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Riding powder

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Keep the nose up and float through deep snow.

What coaches agree on

  • Shift more of your weight onto your back foot than you would on groomed snow, so the board's nose stays up and floats instead of sinking under the surface.
  • Keep your speed up, especially across flat sections — momentum is what keeps you floating, and losing it is what gets you stuck.
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  • Keep your knees bent and your legs loose so you can absorb the bumps hidden under the snow.
  • Read the terrain and plan your line before you commit to a run, so you know where to carry speed and where the hazards are.

Common mistakes

  • Turning the board fully sideways to a stop instead of tracking nose-to-tail through the turn cuts your floating surface area down to just the board's width and sinks you.
  • Fixing your eyes on a tree or obstacle right in front of you instead of the gap you want to ride through — where you look is where you tend to steer.