FIRST BLACK DIAMOND SNOWBOARDING

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Today I'm snowboarding with Rob from SportRx and taking him down his first ever black diamond. Four days ago Rob did his first snowboard run of the season in about a year. He's been working on snowboarding with more speed and more confidence. I've got two simple tips to help Rob with his first black diamond. The first is to to start on his toe edge. The heel turn is the easier of the two and by starting on your toes you set yourself up to be successful on your first turn. The second tip is to commit to the toe turn and face your chest to the top of the run. This will get the toe turn around so you can control your speed and get ready for the next turn. If you have any questions about snowboarding on black diamonds please leave them in the comments. Check out Rob and SportRx on their RU-vid channel for goggle and sunglasses videos. Thanks for watching!

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@RealisticZeus 4 года назад

Was my second day snowboarding yesterday and accidently ended up on a double black diamond run. Got down with a few falls but really pushed me and I feel so much more confident now

@lemascarpone6432 6 лет назад

This dude is so positive! I like this motion, keep it up and let's go

@spiceychilli57 6 лет назад

Seeing your tips being implemented by a learner and their feedback followed by the next tip is really helpful to me learning, goes well with your pro powder vids. Keep it up man!!

@wj6565 6 лет назад

Come on people! Get Kevin to 1 million subs! He’s awesome right???

@SnowboardProCamp 6 лет назад

Thank you! 1 million here we come!

@wj6565 6 лет назад

SnowboardProCamp no worries all good! You’re so good and deserve 1 million subs!!!

@33hang 5 лет назад

He is the best

@SupremeProductionsYT 3 года назад

It's 2021 and I'm using his video to learn. THIS GUY IS A LEGEND AND GOOO ROBBB!!! I got a pair of Oakley's because of his suggestion

@benm6224 6 лет назад

Snowboard pro camp helped me go from my very first green to running double blacks in less than 2 weeks. Thanks Kevin!

@aidenthwaits2646 4 года назад

Ben M ah yes a comment I have been looking for. I needed to know that was possible. How many hours did you ride per day, and how many days per week.

@rushthezeppelin 4 года назад

Very interesting to know. I just had day 4 myself, all but one self taught off videos like this. I'm already bombing down the greens (maybe not quite as fast as some but still faster than the majority) and am reasonably confident getting some decent speed on blues. Only been riding one day a week for the past month though so that makes things tough. Still though even then I've noticed massively less fatigue after today now that my technique is getting loosened up and I'm not trying harder than I need to.

@justzanin 6 лет назад

Awesome progression! Thanks for this video. Makes me want to try my first black on the snowboard.

@lghammer778 2 года назад

Awesome! Looking forward to the black diamonds coming up 💎😃 Good-job, Rob! Y'all look like you had tonnes of fun!

@myronng5121 5 лет назад

It's a good video. Condition varies from area. If you are in the northeast, black diamonds are much harder due to the icy condition. The video looks like blue in northeast. Be safe....

@cristianebifano5866 6 лет назад

Awesome video! Please show more of these! It’s so hard to progress from beginner forward... how long should one expect to be able to go down a black diamond? More tip! More tips!! This is my first season of snowboarding and all I know I have learned from you Kevin! But I’m so scared to even go down a blue run. More recommendations please!!!! Anyway, awesome work! Keep it up!

@violetb7004 5 лет назад

i did my first black diamond two days ago at mammoth - patrolmen's! on my sixth day of snowboarding! it was so fun, i need to work on being more confident on my board but i was super proud of myself to be carving turns on that run

@Niners4Lyphe 4 года назад

I'm days into my 4th season and finally getting confident with that toe-side turn. I was always scared to commit because I thought I'd fall on my face (which I spent all of my 1st and 2nd season doing). As it turns out, when you don't commit, you end up catching an edge and falling.....HARD.

@Noshua_ 6 лет назад

How do you not have more subscribers than you do now?! You’re awesome man, keep up the work

@OurJourneyProject 6 лет назад

Agreed!

@nickcahill8156 6 лет назад

because youtube keeps unsubscribing people like me! Subbed for the longest time and just realized I wasnt anymore... damn youtube

@PigeonMan5000 6 лет назад

Yeah, but I haven't seen any other snowboard channel with this many subs...

