5 Ways To Tell You're An Advanced Snowboarder 

I love how you completely washed that skier out at 6:25 and then his friend did it to him right after again just for fun.

You just made every intermediate riders day with this video

These are maybe intermediate qualities if you ask me. Advanced makes you see opportunities to get jumps in knowing you can slow down. To be able to straight lining to save energy in places others have to make turns to stay in control. For intermediate riding I agree with all in the video :)

It's crazy that you're still pumping out these quality videos over the years. I remember watching your videos years ago when I first started snowboarding. I decided to check in again because one of my friends was learning to snowboard and I wanted to share your videos as a resource. Thanks for all your awesome vids!

You're only advanced if your Clews eject you from your snowboard while you're riding. Only then do you know you're riding advanced enough. On a serious note, another advanced skill less talked about is riders with great situational awareness, that don't ride as if they have horse blinders on. Keep tabs on your surroundings, behind too.

I’m 62. I’ve been riding for 40 years. I can do all this. I guess I’m an advanced snowboarder 😂. I just want some deeper pow that’s all. Japan next year 🤞 Love your channel, thanks for the tips!

As an Australian, I feel like you're a advanced snowboarder if you can do so this on ice/ ice bottom layer or fake snow 😂😅 snowboarding on powder is so much easier, you can send it without fear of breaking your wrists or collarbone if you fall haha

Riding icy moguls is a whole different level of skill lol.

thanks for this video.... it gives me a better idea on what skills I need to work on .... Appreciate that...

just rewatched the part where you sprayed the skiers 5 times lol

As a rider that started in the 80's it is strange to me to hear all the verbal descriptions... We didn't have RU-vid... 😁

Thanks for all your videos champ..

It is amazing to watch this kind of snow boarding.

Snowbasin on showcase! Very nice! I was probably riding there that day.

You’re loving that John Paul side at Snowbasin🙌🏼

I love hearing the sound of actual snow spraying on those turns, its its granulated snow here mostly and hearing that solid ice base scraping on every turn. Woo east(ice)coast

Awesome video! Next do expert level rider and levels of freestyle riders as well.

A real expert just gonna ride that traverse switch to avoid having to traverse on your heels

Great video 😊

These r def just intermediate skills tht everyone should be able to do

I am definitely not an advanced rider but by this criteria I am. I would have thought riding switch comfortably would be key for an advanced rider.

Avoid moguls? Thats where a lot of the fun is! A directional, backset board certainly helps

In my eyes you’re advanced when you know when and how to apply which technique. Using a mix of carving (using several ways to initiate the turn) and gripped turns, down and up unweighted turns and torsional/knee steering. Curious to know if anyone knows more advanced techniques than what I just mentioned :)

I would add going straight on flat, for many it is really difficult (eg my 12y old son it is the most stressful part, he is great in powder, steep, even moguls).

How do you like that United Shapes board? Have you ridden any of the others? Horizon? Cadet?

Why traverse oh your heels when you can do a switch traverse on your toes? :)

on the mogul section, I get that you use the face of the moguls to control your speed, but when do you execute your turns? going up on, on top, in between?

I can do all of that very well and more, so I guess that I must be an Advanced Snowboarder! Yey me!! It also helped that I had a Ryan Knapton lesson here and there! haha

Nice. Welcome to Basin, my home resort.

6:27 poor skier you just spray him hahahahahaha

🔥 really nice! Could you please mention the location from this video

I think I'm a solid intermediate these are my skills. However I'm not good at riding switch, landing jumps or keeping up good speed in whop de wops. Not I'm a fluid in the trees. I will be advanced imo when I master those skills. Either way great video! I'm glad I'm doing OK at almost 50! 😂

Moguls are like Kryptonite to a boarder

When are we getting the review on the United Shapes???

Secret to ride moguls: Completely send it at full speed using them as a kicker to do crazy jumps and then destroy yourself hitting the next mogul or somebody! 🤠🤙🏻

Thanks for the video! Out of curiosity, what board are you riding? I am a lot into surfing, and snowboard once or twice a year (don't live anywhere near snow). I was planning to buy a snowboard that has a surfy feel, not interested in going switch or freestyle, I would like to surf on snow 😂 Any suggestions board wise? I was thinking the Rossignol Sushi 🍣 Thanks! Oh, I am intermediate I would say.

