How to Carve on a Snowboard - Intermediate/Advanced Carving [Part II]

Hey snowboarders! If you're looking for a no frills, all bases covered intermediate/advanced guide to snowboard carving, this is your one stop shop. This comprehensive video covers all of the forms, techniques, terminologies, and necessary knowledge needed for any carver looking up their carving game. This video is very complex, so take your time watching it!

If you haven’t watched the first one, watch it here:

This the second video to the HTCOAS (How to Carve on a Snowboard) series, so look forward to more!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
2:36 - Table of Contents
3:00 - Section 1: Mastering Long Turns
4:00 - Section 2: Downweighting and DownUNweighting
33:40 - Section 3: Enhanced Transitions
41:49 - Section 4: Upper Body Movement and Rotation
47:56 - Section 5: Speed Mechanics
54:46 - Final recap
58:17 - Some thoughts
1:00:00 - Downunweighted, Mid radius turns run analysis
1:03:45 - Downunweighted, Short radius turns run analysis
1:09:34 - Conclusion
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Part 1 questionnaire answers:
Q: What kind of track does a carved turn make behind the rider?
A: A perfect pencil line cut, no exceptions.

Q: What is an edge angle?
A: The angle that the snowboard is tilted relative to the snow during a turn.

Q: How do you perform the open body toeside stance? Open body heelside?
A: Rotate your upper body and hips, and bend your back knee together. Allow your board to edge up until your knee cap hits the floor. On heelside, do the same (minus the kneecaps) but lean backwards.

Q: When do you perform transitions?
A: Directly on the fall line, between turns.

Q: In a carved turn, when do you gain speed? When do you lose speed?
A: You gain speed during the turn, and lose some speed during the transition.

Q: What shaped turn is best for going at a medium average speed?
A: Half circle shaped carved turns.
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[zianglin]

I think you can rotate more in your heel-side turn, or start with a more open position. I notice your upper body doesn’t catch up with your lower body sometimes especially when you ride goofy. Your hips is leaning to the tip. Your head is leaning to the tail 1:10:30 .If you open your hips and shoulders more, you can 1.have a straighter forward leg, hence higher edge angle 2.activate your abs to pull your upper body forward

[Jon_Dang]

This man is posting university level snowboarding content out here for free!! Instant favorite. It has never been explained this well--the side by side board camber and carving demonstration is genius. Thank you SHM!

[danilaineshin]

Спасибо, друг. Очень хорошо подготовленный материал. Я работаю инструктором по сноуборду в России, порой не имею нужного видео. Твоё сохранил. Хорошо, что есть субтитры на русском языке. Ещё раз

[savikx]

I actually studied your part1 multiple times and learned how to carve deeply. It’s surprising such great video did not get much attention.

[galognu]

Thanks for your thorough video. I've watched both of them as well as Ryan's countless times and more recently the Japanese carvers. Can't wait to start riding again on my custom Knapton Twin.

[derekxiaoEvanescentBliss]

Bruh I’ve been watching Malcolm Moore and all the big snowboarding guys, and integrating their knowledge into my notes so I can learn to carve, and you just post everything I learned here in one one hour long video haha. There’s minor differences ofc but the principles are all here

[SlingShotKid]

Can't wait for your gear tip & tuning vid drop! Great work SHM!

Just discovered your channel yesterday and I am already a big fan! Very well made videos and I can't wait to try out the curving techniques you showed in these videos! Keep up with the good work!

[Boardriderx]

Maaaan, been waitin for a long time for this to drop, can't wait to watch it! Thanks a lot!

[Duunti]

Gheeeez, this is so good!
Been riding for over decades, and still learning and shifting stances slightly. But there’s a hold on progression if half you do, is “naturally learned”. Your high-end breakdown really helps to hold évery detail to the light, improve and shred the gnar even harder than ever. F**k yeah! 😎🤘🏼

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[rotacioskapa]

hands down the best and clearest explanation out there. Huge thanks for that!
but man, 29, 5 ww is massive, no surprise you ride the Insanos.

[batoniczny]

that's gold! Thank you for that video, you did amazing job. Hats off to you

[fia]

Can't wait for part three, thank you so much for the breakdown. The level of detail shows just how much you are trying to convey your knowledge. Will start practicing next weekend 🤙🏾🤙🏾

[katebosone]

Basically the faster and more aggressive you do what you have to do the slower you'll end up going.. 😅 Great video!

[hkm]

Thank you SHM SNOW… the Ivey league snowboarding school 😊 … looking forward to part 3

[fatboy]

I sub and thumb up without you even asking. That's how good this video is.

[ApolloSun]

Hi, love your incredible detail to attention and a bit of technical details. I am wondering if you can shine some light on sidecut radius. It seems like, with the same board and sidecut, you can carve different radius turns depending on technique? Thx.

[iddqd]

Hi, that's a top level content! I also practice in a freezer - but in the Netherlands :)

[FazeredTube]

Pre-emotive Like before I have even watched it!

[jonathanharrison]

The terminology can get so confusing. "Down-weighting" . . . as per your definition, we are extending our legs during the transition (i.e., during the edge change). But in doing so, we are NOT adding weight to the board. Rather the opposite, we are popping up and briefly unweighting the board. So, may I very respectfully suggest we call this particular edge change up-unweighting, not down-weighting? Again, to release the board and perform the edge change, we must temporarily unweight the board before driving it back down into its next carve. We can do this either by dropping down (down-unweighting), wherein we are maximally compressed during the edge change and maximally extended during the apex of the carve (this is the Euro-carve, btw). Or popping up (up-unweighting), wherein we are maximally extended during the edge change and maximally compressed at the apex of the turn (this is the alpine-carve). In neither case are we "weighting" the board during the transition. A minor technical squabble over terminology for some, perhaps. But for me, the term "down-weighted turn" is confusing and counter-intuitive. Surely, the opposite of the "down-unweighted turn" is the "up-unweighted turn"? Otherwise, another awesome video. Thank you so much for all your hard work, technical insight, and lucid explanation. You are greatly appreciated, Seung!