@Noshua_ 6 лет назад

Kevin Abney it’s sad

@PigeonMan5000 6 лет назад

He has more subs than TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine. Not sure what's so sad about a quarter of a million subs considering snowboarding in NA is a seasonal thing...

@zjgvergara 6 лет назад

I did my first black diamonds in the last 2 days here at Squaw. Thanks to your videos, I knew how to handle them (nice and easy).

@Synathidy 6 лет назад

There really seems to be a wide spectrum of what difficulty resorts designate to be a "black diamond." I've seen black diamonds at my home resort that look about like this or even slightly easier in slope gradient, but then others that are WAY worse with super narrow, steep, bumpy terrain through the forest.

@CorginShep 6 лет назад

That's because not every resort uses the double/triple black designation. Blacks in general are generally at a minimum of 40% grade and anything past that is up to the resort (other factors are like if it is a mogul field, etc.). Also, slopes are ranked by the hardest section of that slope. So if your resort doesn't want to add multiple grades then they'll just put the entire slope as black even if it's only for a short section. Look at Mammoth's map and you can see that this slope (ricochet) on the far left side is rated black then goes to a black/blue which is just a borderline black.

@Murdock0612 6 лет назад

Rob, you're killing it! Great job buddy!

@inmotion_snow 6 лет назад

get those brakes dialled! my tip. on a serious note, smooth turns is the key and breaking speed when necessary

@sapling6536 3 года назад

Once I was on a blue just kinda warming up to the snow and crap and I accidentally cut of onto a steep ass double black diamond. As I was going down (extremely scared) I cut to close to the edge and hit a cliff. Only a broken ankle and 2 hours of waiting for the ski patrol to notice me and help me up and drive me to the hospital which was 3 hours away 😎

@burns.h.4032 6 лет назад

I don't think the video did that black diamond run any justice, it looked quite tame! Great video tho. I'm going to be in whistler in March for the first time! I'll keep an eye out for you !

@joew.4358 6 лет назад

That's because it had decent snow on it.

@DaBears08 6 лет назад

Cameras always make everything look easy.

@Mistted 6 лет назад

Do 'muricans think these "black diamonds" are somehow hard to ride down? Lmao.

@DaBears08 6 лет назад

Chronos do foreigners not know the difference between Canadians and "Muricans" ?

@CorginShep 6 лет назад

Chronos Pretty obvious that you've never actually been to Mammoth before. This is right off cloud nine express and the slope is called ricochet. It's pretty fucking steep.

@joshuaschaffer6371 6 лет назад

Nice work Rob. Looking good out there. Bend your knees and keep that up and you'll progress very quickly. I remember my first black diamond was just more intimidating when I saw the drop off. Once I was on it I was like oh you just pick up speed quicker every thing is basically the same. I got this. Ice sucks on black diamonds. I have had a rough time with ice only on black diamonds. I spend so much time on my edges and I often don't see it. Having the proper lens for lighting would probably have benefited me. Thanks sport rx. My goggles will be here in a couple of weeks or so.

@baybay1234 6 лет назад

this is so fun! love you guys

@boji_03 6 лет назад

Dude I was so happy for Rob! I'm still new and had my first snowboarding experience last August and man, I know that feeling once you get a successful toe turn. I was up there for four days and felt confident in getting down the slope at reasonable pace using my toe and heel together. Can't wait to go again! Congrats mate!

@chrisgarland9381 6 лет назад

Hell yeah rob. Sick progress man. I’m loving my airbrake xl’s from sport rx.

@sportrxeyewear 6 лет назад

Awesome to hear!!! Sure you're tearing it up with those goggles!!

@nickcrowe1980 6 лет назад

Kevin's such a nice guy. Keep up the good work man 😁

@jeodude 4 года назад

The starting on your toes is legit!

@thesnowboardchannel5755 6 лет назад

Love the video guys!😄

@kaylagreene6982 6 лет назад

Nice smooth run at the end!!

@ignavideo 6 лет назад

It will take time to me , to go to a BLACK DIAMOND by now getting comfortable with carving Thanks Kevin

@vladyslavsharipov4366 6 лет назад

Hi Kev! I've got some troubles on my toes. I can't understand how to control my speed, how to spray snow early on edge. I try lean forward more, but it is just provide carving turns. Any tips for controlling speed specifically?