I consider myself solid-beginner/early-intermediate and I can do 4/5 of this, the only skill I am lacking from the video is 5. Good carving heelside, I only can do solid carves on toes.

YOUR THE GOAT BRO KEEP UP THE GREAT CONTENT

the difference between intermediate et advance rider is slight and most of time it's the confidence in your own skills makes differences, and times on slopes 😉 imo. what is certain is that many remain intermediate or advanced. will never be an expert. according to your criteria I am well advanced 😅

This is a loooooow bar for advanced riders lol. This is probably how to tell you're an intermediate rider. Advanced riders: - carve switch - comfortably pop natural features - land side hits in variable terrain - experiment with butters and 180's

Nice, I can do all these but I feel like it takes more than these simple things to be advance

6. You don't ride every pseudo-innovation that comes along like Clew binding or buy Dope snow; you know buying stuff from the past season is often better than going with every year's pseudo-innovation 7. You mount your board while standing after a lift 8. You wax you board every few days, remove your liners of your boots when wet to dry at night 9. You check for Jerrys while crossing/speeding 10. You can Penguin Walk very effectively 11. You gap every "slow down" banner-flag 12. Mittens > regular gloves 13. You have no idea the color of the slope you're riding

that cameraman is on fire

What board is that? Looks like the nitro dinghy maybe?

Man, either I have been selling myself short or these arent advanced qualities, cos I consider myself mid/low intermediate, and can do all of these plus some basic free style stuff (ollies, nollies, heel/ toe presses, frontside 180) 😅

Why do I feel like your back leg is doing all the work? Do you think that knee steering + initiating with front foot and putting your weight on the front leg accordingly might help you carve more smoothly?

These really do seem like intermediate qualities, except maybe the moguls. If you want to become advanced though, take that bonus tip and focus on the flow! Develop that symbiotic, spiritual relationship with the mountain and don't turn your board, let the terrain turn you. Loosen up enough to be able to follow the fall-line of least resistance, and this will free up SO much mental energy that can then be focused on fine-tuning: form/posture, weight distribution, keeping your core tight and your extremities relaxed, etc. Do this and miracles will start happening on your board. Difficulties like sheet ice and washboards will become much easier. High traffic cat tracks will no longer feel squirrely. Jumps will just happen unplanned, and falls will turn into really cool accidental landings. And remember, as much as it is true that more mileage means more experience, also remember: practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Do whatever it takes to stay in that mental/physical/spiritual flow. For me music is a huge part of that, being a good steward on the mountain, eating enough ahead of time, and starting the day with a positive mindset. Stay shreddy my friends 🤟🙏

I love gapping the moguls. Just us them as "pumptrack" :D

Ive been riding for 15+ years and still cant ride switch comfortably 😂 something to do with my bad hips and uneven pelvic tilt/leg lengths. I just dont move the same way other foot forward.

This is definitely all intermediate stuff. Would be good to see a video like this for actually advanced stuff

Am I also advanced if I can do all of these but I usually point it straight on moguls?

Secret to moguls on a board imo: *go over the top of them and use them as a pivot to turn into the next gully* as you go down the gully you either have the choice to turn as a skier would between the moguls (if it looks nice), or you do the same again, instead of turning go over the next mogul and use it to pivot into the next turn/gully. Trust me, it makes them way more fun, and you can start adding v small ollies when you go over the mogul and pivot into the gully. I genuinely choose mogul fields now XD

I used to hate moguls, but turns out I just did not know how to properly ride moguls. I watched your videos, and couple others, trained a lot, and now I absolutely love moguls (when they are not icy though). The only things that are better than moguls are trees and especially fresh powder in the trees ;)

I tend to think of advanced as riding switch comfortably in most terrain, even if at lower speeds. If you can zoom around any terrain, powder, moguls, trees, switch or regular, id label that ‘expert’

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If you need a YT video to tell you are advanced,... you are not. Also, avoiding moguls on a snowboard is ridiculous! Learn to ride the moguls so that you can ride trees safely. Moguls are a total blast once you figure them out and a great way to get your legs in shape for all other conditions.

