How To Fall (Without Getting Hurt) On A Snowboard
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When it comes to snowboarding it's not "if" you fall, but "when." Luckily, we can do a couple things to make sure we don't get hurt when we do wreck, and live to shred another day.
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Love the video I’ve been riding for 8 years and some of the statistics were surprising to me. One tip I would also add is don’t ride tired… if you are nearing the end of the day don’t go for “one last run” or if you do then take it easy. As you get tired you tend to fall more and this could cause you to get hurt.
this ^^
True. I noticed if I am also riding after a bad nights sleep then danger danger.
Broke my ankle 2 years ago on that “one last run” and I was extremely tired.
This year when I feel tired I’m like “Well! Let’s pack things up so we can continue riding tomorrow” 😄
Once your legs start barkin' it's time to head towards the car. Ride hard for 3 hours, pack it in.
So fucking true, yesterday when I was trying to head back to the lodge, I missed a turn and had to take the lift again, and I got so battered from the constant falls. Two good hits on my tailbone and head, and I was barely able to ride. I ended up just heel-riding, because I was too tired to carve without falling.
As a beginner/ intermediate snowboarder you have saved my wrists from many fractures good sir👌
@@djevans614 wrist guards😂💀 i don’t use wrist guards big bro
Learned from him, instructors and on my own. main points are momentum, don’t brace with your wrists, and don’t catch and edge obviously🗿
To your point about skiers causing more accidents - I was run over by a skier a couple weeks ago. I was working on carving - heelside, toeside over and over again (it was super obvious what I was going to do next) and the guy cam flying up from behind right after I started a toeside turn. I glanced up hill to make sure I wasn't in anyone's way, and he crashed directly into me. After checking to make sure he was ok, he said, "I may have had one too many Fireballs." I was pissed man! Drinking while riding/skiing is about the dumbest thing you can do on the mountain.
I would be so pissed if someone ran in to me and threatened my season with injury because they were drunk! It's crazy how many people are drinking fireball on the way up the lift. Glad you're ok
@@ShredSchool1 The thing that upset me the most was that I was riding a brand new Salomon board and he gouged and scratched up the topsheet.
But yeah, no injuries, thankfully!
Agreed
some serious bullshit. what jerk that guy was
Yeah, as a beginner I am always hesitant to carve and end up breaking a lot because I am too paranoid about skiiers just zooming past. It's easier for them to ride straight and pick up speed which makes it harder to carve and control your speed as a boarder.
my first ever lesson was taught on a dry ski slope, the guy there taught us to fall and use your elbows to "catch" yourself, so when falling forward but both arms up with palms facing in like a "shield" and if you fall backwards pull your hands in a fist to your hips so you elbows protrude behind you, i did 2 full seasons, had many falls and this saved me countless times even with some huge slams on XL jumps. it also feels much more natural to put something out infront of you or behind you to "catch" the fall
I’ve snowboarded for the past 6 years. I’ve never had to go to the er but I’ve definitely had a couple of really bad wipeouts that should’ve probably been seen by a professional. This is really going to help so thank you
Very helpful video! Although I would say, that it's better to fall on your forearms than just keep the hands to yourself, instead of landing on your wrists. Because if you just keep your hands near your body, the body is going to take all the impact. If you land on your forearms, then you can absorb the impact more and you'll mostly just slide out of the crash. This has helped me a lot and hopefully will help others too.
This is not meant disrespectfully to the video, it's just my preferred way of falling.
Have a good day!
Great advice! Thanks for sharing
@@ShredSchool1 I was wondering if you or any of your friends have dealt with shoulder injuries? It doesn't happen every crash, but several times over the course of the season I will freeze/dislocate my left shoulder. I've always instinctually tried to land on my forearms but then I'm more liable for a dislocation. Surgery isn't an option, physical therapy helps, but it's still pretty tough to ride within my skill level anymore because the odds of messing my shoulder up. Love the vids, by the way~
Yeah forearm is better. Judo training is helpful for snowboarding too. Lots of rolling and learning how to break your fall. And as we say in judo and BJJ... an extended arm is a broken arm.
@@cazhamill2406 after several dislocations, surgery is the only option I think.....I had surgery on my left shoulder over 20 years ago and never head trouble with it afterwards.
