How to Snowboard through Crud
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2020
- How to snowboard through chopped up, cruddy, variable terrain. It is more than just 'bend the knees' when you are snowboarding. In this video I use the analogy of riding under a low ceiling to help you understand how to ride through difficult conditions. When you are snowboarding we are constantly adapting to the terrain, and there is no better way to push yourself than by riding fast through chopped up snow. If you have any questions on how to improve your snowboarding, or any videos you'd like to see me make, then let me know in the comments down below!
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I ride a lot of crud in Whistler and this is probably the best breakdown I've seen. Also, the leg workout is no lie. On a "good" crud day, there comes a point where my shock absorbers just stop working. At that point, I know its time for a chill ride down and some apres. I mention it because it can sneak up on you, even if you're used to a hundred days a season and days of 25km or more vertical. The most important thing is to be able to do it again the next day.
I love your technical breakdowns so much. Your analogies regarding edge control and body positioning are spot on and make a lot of sense. I'd like to think I'm intermediate and these are the tiny fixes I need to take my ride to the next level! You get a sub from me!
Thanks Josh, I'll be back next winter with loads more of the same! 🙏
You're brilliant, Malcolm! I've always wondered how people can do moguls on snowboards. I often find myself stuck in a rut until I bail to get out of it. Any chance you'd make a video on how to get through moguls properly?
As an east coast snowboarder, all I can think of is "First time?"
Cause this is all I deal with all F-ing season
Thanks Malcolm!! something to think about for getting more confidence on these rough steep sections ✌✌I'll try taking just a little wait of that front foot to smooth it out a bit😉...
you just made it very smooth like Roll Royce every bumps
Love your videos, very clear explanations and demos!
Thank you very much! 😃
Thanks for the tip :)
Thank you! 20+ years of snowboarding and I've always been looking to improve my riding through crud. I will try your tips this weekend while I'm up with my kids sliding the mountain.
Sorry for the late reply, hope the tips helped!
Great cut through advice for intermediates! These tips translate directly to riding mountain/longboards over bumpy roads concrete or even off road (which is almost the exact same comparison to this crud!). #offseasontraining
Absolutely I never thought of that!
Hi Malcolm! I found your videos better than many other videos on youtube. Some of the details (e.g., how to use twist, how to ride steep, how to use back legs), are not there in many other channels. Great work!
Thanks!
Ive got the same board and I gotta say, it charges chunder and poor conditions super well. Your board definitely matters if you want to maximize performance in bad conditions.
Absolutely, soft boards will generally get bucked around more, but also a damper board, will take put some of the vibrations. Ride boards are famous for this with their urethane side walls!
Hi Malcolm! Really loving the content you're putting out. You're now my favourite RUclipsr for snowboard content!
Just wondering, as I do not get to snowboard often, while on the topic of strengthening the essential muscles for snowboarding, do you have any recommended exercises we can do in the gym or off-slope in order to be well prepared for snowboarding day?
Hey Gregory, Thanks for the support! I've just been speaking to a personal trainer and yoga instructor actually and I will be making a video with some good exercises to do to warm up for snowboarding, as well as things to do to strengthen the right muscles. In the mean time though anythi g that kind of mimics the movements that you do on a board, so over the summer I do loads of squat jumps, they strengthen your legs but also give you that explosive power that you want for snowboarding!
@@malcolmmoore working on "stronger legs" is ofcourse one of the best off-season training you can do to get you started already, but don't forget to work on your core strength as well! I would focus on both muscle endurence (wall sits!) as plyometric excersises (jump squats!) and ofcourse build up your strength with some sort of heavy resistance training (so pick up those barbells and dumbells and start lifting! 😉) .
Same for the core, combine different excersises like static planks, weighted ab excersises and dynamic excersises to strengthen those muscles there (and keep in mind: "your core" is not only your abs but your lower back as well!) .
For a complete snowboard focused workout you should also work on your flexibility (stretching/yoga) and of course your balance. To work on my balance, I love to do excersises on one leg, like one legged (assisted) squats, one legged deadlifts etc.
That being said, do not under estimate the power of muscle memory too! So if you have some particular snowboard tricks on your wish-list, see if you can practise them without the actual snow and/or snowboard.
For example, you can work on your rotation by just jumping 180/360, do handstands if your want to learn how to do handplants etc.