@SlipFlip 6 лет назад

Having a hard time going from this level to faster, more Snake like flowing motions for higher speed... Any tips?

@chldndyd21 4 года назад

Just found myself never subbed your channel. Deeply guilty and subbed with a speed of light! Always thamks for good vids bro.

@oolong2 6 лет назад

It's kind of weird how in the beginning people always favor their heels, but now I find that I favor my toes too much because of that control.

@samhagen8924 6 лет назад

Nice job fellas!

@biggredd1034 6 лет назад

Good job. Looking good

@12345656012 6 лет назад

I don't mean to take anything away from the beginner that gave it a go but that's a black run? Looks no harsher than a blue compared to the few resorts I've been to.

@lanekingery4299 6 лет назад

First time snowboarding was yesterday I discovered an unknown talent of mine, though I’m only thirteen I did really good and had some gnarly falls the snowboard I was using was a 3$ one from my local thrift shop and it doesn’t have actual bindings your feet just kind of slip into it but I still managed to shred!🤘🏼🤙🏻

@jonxboii1159 6 лет назад

Nice vlog gonna be at the mountain tomorrow

@bravoswede 6 лет назад

Kevin, what is that baggy balaclava you have? Been searching the net but can't find anything similar, maybe it's some particular name to it? Love your channel, made me start planning for a trip to whistler next season :) Edit - is it just a large separate hood? What brand?

@Kwoooke 6 лет назад

anyone knows what model of POC goggle is Kevin wearing in this video? it looks so gorgeous~

@scott4404 5 лет назад

oh,, and new subscriber to your channel... been watching a ton of vids.. thanks.

@donnylangsam5332 6 лет назад

Great job guys also I have a tip Always be happy

@itsjustpaul1121 4 года назад

I feel like this is a lot steeper than it looks

@lukehenry2894 6 лет назад

Yo snowboard pro camp I got a question. How do you get from the skill level that rob is at or maybe a little bit more comfortable, to stronger rider? I've been snowboarding in the Midwest where the "mountains" are laughable at best. I've just been trying to progress with jumps but I'm wondering, what can I do to improve my regular riding? I don't really know what steps I should be taking to get from intermediate to more of a styled/impressive sort of riding. Thanks man, btw I've been watching since 50000 subs, keep it up!

@donmueller626 6 лет назад

Learn to ride switch, if you don't already.

@emmettfranklin5383 6 лет назад

What facemask is that I really like it.

@seanrim7515 6 лет назад

YO! Awesome~~ Can you review the POC Goggle? cause it is my favorite sports brand!

@SnowboardProCamp 6 лет назад

I’ll get a review out on these soon! I was really impressed with them!

@kevinthomas6336 6 лет назад

Where'd you get that floral hood at?

@Joseph_Myers 6 лет назад

I am having difficulty on man made groomers but in powder my turns are fantastic. Why? And what can i do to improve them. Awesome video keep up the great content.

@bd99 6 лет назад

Just keep riding powder man - who needs groomers :-) Seriously though it's a completely different technique. Have a look at the intermediate snowboarding playlist on this channel for tips!

@Joseph_Myers 6 лет назад

Baz D thanks man. I have and unfortunately live in Arizona USA... It's a desert and no good snow this year😠😵

@joshuaschaffer6371 6 лет назад

You might be leaning back too much. Powder you lean back. On groomers you keep forward a bit.

@Joseph_Myers 6 лет назад

Joshua Schaffer thanks

@CorginShep 6 лет назад

Along with what everyone else said about leaning forward for groomers you really need to dig your edge in more than powder.

@Katherine-bh8sb 6 лет назад

Howdy! Quick question for anyone who wants to help! I recently did my first Black Diamond Run and it was all powder, and it felt amazing. My only problem was I could not get my toe side turns around fast enough due to the heavy powder therefor making me fall multiple times. Does anyone have any tips for getting your board around fast on steep Black runs, groomed or fresh powder? Anything and everything will be very appreciated! :)

@GC16199 6 лет назад

Try to jump up a little bit and make a more pronounced up and down movement if you like when you're turning, this will unweigh your board a bit and makes it easier to turn. It's almost like jumping a small 180. Steep runs with low speed means short turns. As the speed is higher you can widen you're turns but then you really have to turn on you're edges like carving.