@@cazhamill2406 Well I did get the surgery, it surely helped a lot!!
crash pants and jackets are great, i've been riding for 15 years and wear them, it helps boost your confidence in park and makes me crash less.
also completely agree, so many people are trying jumps at the park without knowing how to even carve first..
This is the comment I was looking for. I wanna start trying flips this season and have been looking to buy a pair
Some tips from someone who’s been snowboarding for a while: Don’t go hard on your last run, Stay hydrated, Try out new tricks on pow day, never on ice, and wear your helmet!
Yes, never say "one last run " that's when bad things happen. Quit while you still have some energy.
@@Gramercy_Stiffs sso true
Love this video! The tip for not going fast on the margins of runs is super important. I saw a horrible wreck a few weeks ago. Please be safe guys.
ouch! I hope they were ok
you probably dont care but if you're bored like me during the covid times then you can watch all the new movies on Instaflixxer. I've been watching with my gf lately =)
To prevent breaking your wrists, buy *good* gloves with built-in wrist protection. If they’re too expensive, buy good skateboard wrist protectors and wear them under larger size mitts. They’ve saved me from several broken wrists (where the protector actually cracked and I just sprained my wrist).
I heard about much more elbow/arm breaks with those gloves. cause the energy gets redirected to the forearm. but i would rather break ky arm, than my wrist.
@@NodaxWoW nope, I’ve had two of the inserts snap (on two occasions) instead of my wrist or forearm. They’re replaceable and fairly cheap. Plus, most of the energy gets redirected to your back and shoulders.
@@sadkingbilly can you share the model with me? looking for gloves and/with wrist protectection currently
@@NodaxWoW I will, but tomorrow since they’re in my scooter at the moment (and I just left it at the dealer to dial in the carburateur, it’s guzzling gas).
I'm teaching someone else properly for the first time (been snowboarding for 15 years dw) and i needed to brush up on some basics, because at this point i instinctually fall safely but I can't really explain how, so this was really helpful!
It’s surprising how hard it is to teach beginners at first
Exactly why I'm here !!
Thank you for mentioning the ''go big or go home'' quote, true to the core, dont do that guys, usually its go home, its not that you shouldnt commit to new tricks but do them step by step, every trick and skill needs training, if you choose to go big and end up going home remember that it will break you mentally for a long time.
Stay safe and take your time.
“Try to land on your feet not your back or head” well yea. Jk nice vid
😂 seems obvious... yet still so many people don't do it
Wish id watched this before breaking my wrist last week, been boarding for 4 years and its the first proper injury I've had
I'm over 40 and some of these falls hurt for days esp in icy conditions. Big fan of crash shorts, knee pads and wrist guards underneath. They've all been put to use and have done a solid job in protecting me from more serious injuries. I love slapping the board on and hitting the groomers in the morning but it's not worth skipping some safety gear that could prevent or lessen some more gnarly injuries
Got any advice for side/ribs getting hit? Any protection ideas?
Awesome video. My helmets have saved my melon many times over the years. Still shredding safely (but slower) at 60! Ride on.
ride at the edge of your abilities rather than beyond your abilities is i believe the most important tip given in this video.
Thanks I’m a beginner and this is really helping I’m going snowboarding again tomorrow for the second time :)
awesome, have fun!
how was it
@@_miles. im alot better now i got my 180 and have been hitting tircks and jumps.
@@saewtey1054 that’s great!
@@saewtey1054 that’s great!
You deserve to be the next big snewboarding youtuber... ur context is lit
Crash shorts are AWESOME. Even cheap ones are a huge confidence booster. The ones I have were 35 bucks and have definitely saved my butt and hips. I'm less afraid to let myself fall if i have to while learning. ❤ Wrist guards.
Something that I would add for wrecking, learn to do that parkour roll that they use when jumping off drops. It teaches you to land on your feet first, then roll over your shoulder to help disperse the energy. I use this type of roll all the time when I wreck.
I used to hate learning new tricks because of falling. Then i learned to skate and now i can fall all day long and feel great.
this video has so much more meaning when its from the voice of someone who gets frequently hurt.