And for the real crazy bastards among us: ever tried tricks with your snowboard on, but on the flat, in the grass or even inside on your carpet? Tall/nose blocks, twisting and rotation , pressing, there is so much you can already practise without even having a slope!! And its fun too! 😁😅
Hope these tips helped already a bit 😉
@@suzieontheroad yeah really great tips Suzanne thanks!
@@malcolmmoore you're very welcome! 👍☺️ Thank YOU for all those other great snowboard tips you already gave me in your vids! 😅🙏
wow looks like you are flying down that run!
It was a bit of a workout for sure!
Great content, explained really well. Any advice on riding steeps, and overcoming the fear.
Thanks Marc!
I always use the car suspension comparison, but the ceiling thing is great.
Ah yeah I like that one, I'll steal it thanks!
@@malcolmmoore hehe, is not stealing mate, is sharing, as you do 😉.
I had a breakthrough on rough steeps on the last day of my last trip. I found I needed to very consciously stack my weight above the board - as a keen carver I have a tendency to lean, but you can't really carry lean if it's rough. Also important to just apply edge pressure and let the board turn itself, to ensure that "board riding its length" you mentioned. If you kick a turn round, you'll skid and be moving broadside.
(I'll be arriving in Alp D'Huez this weekend, lol! 😄)
Nice! Keep an eye out for me on the slopes!
@@malcolmmoore no sign yet of some guy delivering snowboarding tips to an insta 360... Nice resort on the whole, but **** me, the BUMPS..! 😄
Hey Malcolm, Thanks for another great instructional video! Hope the channel gets big soon! Would you recommend the selfie stick you're currently using? I broke mine last weekend so I'm looking for a good replacement - I'd be happy to purchase through your Amazon affiliate link if you have one. Hope you have a great weekend on the mountain! Cheers
Also, your channel was at least partly responsible for my recent Warpig purchase - which I love - so I wanted to say thanks for that, too! Such an awesome board!
@@thaddeuspope4999 ah that's awesome. I'm using the gopro el Grande pole, it's a good length and really stable, some of the smaller ones wobble quite a bit when fully extended. The only downside is that it's too big to fit in a pocket, but if you're riding with a pack that's not an issue. Just clicking through the gopro affiliate link I have and then searching for the pole should work too! Cheers
@@malcolmmoore Awesome, will check it out! Cheers man :-)
Just ordered the el Grande on Amazon via your affiliate link. Thanks again man, and best of luck with the channel! ✌
@@thaddeuspope4999 thankyou very much!
Hi. Do you think you could make a video on how to go about moguls covering these bullets:
- a 3 step progression: (1) small bumps for starting on moguls and get over the initial fear, (2) medium size moguls to work on technic, (3) big moguls for the ultimate challenge.
- how to approach moguls at each levels: (a) beginning of mogul, where do you start on the mogul?; the side? The top?; (b) where and how do you turn on the mogul; (c) where and how to exit the mogul; (d) how do you prepare for the next one and how ro approach it.
Really breaking down every step.
I have not found any resource that addresses these anywhere. Like many others, I like your teaching style and think you could really help many snowboarders embrace moguls and have fun on them, including myself.
Hope you see this comment. Thanks in advanced.
Legit!
Please do a video on how to bomb through giant icy moguls!
Haha, we'll see, same technique just alot harder! 🤣
Hi Malcom,
Are you using upward unweighting/most extended or downward unweighting or retraction? I think what I want to try based on this is getting more 60% back-foot weighted because I feel like I am riding more on my front font while using downward unweighting. This technique requires for me to ride the crud a lot of work and I am wondering if it would be easier with an upward unweighting. I like the quick edge change I get from downward unweighting and maintaining a low position because I feel more stable/less likely to get bucked around in the crud. I am a snowboard instructor, but nowhere near your level. But I have been exposed to the concepts and enjoy watching your videos and take a lot from them for my own riding to work on and for my students. Thanks and keep up the awesome instruction. You are a master. BTW, what country in Europe is your home mountain?
Morning, I based in France at alpe d'huez, just on the gondola up to the mountain now actually! In cruddy conditions I would mostly be doing down unweighted, or just kind of staying low, extending up at the edge change can knock you off balance when it's like this. Think less of a downward movement at the edge change but more of a falling or crossing over the top of your board. So long as you have enough speed you can fall your weight over the top of the board placing your centre of mass on the inside of the next turn! Hooe this helps, cheers!
