brentjs@gmail.com Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hey folks - Been riding for about 20 years in soft boots and just put together my first (and long over due) alpine set up with great help from Jim and Bomber. I am based at Mount Snow in Vermont and am looking for an instructor to take a few lessons with to help me get up the learning carve (get it, carve) more quickly. Is there anyone in the area who'd be able to share some insight? Unfortunately I can't make it to the expression session at Stratton. 8-( Also, i've been trying to find some educational videos and articles on line and am finding lots of great videos of people digging serious trenches which is fun to watch but no step-by-step educational stuff. Any suggestions? Thanks, brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8WCcie09Q0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCE8hH5j5Ws Made with this kind of request in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) This video "Lessons in alpine snowboard carving" from Snowytom has over 380,000 views. Edited December 8, 2015 by SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 And if you're a body dragging, extreme carving, kind of guy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmorita Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Liked this. http://www.alpinecarving.com/beginners.html#skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Donnelly Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) Bomber Archives, step-by-step educational stuff . . . http://www.bomberonline.com/instruction-articles/ Edited December 8, 2015 by Pat Donnelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCrobar Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) HiI appreciate SunSurfers posts because he has provided links to the two main carving techniques; rotational and non-rotational is how I will describe them for lack of a better term. It seems to me asking a new rider what technique they want to learn first is an important starting point. Also, using the non-rotational technique does not mean you will be racing. In addition, using the rotational technique does not mean you will be Extremecarving. Can of worms open? I sincerely hope not as this is not my intention. Use both techniques, or pick the one that best suits your needs. This video tutorial is not in English, but the subtitles are. I think the animations explaining the non- rotational technique are really cool. This video is in soft boots, but it shows the rotational technique quite well. CheersRob Edited December 9, 2015 by RCrobar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ursle Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Why don't you put the bindings on the board and try the board on inside on a carpet, getting the bindings set up comfortably will be half the job;) Well, it's a start and you'll have questions, once you can get it on snow, hours will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Day Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Eric Brammer aka PSR is a BOL member and IIRC he is and/or was an instructor at Stratton Mt in Vermont. You could try to PM him to see if he is still instructing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Brent, There are a few of us that ride just south of you at Berkshire East. None of us are certified but we have helped many people have break through days. Im usually there on weekends because believe it or not its not crowded. Hit me up here if you would like to hook up or if you can do a weekday at Snow I may be down for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt. Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Brent I am at Snow usually when conditions are good for carving. This year unfortunately we are off to a slow start. There are plenty of wide trails there that you can practice on. Weekends are crowded, so I try to ride mid week. There is a lot of info here on Bomber, but the best is to practice and get comfortable on your set up. Then isolate each turn doing long traverse, then start linking the two together. I will try to post when I will be up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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