After going through the list of his injuries at the beginning of the video I caught myself thinking “is this really the guy I wanna learn to not hurt myself from” 🤔🤔jk love your vids
as someone who got cut off by a skier who wasnt looking and did like 5 barrel rolls and may or may not have had a minor concussion, i can agree that skiers cause alot of problems (and before you say its probably my fault) i wasnt doing anything excessive, no speeding or extremely wide carving, the skier bascailly went full on over my board and caused me to well, tumble and tumble and tumble, however because of this i did learn to maybe over excessively check so, a ray of sunshine in a very snow covered body
I only tried snowboarding for the first time only a year ago and crash pants worked amazing for me. I usually get hurt quite a bit around the coccyx area when I fall on my back, but with crash pants I was falling again and again without getting any pain in that area whatsoever. It made me more confident, since I wasn't as afraid to fall, so I've managed to learn faster. They are obviously a bit uncomfortable, but it's not that bad and you get used to it quite quickly.
Do you have any brand or model to recommend?
I was a skier for 15 years before I started snowboarding. Been snowboarding for about 20 years now, don’t plan to go back to skiing… both are hard in their own ways, both are difficult to master (for which, you only understand what “mastering” means once you get good enough to know what you lack at), all in all, it’s the feeling that you like that will tell which one is best for you.
Rule #2 was literally a life saver for me. I caught an edge on a cat track (that was going across the run) that I didn't see in low visibility going 30-40 mph. Felt myself flip and then can't remember anything after that because I was knocked unconscious for about a minute. I broke my back, and sustained a concussion, so I don't remember much, but I remember the ski patrol saying to me "yeah if you weren't wearing a helmet you would be dead now."
So please everyone wear a helmet.
Not a bad package for the price. Boots are good quality, bindings have great support and is a very nice looking board. First board I get for my son and he did great in the snow. Very well worth the price.
There's a lot to be said about working on your awareness while sliding down a run after a fall... Learning to roll in such a way that the board is down hill then engaging that uphill edge and transferring the momentum to standing back up and riding away. Sliding out of control can lead to that dreaded sudden stop.
Great tips. I wear a back protector under my jacket. It takes sooo much impact out of a fall. Also, replace your helmet if you’ve had some big hits to your head.
i would recommend bodyarmor because couple months back i hit a jump and landed on my back the bodyarmor saved me and it doesn't affect the movement of your body
thats exactly what i needed, i broke my wrist on my first day on the slope ( i didnt wear wrist guards), but im planning to go this winter and i for sure will buy some! it's a so common injury
Eres una persona de mucho valor!! Gracias por compartir tanto, Belin!!♥️🙌🏾
well paced guide. great video. my 3rd time this weekend. its been rough day 1 day 2 was better. day 3 i think its all gunna click
Went out for the first time in Bansko. Had a big crash out and bounced off the ground with my head (luckily with a helmet)! Currently sat with whiplash watching this lol
I would say I'm pretty good compared to the average, done back country, double blacks, etc. I still try to avoid going to the hill without wristguards, even thought I've gotten used to mostly sliding out most of the time.
You are right! one time one skier fall on my nuckles and I broke his nose. But i think he learn the lesson!
Second time watching this video...as a reminder going into a new season during which I plan to learn some new tricks. Your videos are legit. Thank you.
The information you share in this video, I feel, puts you wise beyond your years! Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 🙏
Thank you 🙏
My biggest wake up call was applying skateboard bailing techniques to snowboarding. On my first day I crashed at high speed and instinctively tried to roll out of the tumble as I would on a skateboard. My board dug into the snow and my body weight rotated and torqued my knees really bad.
How do you avoid this ?
@@samuelknight5512 Do practice crashes. I had to train out the roll instinct. Now when I bail I just try and get as flat as possible on the snow so that the force is distributed evenly and I slide to a stop. If you watch MOTO GP riders crash they sort of tuck in their arms to their sides but lay flat and wait for the slide to stop. I'm not sure if this is correct but it's what is safest for me.
@@Gramercy_Stiffs yes good advice, on dendex I did exactly what you did but i'm sure it's impossible to slide. Looking forward to snow for the first time
To be honest, this should be the very first lesson of learning how to snowboard. Just like everything else, learns how to fall, then know how to succeed.