People who call this "intermediate" have never taught, and had to size up and sort out students. 🙂 If you're an instructor, you have all those random people who show up, and you have to get more granular about their fundamentals. What can they do? Where do you start a lesson? You get street skater types who are pretty good at tricks on park features, but can't do dynamic turns. I had a group of college kids who were afraid of powder. One drill on the way to a good powder run, and they all learned to enjoy it. They were advanced in their board handling skills, but needed a little coaching for certain scenarios. There are marginal riders who get air off side hits all day. And there are riders like me who came from surfing, not skating, and tend towards putting effort into a big, long slash spraying snow, not really thinking about something to jib off of. I do go off some side hits, but it's not what I'm usually thinking about, especially on a longer, stiff swallowtail. But anyway, if you teach people, you learn to see things in terms of body positioning fundamentals, weight shifts, edge awareness and use, etc. It's not about what tricks someone has practiced, but how well they actually handle the board at speed, that puts them in "advanced" status.

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Super vid. I am ticking 95% of the boxes. You helped me develop over the years to this level. So thank you very much. But I think riding switch is a 100% must to call yourself an advanced snowboarder.

good snow

Heel traverse yes, toe no. That's something hahah

Check!

Is advanced, but out of shape a category. I can do basically any trail on any mountain (outside of absurd stuff like shutes and bananas back country), but it won't look pretty because I don't have the strength while I recover from injuries.

Good job here getting intermediates thinking they’re a advanced

Doesn't look like there's enough snow for that Deep Reach to do it's thing. Isn't that a deep pow board?

This video says I’m advanced.😅 but I feel more upper intermediate on my best day.

Huh? Call those moguls?

These are intermediate skills. Those moguls are mellow too.

I'd say that's intermediate. Advanced is air and transition manoeuvring. My 2c.

screw heel traverse, ill ride switch on toe edge!

This is a great video, but I feel like one of the most important ways to tell if you're advanced is your ability to ride SWITCH. I do not think you become advanced until you can do everything you mentioned in this video with both sides of your body.

In addiction I think that advanced rider has to be confortable in riding switch

What is the point in being a "advanced" snowboarder?? Besides I can say "I am an snowboarder!"

I was just up there I wish I saw you

I would say you are advanced if you ride without deliberately thinking about your next move, it comes naturally.

is this my riding feedback video? hahaha

Damn the bar has been set so low haha

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To me "advanced" is a relative term when it comes to snowboarding.

I just found out Im a pro!

So I guess I might be an advanced rider now.

I'll like to ride in-between moguls. Seems way easier to get through them quicker.

Damn I'm elite by those standards

This is like very intermediate snowboarding skills. Almost bare minimum

Small hops on advance terrain is a bad idea. You should increase torsional twist to maintain edge control, not jump off your edge. This is intermediate riding.

Not it…CASI Level 3 Standards Video - that’s advanced riding. Or go watch Ed Shreds video on this topic- way more accurate and comprehensive. And just remember folks, there’s a difference between best “selling” authors and best “writing” authors.

I would say this is more about intermediate snowboarders...

An advanced or expert snowboarder tries to avoid moguls because they suck. I can float over moguls but ultimately like I stated they suck and are a skier thing.

After watching this I realized I am a pro and I’ve wasted my time watching someone carve 😂

If you can avoid those trees on steep terrain you're advanced.

If people really want to know advanced techniques watch Malcom Moore.

I think advanced level must be riding deep powder trails with trees in between on a very steep slopes, doesn’t it ?

How about navigating busy groomers but still riding with speed.

Advanced by Vail Resort standard?!?

i feel most of these are more along the lines of intermediate

I advanced back to beginner...

5 ways but really 7 ways

"5 ways to tell you're a snowboarder" would have been a more accurate title.

Well obviously you are an expert………..Is there anytime that you will do a video where you will steer the snowboard? Instead of pivoting around the front foot? Do you understand that traverses require board twist?

"If you need a video to tell you that you're an advanced rider, you are probably not one"