Here are some tips to help you teach yourself how to snowboard. You want to start by determining which foot is your dominant foot. To do this you are going to need two people. You start by standing with your back to another person. Then have the other person give you a gently push forward, and which ever foot you step forward with is going to be your back foot. If this is your right foot then you have a regular stance. However, if this is your left foot then your stance is goofy. Once you have your stance determined you are ready to step out on the slopes.
I would recommend not going up the lift to start with. Instead, strap in only your front foot. Try skating around a bit to get use to having a board strapped to your feet. Skating is the same on a snowboard as it is on a skate board. Take your back foot, place it in front of your front foot in slide it backwards along the board, and repeat as needed.
The next step is to just walk up the hill like twenty yards or so. Then with either one or both feet strapped in start with your perpendicular to the slope, and you are looking down the hill. You are now going to take the first step in learning how to turn. This is called a “J” turn on your toe side. Next stand up in start the board going down the hill you are going to put pressure on your front foot toes to twist the board, since your back foot will still be pulling away from the slopes. This initiates the turn. Then shift weight from your heel to your toes on your back foot to complete the “J” turn. You then reverse these steps the learn how to make a heel side turn.
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