm, would you consider this? Can you occasionally post videos of you snowboarding just for the fun of it, while putting many of the things you’ve been teaching, into practice? A “free ride” sort of thing. Even though it wouldn’t be meant as a lesson, see young “send it” would really help the viewers see the fun of it when it all comes together. But here’s a caveat: your trusted videographer has to record it. Thank you both.
Hello Malcolm, could you please make a beginners video on how to ride t-poles? I see myself most of the times not going to some pistes because i have to ride t-pole uphill and i know 99,5% of the times I'll fall on the ground 😁 Thanks
Haven’t even watched this yet and I am already excited. I was going to ask you about this exact topic! Thank you.
And it didn’t disappoint!
Loved the twist and the clear explanation. Just fantastic as always.
Thanks man, appreciate it 🙏
A small video request while I have you. Now, I don’t want you to freeze up there, but when demonstrating posture (particularly knee steering) it would be great to show it without your jacket. I think it would really help to show the hip movements.
Great video as usual! Any quick tips for going through trees without having to use the back foot as a rudder?
Makes me happy to see that you're still rocking with the NiDecker Supermatic. Just got mine in this week and I can't wait to try them out!
Yeah, still got them, still going strong!
I’m very drawn to the lib tech orca. But alas bills outweigh new board 😢 My board’s 8yrs old
Thanks Malcom.
For beginners, this is the difference between learning on your own and having lessons. Get lessons from accredited riders/skiiers like Malcome - once you've locked in those fundamentals using the proper technique, you won't even need to think about it.
I have a background in cars so my brain interpreted what you said like this…your high backs are like the brake pedal on a car and toe lift is like the emergency brake on a car.
You turn with the balance points of your feet that are controlled by knees, hips, and waist.
Excellent point and as usual excellent video, you explain it so well it makes it easy to follow, Thanks🙂
Thankyou!
You were not my favourite sb instructor before I watch this video. Now you are.
Thanks 🙏😊
As an advanced boarder and teacher I always be like, doing more of the same will not work to compensate a FLAW.
Truly, pulling up your toes!? What extra leverage does that get, what result you want to archieve.. Riding more tense, less relaxed, changing your “carve”direction and be out of control and take more impact from the bumpy snow?
Lil secret here, need more control on your heel edge, push both your knees outward while in your heel edge, trust me.❤
I would like to learn my 4 year old to learn to board. Do you have any tips to learn him the first things about snowboarding without trying him to explain things he can’t understand at his age. I am a snowboard teacher ( not that active) but never learned a kid of that age.
I love your videos, keep on making them!!!
Thanks Malcom. love ur helpful vids as always.
Hey Malcolm! Do you have a video on how to snowboard bumpy terrain? 😁😁
Hey Malcolm, your videos are awesome and I’ve been trying to keep your lessons in mind while riding.
If you have a sec, I have a few questions. What are your thoughts on forward lean adjustment? Do you use it?
Also, it would be interesting to see a video of not teaching a complete beginner, but someone who is more intermediate trying to get to advance.
Cheers!