@SidyWidy 6 лет назад

Katherine kick your weak foot’s heel back so you spin around easier

@tayvenwiseman1964 6 лет назад

I love you guys

@ErikJohnsonFMA 6 лет назад

rob is so weird and funny. I like him

@bentheplug 6 лет назад

What is a black diamond? Sometimes i ride on black runs, but what is a black diamond?

@kaderichmond3969 6 лет назад

That's like a blue square at troll ski resort

@P.Trick93 6 лет назад

That POC goggles are sick

@turtlezed 6 лет назад

yeah but I think Robs strap on the outside looks better than Kev wearing it underneath, is it a 'cool' thing? ive got hard buckles on my goggles so makes sense to have them outside the lid in case you smack your head and they pressure point your head...

@P.Trick93 6 лет назад

Yeah most people wear them under the helmet. But for me I also wear them out of the Helmet because the plastic buckles hurt my head after a time

@scott4404 5 лет назад

I am a beginner, i can do the turns pretty good on Green.. i can control edge and stops toe and heel etc... my prob is when it gets more speed... i lose control. any tips? going to my first mountain Next weekend, and want to do more than green runs... would like to do a black toward the end, at least once... but want to do all the blue runs... They don't have alot of green runs.. but a ton of blue. i'm 50 yrs old just started this year.... thanks for any tips...

@G2thesecondpower 5 лет назад

Learn to rock from edge to edge when going "straight". Bend both knees and get a little lower help and you steer with your back foot well always bending that front knee into your front edge turn. If you feel yourself going too fast spill some speed by breaking a little bit on your heel edge--you can break on your toe edge to it just means they're going backwards a bit. When you're going really fast and you wouldn't want to slow yourself down a bit it's easier just to dump a little speed when you go on to your heel a bit. Anyway hope that helps--going fast on the straights is actually harder to learn and then turning on steeper terrain--at least it was for me; so this is coming from somebody that has freshly learned how to let that board get ripping without automatically having a mental freak out ;)! It takes time, and good equipment helps. I start learning last year on an older mostly camber board that caught edges if I wasn't careful, and it had crappy bindings and I had crappy boots. I bought a new fairly stable CamRock board, new boots and some wicked new bindings and it's been a game-changer for feeling confident and stable on the board.

@MikeeeT10 6 лет назад

Nice👌

@hristijanselev 6 лет назад

your videos are so fun to watch idk why but i really really like them keep up the good work!

@nickpence9055 6 лет назад

I'm here as in made it to the video

@ashtonbrum9340 6 лет назад

Please do a review on the dc ply

@sk863cuz 6 лет назад

my first time snowboarding i got on a lift that went to only a black diamond run ... whoops

@littlebonanimals9258 3 года назад

I just started my first black diamond i snowboard

@captainbacon5224 6 лет назад

Is that snowboard pro camp merch??

@Jp-mk6hj 5 лет назад

Resonated

@Jp-mk6hj 5 лет назад

The well spoken goggle guy

@G2thesecondpower 5 лет назад

No disrespect or anything at all like that; maybe it was the way the camera angle was but that didn't really look very steep! I know that steepness is not all that goes into making something a black run--but dang man we have some blue and black runs here on Mt. Washy that look alooooot steeper than that; (definitely not trying to downplay any accomplishments here; I thought some of our blue runs were terrifying only a few months ago :) ) and I am scared of those Moguli steep beasts!

@davidharper2658 6 лет назад

Where do you work

@dodsss 6 лет назад

come to australia!!

@101crazybiker 6 лет назад

Nice one Rob. Looking much smoother and more relaxed. Shame the corporate came out right at the end of the video. :-(. I find it helps with the toe turns to make sure you move your weight on to your front foot to help make steering the board easier. Commitment is key!