Still trying at times there are so many bumps, that I go into a side slide, to slow down, making things worse. Seems in steeper i don't need speed the shger weight helps me set edge.
Thanks for the video. This wet crud snow is really a problem for me. It usually happens at the end of the day at the end of the slope which is more narrow. You can see piles of snow on both sides of the slope. I can easily catch edges if I go fast or get struck if I brake too much. What is your advice for beginners?
Basically you need to try and always ride the boards length as much as possible, that the only way to avoid catching an edge, by riding its length! Ita jot the easiest, but practice carving as much as possible when the slopes are good because that will get you riding this way 👌
So with the tail following the front of the board, does that not get you into a carve? Something I would not want on a steep slope as I would pickup too much speed?
If you start pushing into the board more you bend it into reverse camber and therefore tighten up the turn radius whilst still effectively carving. This is actually easier in chopped up snow or powder as you create a platform of snow under your board as you push against the snow which brings the board around quicker. Part of it is being comfortable riding at quicker speeds too, as you can see in the video, with that turn size on that slope, I am going reasonably quick, which is where training the legs becomes helpful. However if you need to get the turns even smaller, yes, you might introduce a bit of skid but the board is still pretty much following the nose.
Hi Malcom, love your videos. Could you explain how to achieve this going slower? As a beginner I’m not confident enough to go at that speed and if I try to slow down my board starts to skid due to the steep terrain, so my turns are all skidded and I hit the bumps with both legs 😢
Try to get out of the skid by looking across the slope. This is where you wanna go. So accept a little skid when just turned, and then try to look across the slope and you'll notice the board will stabilize.
You forgot the most important tip: we must say "woah" (7:16).
Haha 😂
Nice tips. I have a stiff board, and it burns my legs a lot. Can soft board save some energy?
Hi Kainan, normally a stiff board is better through the crud as it's ploughs through better. A softer board will typically get bucked around more. However some boards dampen vibrations better, for instant Ride boards typically have a very damp ride with their urethane side walls, whilst other boards allow you to feel the snow underneath you more.
@@malcolmmoore Thanks!
@@malcolmmoore Hi what's a good Ride board for all mountain.
@@Frank020 I use the Warpig for pretty much everything but it is most at home in the piste and in the park. The mtn pig is it's much more freeride orientated bigger brother. The helix is a good park and piste board, and is true twin which makes it great at switch too. The bezerker is a good pow and piste board with that traditional camber feel and slightly skinnier waist for quick edge changes. I would just have a look through their website and see which board you like the look of. There's no perfect do it all board, so decide where you will be spending most of your time, ie park, pistes, or powder, and then pick a board which is catered more to that area!
@@malcolmmoore I w do Piste and a bit of exploring. I like the idea of a shorter board w more float. Not much park. Thus the war 🐖 sounds good. I think some carving too. I want a shorter 🐗 that can do that so I can have good manuevarability to go between trees. Powder is rare in California, but frozen chunks are not. I am not going to go off the Pinnacle at free fall velocities so that is out too. Maybe warpig, or Wildlife. I learned on ride control, liked but too much camber on too thin a plank, so I did catch edge as a beginner. Now I have a Mag 1 which is too long, and flies over crap, no swing, and no tight turns. Thanks. 🙂.
I'm interested to know why you chose to buy the Warpiga second time over the Super pig?
It was cheaper! Haha, not just that but I feel like the Warpig is already stiff enough, it is the nice balance of playful yet still aggressive. I would be keen to try the super pig but really I think it is just cashing in on the success of the Warpig!
@@malcolmmoore I'm torn between the two for next deck. I'm currently on the machete, which has the same core and tech as the Warpig, but different shape and side cut etc. The one thing that makes me apprehensive of the Warpig is losing a bit of snap in the turns from the flat profile. BUT you're right, the excessive carbon in the Superpig with the race base outs me off a bit.
@@beezwaks I normally like camber boards but was surprised how well the Warpig does snap you in and out of turns. I find I need to spread my knees a little more to really engage the edge properly, but once you are used to it, it feels easy!
We call that very good conditions on the east coast.😂
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More of doing rails
Hopefully some of that this winter! 🤞
it look's speeded up!
Its not I promise! 😃