Stop a Snowboard With Your Toes

By Jessica

Snowboarding is a sport where agility and balance are critical. You will need to practice as much as possible to develop the necessary skill and technique for snowboarding. However, with time, simple tricks such as stopping a snowboard with your toes will be a cinch.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Step 1

Go down the slope steadily and prepare to stop with your toes. Keep your balance the entire time. Lower your weight and lean forward.

Step 2

Lean forward with your face toward the peak and your back toward the bottom of the slope. This will prepare you for the ultimate toe stop. At this stage your board should be perpendicular to the slope.

Step 3

Balance your body with the board so that you will not fall forward or backwards. While remaining perpendicular, lift your heels up and sideslip to lose speed.

Step 4

Dig into the snow with your toes to come to a stop. You have to be careful as to how far you dig your board into the snow, remembering to keep your balance.

Step 5

Level out your board as you are stopping and slowing down.

Tips & Warnings

Practice toe stopping at the bottom of slopes until you have perfected it. If you try to toe stop in the middle of a slope and lose your balance, you could end up hurting yourself. You might even end up in the hospital.

About The Author

Jessica started snowboarding at a young age and most recently decided to go to the dark side and try skiing. She has traveled to various parts of the North East to find the best powder. She looked outside the box recently and went to the Chilean Andes.

Editor's Pick

3 Main Types of Altitude Sickness

Some of the world's most noted tourist attractions, such as the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, require visitors to ascend to high altitudes. Mountaineers, skiers and trekkers venture into ever higher locations in search of fresh adventure or untrampled destinations. The com...
More Mountain Climbing...
Popular Article

How to Repair Trekking Poles

Trekking poles can do wonders for relieving the stress of hiking on the back, knees and feet, particularly if you are carrying a backpack. Poles are suggested to be able to reduce up to 25 pounds of carried weight pressing down on your joints by transferring the load to ...
More Walking & Nature Walks...
Featured Video

Choosing Ski Types & Sizes

Learn how to find the right style and size of ski in this free beginner skiing lesson on video, with tips on how ski size affects speed and control.
More Alpine Skiing...