SKIDDED GRIPPED OR CARVED TURNS?

Should you be doing skidded, gripped, or carved turns on your snowboard?

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00:00 What is good snowboarding?
01:22 Skidded Turns
02:19 Carved Turns
03:43 Gripped Turns
05:32 What do Carved and Gripped Turns Have in Common?
06:31 Move from Skidded to Gripped Turns

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[Lady_Vengeance]

Hey I just came here to thank you sincerely for all of the work you’ve put in to helping riders of every level.

As someone now in my 40s, who used to only be able to ride once every year or two, I never felt like I was progressing beyond a beginner level.

I moved to Norway a couple of years ago right around my 40th birthday and have been devouring your videos, getting up to my local ski hill two or three times a week after work the last two seasons. Practicing your methods, reciting your teachings in my head with each run. Sometimes pulling up your videos on my phone right there on the lift or on the piste.

It’s been by turns frustrating, exhilarating, humiliating, inspiring and painful. But I could feel progress being made. I just spent the last 3 days at one of Norway’s biggest resorts and everything just sort of clicked. I rode harder than I’ve ever ridden with a sort of confidence I haven’t felt before. No blacks, but I shredded blues and reds of varying conditions over the last 3 days, even conquered the flats. Zero falls. All carves, gripped turns, always felt in control.

My head is still spinning, I never thought I’d get here. Thanks again for your commitment to improving people’s riding.

[AlfredEiji]

This PoV is really cool. Functionally, it shows your line. Artistically, seeing the mountain behind you with the sun and the sky is just absolutely beautiful.

[ThijmenCodes]

Being a good snowboarder is one thing, being a good teacher another. You’re both Malcolm, thanks for your thorough and easy to understand explanations!

[DazDaz]

Always a good day when we get a new Mr Moore video.

About skidded turns. They are a required part of the arsenal and not being able to do them smoothly shows the rider that they are lacking in edge control/feel and should work on that.

4:34. Essential technique when riding the steeps. Quick edge change, carve the front and then control the speed with the rear and repeat. Not being able to do this results is riders who endlessly side slip down steeps and cause skiers to moan at us for removing all the fresh snow!

[sainttjames]

Malcom, your last several videos have really shown how much you have really refined your teaching. You just keep getting better.

[NotMitch]

I love how much command of the board you have that come through in the videos. Fantastic teacher!

[SkyOceanNet]

Sir, you are my snowboarding master! I'm learning a lot from you.
I'm waiting for the next winter season to come watching your videos and imagining snowboarding.
Thank you.

[aijune]

I wasn’t sure I was going down steeps correctly but after watching this video about gripped turns it makes sense now!! i’m still uncomfortable with going too fast so i cut speed a lot but have been trying to maintain mostly gripped turns lately!

[bluesoda]

Would love to see a video on how to snowboard narrow sections of runs. As a beginner I found this challenging on a blue run I did yesterday and wasn't sure how to navigate it effectively.

[jaredpartridge]

Definitely stuck in that ‘skipped to gripped’ stage on my last trip. The way you explain the differences and how they feel is what I’m trying to figure out. Thanks for the ideas!

[Oscarmr]

I have done snowboarding three days as I move to the alps 7 weeks ago. Your videos really give me a practical meaningful understanding of this beautiful sport. Just subscribed thank you so much.

[r.]

You, sir Moore, provide the best youtube content for snowboarding! Thank you!

[markgrundy]

Just got back from a fantastic week in tignes and after watching this I realised without knowing that a lot of my turns are gripped turns. For me it gives me a really surf feel in the slightly softer snow.
Yet another great video malcolm

[hongodarongo]

Just wanna say thank you for your videos. I just picked up snowboarding again after 15 years. Watching your tutorials and getting your know how really made a difference in how fast i was able to get up to speed. I almost feel like i corrected some bad habits that i have had from before. I was able to go from green slopes to red in just one day. Thank you!

[AN-jwoe]

I find it amazing that you can teach with so much detail, all while riding and holding a camera stick!

[DrGeeChatha]

Watching the top down view really helps to show your weight and hip movements.

[JLneonhug]

Ahh... Thanks for the video, I've never had any professional lessons but I got to this point but never knew what its called. - ie Gripped turns. I use this on mogels and icer places whereby if i come across ice the board doesn't come under you and slip out, instead you release the angle and go more across/down the piste (increasing speed), ie traverse/ride over the icy condition.

When you eventually get to less icy patch you can initiate the transition/turn and carry on your S's, obviously this is in a matter of a few meters so its about feeling when its the right time to turn and let the board ride without sliding/skidding.

Edit: Before this "click" moment happened to me (and I see it now in some of my more novice friends), they brake harder into skidded turns and force the stop. They lose momentum and ultimately confidence in turning. Start to lean back, board come under you and fall over etc etc etc. It's a downward spiral really, very annoying.

The way I found the answer was by going fast through it (being silly) and having that momentum to do the technique. My rationale was if i fall anyway it's nearly as fast on my bottom as it is on the board (ie black/double black runs) so I may as well go fast, not fight gravity/the mountains and try to make the turns. :)

PS I fell many, many times on icy blacks, speed is just as fast on your bottom so you may as well try it on your board and have more control....

[airconditionw]

This video helps a lot of. I had searched a lot regarding the difference between gripped turn and carving turn in Chinese websites, but no one explained as clearly as you did. And the practice for gripped is great, cant wait to have a try on slopes. Appreciate!

[TheHangman]

Just wanted to leave a quick thanks. I just started snowboarding this season, and with your videos and some practice, I have been able to go from not being able to make it down a bunny slope without falling, to being able to confidently ride down EU black slopes in Switzerland and Italy.

[terryroper]

hi im 56 male iv never skiied or snowboarded, iv been watching all your back videos and iv just got back from my first week ever of snowboarding and i have to say your videos on how to turn helped me so so much i can now snowboard and put in the turns all the way down the runs except some of the really steep parts im still bit nervous of putting in turns when its really steep so thanks so much and keep up the great content, terry