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Snowboard carving

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Ride on edge and leave a clean pencil line.

What coaches agree on

  • Do your carving practice on mellow, wide, groomed runs rather than steep terrain — it's far easier to hold a clean edge there while you build the skill.
  • Stand up tall between turns to flatten your board and roll it onto the new edge, then sink back down into the next carve.
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  • Get your board on edge and turning across the hill before you reach the fall line — shaping the turn this way is what actually controls your speed.

Common mistakes

  • A common error is letting your weight drift out over the snow instead of staying stacked over the edge — reaching for it with the back hand or letting the hips and shoulders swing open — which flattens the board and makes it slide out.
  • Chatter or a sliding tail at the end of a carve usually comes from leaving your weight too far forward — the fix coaches describe is easing your weight back toward the tail as the turn develops.
Tips For Carving On Your Snowboard
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Tips For Carving On Your Snowboard

Coach's take: About as complete as a carving lesson gets -- first turns, body position, common mistakes and their fixes, and gear setup, all in one video.

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