I relate to falling on my wrists a lot. It can be really hard to not instinctually fall on your wrist, especially when it all feels so fast, one way that I kind of trained myself to not fall on my hands is doing "t- rex arms." You lift your forarms in front of your chest and it looks like you are doing t-rex arms. When you fall you'll fall on your forearm. It does look kind of silly but it really helped me with a safer falling technique. I"m not sure how safe it is to have the impact hit your shoulders but at least my wrist don't feel like they're gonna fall off.
My tip which you touched on, GET YOUR LEGS/TAIL/NOSE UNDER YOU, absorb, then push off and kind of throw the rest of your body in a more lateral direction. This applies to if your off axis or not, the act of getting your tail, nose, or your legs under you at all can take the BRUNT of the downward force, then take the rest of it with your body.
If you catch your downhill edge. Tuck into a rolie polie and you'll simply roll back onto your board without any injury and you'll be able to keep your momentum
First thing that should be said in my opinion in every safety video: People downhill have the right of way! Do not try to pass them at stupid speed. Had to many close calls already mostly because of crazy skiers going to fast and not judging where I would go next. But there are also snowboarders who do this.
I fell on my head and shoulder broke my collar bone. This was 20 days ago still healing😊
wish i watched this before i broke my back snowboarding for the first time last year thanks for the epic vid tho bro :D
This last weekend I was at Hood with my boys. Last run did a backside 180 off a side hit (new board, but had been getting used to it all day) and caught the front edge on the landing. The snow was softer in that area and I pulled hands in and rolled, but got super unlucky and my hand got pressed into my side at the ribs/peck level and I wound up popping a rib out from the impact and pulled my peck muscle. It hurt to take deep breaths until I popped my rib back in and now my peck is like 60% healed from the pain I had.
I say this to say, I was tired by last run and had no business doing any tricks because my body felt "lazy". Just adding and agreeing to those who added the listen to your body as an important one too.
My only real snowboarding injury was in the terrain park. I was trying to ride down the side of one of the big jumps (kinda like dropping into a quarter pipe) but someone had built a small makeshift jump right where I was planning on jumping in so I caught my edge and fell about 9 feet straight onto my face. Didn’t break anything or get a concussion but I had bruising and scabs on my face for a month.
i just love to watch your youtube videos. I have learnt so many new tricks necause I have watched your videos.
love to hear that!
Yo I was leaning too far on my heel side edge off a big jump first day this season and landed flat on my back. At least I was going fast enough to clear the landing, but I got the wind knocked out of me anyway😂 sadly there isn’t much you can do when you’re coming down on your back when you’re already in the air so definitely try to prevent it by running up correctly and ALWAYS get enough speed to clear the knuckle even if you’re scared or unstable almost nothing is worse than casing that lip. Great tips man thanks for the videos keep going🤘 Ps. I got back up and hit that jump again a bunch more times that day😎 unless you’re badly injured never end your session on a fail or you’ll always be afraid of messing up and you’ll ruin your next few sessions
ouch! Yeah at a certain point not much you can do but watch in slow motion as you get wrecked 😣 glad you made the landing
Love the tip about dealing with the fear right away so it doesn't stick around. Very true
2:04 was sick
since I have been jumping crazy as a kid like on top of normal parks not skii/snowboard park I learnt how to fall not hand but if you're going to fall on your face fall with your arms not fully fall like you're doing a plank and if you're going to fall to your back just bring your arms closer to yourself get your head a bit high and try to not move your head from the impact because you might hit your head after the impack so brace youself and get ready
Actually planned to prep a falling drill for the ski lessons I give to young racers ! Thanks for the toughts !
where are your lessons
@@joannehollings1953 in a small town named Saint-Donat de Rimouski. In eastern Québec.
I've been snowboarding for almost 20 years. And 18 of those years were spent riding without a helmet. I decided to spent the (astronomical amount of) $ for my first helmet and goggle combo. Sure enough, that very year, I caught an edge trying a new butter trick at high speed and smacked the back of my head hard on an ice pack. The helmet was destroyed, but thankfully Anon has a decent warranty. Without it, I'm sure I would have had serious brain damage. Seriously, just spend the money and get a helmet. Your future old self will thank you for it when you're still shredding.
