10 Beginner Snowboard Tips - First Day

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In this video I've got ten beginner snowboard tips for your first day on the mountain. These ten tips teach you everything from strapping up you snowboard for the first time to doing your first snowboard turn. I'll also show you how to avoid some of the biggest mistakes when first learning how to snowboard. If you have any beginner snowboard questions feel free to leave them in the comment area. I'll also put a link to the beginner snowboard playlist where there are dozens of beginner snowboard tutorials. Thanks for watching!

[firefightstk]

i am beyond happy that i found your channel, you’ve taught me how to snowboard just through your videos and it has gotten me through my first day on a mountain, how to select my gear, how to adjust and get everything ready, and even what i will need with me on my snow trip. keep up the amazing work kev!

[davidsjones]

I'v never seen Kevin in such high quality!!

[ceasarj]

Just started snowboarding at 35....let's just say I'm sweating buckets! Good tips!

[timle]

I've never went snowboarding or skiing until last week. I watched this video and your other video on how to toe slide and heel slide before the trip and it helped out tremendously. I was hitting the blue slopes as a first time snowboarder before the end of the day. Thank you for the amazing videos and lessons!

[BoardArchive]

So legit, this is going to help so many people get into snowboarding! Hope this one goes to 1M+!

[dearisqueline]

Whos watching here because theyre going on snowboard for the 1st time? Haha

[benjaminostrom]

So i did my first snowboard run yesterday. I watched this video and went. No problem skating around went straight for the lift up on a blue slope and went for it. Everything came naturaly apart from catching edges, great video!

[Julia-Mckenna]

i am beyond happy that i found your channel, you’ve taught me how to snowboard just through your videos and it has gotten me through my first day on a mountain, how to select my gear, how to adjust and get everything ready, and even what i will need with me on my snow trip. keep up the amazing work kev!

[KillerConfidenceQueen]

going on my first ski trip and I’m super nervous to be around some more well-versed people, but this really makes me feel confident to see and have some idea of how to do basic movement! Thank you so much!!

[lovelaffwithu]

Saving this video! I’ve been snowboarding for 4 years and still can’t heel edge. I do all my hills on my toe edge which I believe is causing ankle discomfort and muscle spasms later in the day. As a newly 50 year old, the fear takes over. I’ll keep watching this video. Thank you.

[chuck__van]

Hey Kevin, long time listener, first time caller....

Great to see you returning to your roots in such a high quality video. If you are planning a refresh of the beginner Playlist I'm all for it.

Getting people out there and having fun as quickly as possible is what this thing is all about.

[lifepolicy]

As a beginner what really helped me was boarding on the edge. I couldn't link my turns that well when I was sliding and it was always awkward. But when I realized I can use the flex of the board to enter the turn with my front using the downhill edge while my back foot was still using the uphill edge it was basically one of the simplest things I ever did. From there it was very easy to link my turns and ride on the edge. Add a little slide here and there to slow speed and good to go.

[justinb]

I can’t thank you enough for this video and others. I had my first snowboard day at age 40. I did have some skateboarding experience. Even though some things felt unnatural at first I followed all the steps. I had one of the best days of my life. I went down more experienced slopes after 2 hours of practicing these techniques. I saw such pretty views and was comfortable going fast and controlling speed with frontside and backside. I rarely fell and when I did it was slow enough didn’t hurt. Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge and enjoying snowboarding better than I could have imagined.

[christinebella]

After ankle surgery last year, I can't get my ski boots on. Nows the time to learn a new sport. Thanks for the awesome tips.

[Kun_Jutsu]

The production quality is just insane!
Not only did you pick a chance with an entirely empty slope, but also did you do a perfect job on editing this

[ForestWizardLookingForPotion]

i have never stepped foot on a snowboard but for the past 2 weeks i've been watching like 100 trillion snowboarding tutorial videos lmao. hoping to go rent a board for the first time next month :)

[Donderlab]

Stoked to work on this with you Kevin, here’s to more projects in the future! 🔥🎥✂️

[kingjamesjr]

Thx for the tips! Hit the slopes for the first time ever this weekend and I didn’t have an instructor, but this video gave me the tools to learn and after a couple hours I started feeling pretty comfortable on the board 👌🏻

[elizabethryan]

Clear concise directions, great choice of word cues, keeping it minimal & simple! Thank you!!

[peterheath]

I have #11. Get fit before going to the mountain. Easily overlooked, but SO vital. If you can learn all day, you will win. Great channel.