Stages of Snowboarding?

Question

Can anybody list the usual stages of snowboarding? I've been learning for a week now, and i can almost carve my way down a run (on easy slopes though). What should my next step be?

Answer 1

Carving is the key. Turning without "side-swiping", in essence, when your edge (toeside or heelside) is dug in, but you are not pushing snow. If you can do this on easy runs, the next level is to progress to more challenging terrain. And, just as important, learn how to ride switch. If you are regular footed, learn goofy, or vice versa.

I've found the key to be, when you're pushing yourself to excel, you should never feel completely comfortable. If you're relaxed and you feel safe every minute down the run, you aren't progressing. If you feel somewhat scared, then you're pushing yourself, and you'll learn alot faster. This is all within reason, of course. You don't want to do something that makes you feel afraid for your life or anything.

The learning curve for snowboarding, once you've mastered carving, is very sharp. You'll catch on quick!

Answer 2

Fatty Dave, Lose some weight so you don't hurt yourself as much when you crash.
The stages are beginner,average, expert and champion. You are at stage 1 heading for stage 2.

Answer 3

Falling over and getting in the way.

Deliberately getting in the way by sitting in packs in the middle of cat tracks.

Abusing people.

Then, eventually, they turn into civilised human beings. I just wish they could get rid of the first three stages.

Answer 4

you learn too straigght run
then toe edge
then heel edge
side slip
diagonal side slip
falling leaf
basic turns
carving
then you just need to get more confident with it and carry on till you can doo it on all runs

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Answer 5

Doing it on a steeper slope. Once you get that down, try doing tricks like jumping.