Snowboard School

Snowboard beginner course 2 hrs.:

1. Basics

• Getting to know the board
• Goofy or regular?
• Heelside & toeside (What is that?)
• Basic use of equipment
• Getting a feeling for the board
• Basic position on the board
• Learning how to safely fall and get back up

2. Gliding & slipping

• "Scooting" one-foot
• Gliding down the fall line
• Reducing speed & stopping
• Emergency stop
• Gliding across the fall line
• Side slipping
• Falling leaf
• Traverse
• Garland

3. The first turns

• Turns on the mountain

Snowboard follow-up course 2 hrs.:

1. Practicing and improving techniques

• Short warm-up
• Establish skill level of the group
• Lift riding
• Recognising and correcting typical mistakes
• Different turn radiuses (large, small)
• Learning to control speed and direction
• Improving turn quality
• From skidding to straight run

2. Practicing and improving turns

• Getting to know different turn techniques
• Turning with straight legs
• Turning with bent legs

Registration for snowboard course
Opening hours, registration: 9:00-17:00

Registration & payment of the course fees
You can register for the snowboard course at the Upland ski rental shop at Wilddieb Dorfwiese

Location, registration:
Wilddieb Dorfwiese
vor den Weiden 3
D-34508 Willingen