How To Fall (Without Getting Hurt) On A Snowboard

- When it comes to snowboarding it's not "if" you fall, but "when." Luckily, we can do a couple things to make sure we don't get hurt when we do wreck, and live to shred another day.

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[spousaltomb]

Love the video I’ve been riding for 8 years and some of the statistics were surprising to me. One tip I would also add is don’t ride tired… if you are nearing the end of the day don’t go for “one last run” or if you do then take it easy. As you get tired you tend to fall more and this could cause you to get hurt.

[TragicMS_]

As a beginner/ intermediate snowboarder you have saved my wrists from many fractures good sir👌

[judsonl]

To your point about skiers causing more accidents - I was run over by a skier a couple weeks ago. I was working on carving - heelside, toeside over and over again (it was super obvious what I was going to do next) and the guy cam flying up from behind right after I started a toeside turn. I glanced up hill to make sure I wasn't in anyone's way, and he crashed directly into me. After checking to make sure he was ok, he said, "I may have had one too many Fireballs." I was pissed man! Drinking while riding/skiing is about the dumbest thing you can do on the mountain.

[jamfoxs]

Some tips from someone who’s been snowboarding for a while: Don’t go hard on your last run, Stay hydrated, Try out new tricks on pow day, never on ice, and wear your helmet!

[bukchoiii]

crash pants and jackets are great, i've been riding for 15 years and wear them, it helps boost your confidence in park and makes me crash less.
also completely agree, so many people are trying jumps at the park without knowing how to even carve first..

[GrimeB]

my first ever lesson was taught on a dry ski slope, the guy there taught us to fall and use your elbows to "catch" yourself, so when falling forward but both arms up with palms facing in like a "shield" and if you fall backwards pull your hands in a fist to your hips so you elbows protrude behind you, i did 2 full seasons, had many falls and this saved me countless times even with some huge slams on XL jumps. it also feels much more natural to put something out infront of you or behind you to "catch" the fall

[shasam]

“Try to land on your feet not your back or head” well yea. Jk nice vid

[paulvoney]

Very helpful video! Although I would say, that it's better to fall on your forearms than just keep the hands to yourself, instead of landing on your wrists. Because if you just keep your hands near your body, the body is going to take all the impact. If you land on your forearms, then you can absorb the impact more and you'll mostly just slide out of the crash. This has helped me a lot and hopefully will help others too.
This is not meant disrespectfully to the video, it's just my preferred way of falling.
Have a good day!

[OnionTurtle]

Thank you for mentioning the ''go big or go home'' quote, true to the core, dont do that guys, usually its go home, its not that you shouldnt commit to new tricks but do them step by step, every trick and skill needs training, if you choose to go big and end up going home remember that it will break you mentally for a long time.
Stay safe and take your time.

[Thatgermanshep]

Love this video! The tip for not going fast on the margins of runs is super important. I saw a horrible wreck a few weeks ago. Please be safe guys.

[HomeostaticOwl]

I’ve snowboarded for the past 6 years. I’ve never had to go to the er but I’ve definitely had a couple of really bad wipeouts that should’ve probably been seen by a professional. This is really going to help so thank you

[veliana]

I'm teaching someone else properly for the first time (been snowboarding for 15 years dw) and i needed to brush up on some basics, because at this point i instinctually fall safely but I can't really explain how, so this was really helpful!

[epiksarcasm]

Wish id watched this before breaking my wrist last week, been boarding for 4 years and its the first proper injury I've had

[sadkingbilly]

To prevent breaking your wrists, buy *good* gloves with built-in wrist protection. If they’re too expensive, buy good skateboard wrist protectors and wear them under larger size mitts. They’ve saved me from several broken wrists (where the protector actually cracked and I just sprained my wrist).

[saewtey]

Thanks I’m a beginner and this is really helping I’m going snowboarding again tomorrow for the second time :)

[tommack]

Awesome video. My helmets have saved my melon many times over the years. Still shredding safely (but slower) at 60! Ride on.

[prashantpatel]

I'm over 40 and some of these falls hurt for days esp in icy conditions. Big fan of crash shorts, knee pads and wrist guards underneath. They've all been put to use and have done a solid job in protecting me from more serious injuries. I love slapping the board on and hitting the groomers in the morning but it's not worth skipping some safety gear that could prevent or lessen some more gnarly injuries

[zprnqdl]

There's a lot to be said about working on your awareness while sliding down a run after a fall... Learning to roll in such a way that the board is down hill then engaging that uphill edge and transferring the momentum to standing back up and riding away. Sliding out of control can lead to that dreaded sudden stop.

[kaiberuss]

as someone who got cut off by a skier who wasnt looking and did like 5 barrel rolls and may or may not have had a minor concussion, i can agree that skiers cause alot of problems (and before you say its probably my fault) i wasnt doing anything excessive, no speeding or extremely wide carving, the skier bascailly went full on over my board and caused me to well, tumble and tumble and tumble, however because of this i did learn to maybe over excessively check so, a ray of sunshine in a very snow covered body

[bwob]

i would recommend bodyarmor because couple months back i hit a jump and landed on my back the bodyarmor saved me and it doesn't affect the movement of your body