Grinding a rail on a snowboard, or 'jibbing', is a visually impressive feat of athleticism. It takes balance, body control, and a good amount of courage to successfully grind a rail and ride away without falling. To grind a rail on a snowbo… read more
Lake Tahoe is full of family friendly activities, even when those families contain teenagers. Whether they're hanging with their parents or left to their own devices, there are plenty of things to keep these teens busy. Whether your teen en… read more
Sideslipping on a snowboard is an essential maneuver, as it is used to stop. It should be the first thing that any beginning snowboarder learns, for safety purposes, and because it is the basis for all the maneuvers that a good snowboarder… read more
Technique effects every aspect of snowboarding. Fundamental technique begins the moment you step on your board and it extends into the park, groomed trails, moguls and back country riding. Once you have mastered the basic techniques neces… read more
Riding a rail, or "jibbing" as it's called, is one of the most fun aspects of snowboarding. It's also one of the most intimidating. It's one thing to fall down while snowboarding and land in light, soft powder. But smacking your head on a m… read more
Despite sharing a hill and lifts, snowboarding has an entirely different set of techniques than downhill skiing. Learning to snowboard can be a long, hard road, with lots of face-plants and butt-busters. Unlike skis, which will detach and l… read more
For professional snowboarders, turning a back flip is a relatively basic stunt, but for amateurs, pulling such an advanced trick can be daunting and even dangerous. read more
Riding a halfpipe is not for beginning snowboarders. Master the slopes and a few tricks like fakies and jump airs before tackling the halfpipe. For experts, this will fall into the moderately easy category. For those of us who need more pra… read more
Before you can really go out and master the more difficult tricks of snowboarding, you need to get comfortable with some basic spins. Begin with a simple 180 and then you can advance to the 360, 540 and so on. A backside 180 is one in which… read more
You've mastered the basics of snowboarding and want to try some tricks. You're having big visions of impressing that sexy blonde in the audience of your local freestyle championship, when you realize that you can't even drop a 180 yet. It's… read more
Turning is one of the fundamentals of snowboarding. Once you get a basic turn down, you'll be able to work on tightening it into a carve that you can use to ride down any slope. While learning to turn can be perplexing to a beginner, it is… read more
Once you've reached an intermediate level of snowboarding, you can learn how to ollie on your snowboard. This simple maneuver helps you to avoid small obstacles, and it's critical in learning how to ride in the park. It's also an easy way t… read more
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