I was told not to use wrist guards because that causes the energy to compress into your elbow instead. Elbow injury takes longer to heal. I don’t have a lot of natural padding, so I used the crash pants wile learning. Slim profile and I didn’t even notice I’m wearing them, my tailbone is thankful. If you plan to try to sit instead of crash I would recommend a pair. Tailbone on ice isn’t fun.
The stat that 72% of fatalities are from skiers can be explained by a simple fact: Around 70% of people on the mountains are skiers. This means that neither sport is inherently more or less risky than the other.
can confirm on the wrist. broke mine on a box that wasnt even off the ground. i rode on into front board, slipped, put my hand out.
This video is important, thank you!
Not going to lie I've seen this in my recommended I thought I wouldn't need this cause I know how to snowboard without falling, but while learning to ride switch I thought I should probably watch this.
I broke my arm and I had to go through surgery, it was a stupid fall. Snowboard teachers need to teach us how to fall before anything
Loved the sense of humor. You make falling looks fun. Lol
I hate to say I've fractured my wrists a total of 4 times haha. Twice skateboarding, once boarding, and once soccer. Can safely say all of 3/4 experiences were because I tried to break my fall sticking my hands forward as mentioned in this video. Going to snowboard again for the first time in about 5 years(beginner/intermediate - can link basic turns), so had to watch some videos on this. This is great. I know already to keep my hands in towards my chest and distribute falls, but man one slip of the mind and it can be ER for you and no more fun for the trip. Plus that added suspense of returning, I'm excited but wary. Definitely going to pick up some wrist guards in addition to the helmet.
Probably shouldn't have tried to follow my older brother's line down a little side jump as well XD Thanks for the video!
Ouch! I've done it too, happens to the best of us
Wish I had seen this video last season. Last season was my first season snowboarding. Caught my heel edge while traversing across the hill on my toe edge, tried to catch my fall with my wrist and boom. Broken wrist. Now I NEVER ride without wrist guards. (Or helmet)
Dang im glad i learned about the padding. And another thing about the "culture" behind drinking and skiing or snowboarding. I work two jobs in co and i got both sides of coworkers saying they got passes. One sides actively mentioned theres gonna be drinking involved. I have yet to hear from the other job how likely that is. Damn i hope not. My joints jurt as is i just wanna ride in peace!
No wrist injure at all - directly blew out my shoulder including the labrum.
Why ? Tried out new board of friend - directly on the rail instead of getting used to it first...
Error of "progressively work your way up"...
You mentioned helmet, did i just miss Backprotector ?
A must have imho.
Let's shred the Season together!
I love snowboarding! I can do everything pretty great except cool tricks bc i was to scared.
But know not any more!
The burton wristguards are a real winner! Flexible, but still lessen the impact. Also the crashpants I tried and omg, you can just fall on your ass going 50mph and u wont even feel the bouncing :)
I can really recommend using crash pants as a beginner. Feeling your spine coming out of your mouth when you bum drop ruins the rest of your week. I use demon flex force x2 d3o.
Kinda late now but... I really appreciate the video, Ive been doing this on and off for quite a while now and its great to reinforce how to fall. One thing Id complain about the video though is the stats you use.
For example, you say 20-something percent of accidents happen on the park, so most happen on the slopes. I believe this but that doesnt mean the park is safer right? Since the majority of people dont go to the park. Id imagine the rate if injury in the park would be higher than in the slopes, even if it accounts for less injuries.
Love your videos man!
👊thanks shredder
This video cooled me down "a bit", thanks.
Best way to fall if you can is to go for your shoulder and let the momentum carry you to your back kinda like martial arts. You can use your elbows in front of you as a edge at first. Also you can try on a mattress, and now you are a Roly poly master. Also saved me on bad crash on bike, landed on my back unscathed
File the metal edges on snowboard, to reduce catching.
I wear very low profile knee pads doesn't affect my riding. It gives me more confidence to huck around more
You should also mention back protectors. Most important item after the helmet. As a snowboarder you will be sitting on the slope from time to time. The chance of somebody hitting you is quite high unfortunately.
“Brain twists in skull” new phobia unlocked 😬
Hey, where did you find those stats about the numbers of injuries, etc?
Im at the point now where mostly I just fall and slide out on my back, and the fall-line just kinda cradles me. Get to that point and things will be waaay less painful. Wear a backpack for work and its even more mild. As for park jumps, I cant really speak on the severity of this - definitely cant go into the terrain park on the clock 😂 but maybe I will one day on my day off and discover that its a lot worse... hence why Im practicing lots of side hits first.
This is probably going to be helpful
Good advice but hard to do in the moment, I always try to tuck my head and role if I can
“Cry in your goggles.” Too real
This is an excellent video.
Thanks Zach!
speed never killed anyone, coming to an abrupt stop on the other hand, thats what catches people offguard.
So if I am falling face first because I caught an edge, how can I fall safely without using my wrists?
am i a little too late for this comment? anyway fall on ur arms instead of ur wrists. for example, when u fall face first u put ur arms up like ur guarding a punch
This was a VERYSMART Video to watch as a Beggining Snowboarder even after being a Skateboarer for over 50 on and off...
That''s 50 years on and off... I started Skateboarding in 1974. Stopped in December of 1979. then came back to it after an Alva Store Anniversary Party in 2006. Only if I could snowboard everyday like you guys get too. Thank you for the Video...
I think your statistics on ski v snowboarding accidents are a little misleading. Sure, the percentage of skiers causing accidents is higher, but that's because there's 3/4 times more skiers on the mountain than snowboarders (even more in certain regions). When you account for that, the accident rates are pretty much equal.
2:14
As for me
I prefer doing a belly flop
Just sticking my hands out above my head
I learned it in gymnastics so it's what I naturally do
Sure it sucks to land on your stomach when it's not powder but I would rather have that then a broken wrist😅
The slam to the ego hurts much more than those bruised ribs!
I watched this video a few weeks ago and yesterday went snowboarding with my dad and was explaining to him how not to land on your hands but instead your back or shoulders. I ended up spraining my wrist. 😮💨😐😩💀
When I go to the snowboard/ski resort there were very few snowboarders, so I think that's why there are more injeries and things with skiers.
Good point
Ive almost been smoked or cut of by skis more times than I can count on my fingers and toes now that i think of it.
I wear crash pants, back bone armour and a helmet. Crash pants helps a lot when you sit hard on your bottom. The pain from the tail bone is awful and makes you feel like you will shit your pants in the next moment, so they help a lot when you start your amazing adventure with the snowboarding. Backbone armour also help a lot but fortunately i have not had any severe falling on my back. Helmet is a abosolute must. No matter the fact that 95% of all famuos riders are not wearing helmets. Marcus Cleveland is the only one I recall he wears one. If you are begginer and don't waer helmet you can cause yourself a unforgetable trauma which will make you hate snowboarding and may even cause other danages. I know this very well. My first helmet was UVEX, but the second one is POC which is really good, comfrotable and some how looks solid. :-) Non of the protection gear i mentioned above makes you less able to move. Maybe only the back bone protector. But i will never drop it because if someone crazy m....f.....crashesh in your back than you may have a problem without any fault and for long period of time.
At 3:15 you talk about fatalities not decreasing due to helmets, and that's very true. But the reason you gave isn't complete - it's true that helmets won't save you from very extreme head trauma, but there are plenty of hits to the head that would be fatal without a helmet, but are survivable with a helmet.
The main reason why fatalities haven't decreased is that typically in snowboarding and skiing fatalities, there isn't just one fatal injury. For example, perhaps a helmet would save a rider from a lethal concussion, but it does nothing about a snapped neck and punctured internal organs in the chest. So they die anyways.
Helmets are vital but if someone gets in a lethal accident on the slopes, the odds are very high that it's not just the head trauma that killed them, but a bunch of individually lethal injuries combined.
Peace out shredder
I have been skiing for 1 year and I have gotten concussions from it. I can already do double black diamonds and I want to switch to snowboarding but I’m not sure how long I’ll be considered a beginner let me know how hard it is to snowboard
watching this with a broken cooler bone.
caught a edge
I wrecked trying 3s off a big jump and landed on my back because I caught my edge on the lip but I came back and landed it.
i snowboarded for the first time this weekend. and my wrists hurt so bad afterwards lol