@Andreei31 6 лет назад

Kev can you do a video on how to go downhill with speed? Without turning/carving

@brendenlea6128 6 лет назад

an buz you stand up and go straight

@Andreei31 6 лет назад

Football viral thought there was a little more to it😂 but ok thanks

@SkuzzelB8 6 лет назад

I'm also working on speed + control. You always want to be on an edge. If your board is flat it will go wherever the hell it wants. Second.. lower yourself down enough to where your back hand can touch the board. I found that this position offers good control and if i wipe out, im already close to the ground. I'm hoping that as my balance and control improves, i will crouch less and less.

@Andreei31 6 лет назад

SkuzzelB8 ok man thanks! I actually tried lowering myself yesterday and it did help! Now I just got to keep practicing

@TheBrendo2323 6 лет назад

In my honest opinion thats got to be the easiest black diamond I've ever seen I know go pros distort how steep hills look but i don't think thats even a steep enough pitch it seems more like a hard blue to me. What do you think kevin would that even be a black diamond up at whistle?

@noes9782 6 лет назад

brendan strange I think it just looks like that on the video! I run a 45 degree sloope Soo steep! My dad filmed but it didn't look that steep on the movie

@CorginShep 6 лет назад

It's pretty steep but mellows out in the middle. It's not as hard as cornice bowl or daves run. Check it out in the Mammoth map right on the left side of the north face. It starts off black then in the middle turns to a hard blue.

@tylerfranger537 6 лет назад

HI KEVIN

@keegandettmer6693 6 лет назад

Do waffles spill on your biscuit

@MJH211 6 лет назад

He just needs to bend his knees. If he did that he could prolly carve instead of skid.

@kirinnoble1029 3 года назад

I went snowboarding on a black diamond on my first day, I tumbled down the hill and my board slammed into my head and it got split open.

@maximlaats7953 6 лет назад

Please Tell this man to bend his knees and keep his shoulders above his board! That counter rotatie doesn't do him and good. Just learn him a proper basic potition. Optimisme is good but positive criticism is better for learning. This way of learning is just a breading ground for bad habits in snowboard style.

@SemperTaylor 6 лет назад

He may have been taught the right way, but he needs to develop muscle memory...not bad for day 4 while freaking out on your first black diamond!

@maximlaats7953 6 лет назад

SemperTaylor could be. I was just saying this becaus he was giving tips on his snowboarding, and i thought those 2 where importent for him. Also i don't think a black run is a good learning area for a beginner. But hey what am i baffling about, as long as the dude is having fun right :)

@noes9782 6 лет назад

maxim laats o shit! I started with snowboard last year I've been riding alot like once a week! But I don't know if I'm bending my knees enough! Before my legs shaked when I were running steep slopes! Not anymore but I'm still not bending that much! If it's not shaking for me am I then bending right? The reason why I'm wondering is because I want to improve and also run a 45 degree called "väggen" how do I know if I'm bending right?

@bluesclooey7897 6 лет назад

Noes You shouldn't be on a 45 degree slope until you get the amount of experience you need to know how much your knees should be bending, but you can't always keep your knees bent at the same angle, you need to be fluent at changing the amount you have bent your knees over every bump.

@cadestallo2874 6 лет назад

Hey

@luke_said 6 лет назад

#notifacationsquad

@freddymeng 6 лет назад

why isn't he wearing a jacket?

@Frankie431 6 лет назад

He still doesn’t know how positive the snowboardProCamp community is.

@DnBQemist 6 лет назад

Pretty sure that Balaclava should be on the outside of your helmet #jerryoftheday

@nathanalbritton5054 6 лет назад

DnBQemist No it shouldn't XD Way to be a Jerry!

@DnBQemist 6 лет назад

Wrong...it's an over the helmet one ya Jerry

@nathanalbritton5054 6 лет назад

DnBQemist Incorrect

@alcskillerz5677 6 лет назад

He should have snowboard lessons

@TeqHDcasper 6 лет назад

That Is a black diamond? Its just a normal but steeper hill

@turtlezed 6 лет назад

yeah I thought that too but its hard to get a realistic perspective of the steepness of the slope. When I used to ski (spits) the blacks in Norway looked vertical from the top....this doesnt 'appear' to be that severe...trick of the lens?

@TeqHDcasper 6 лет назад

turtlezed in funäsdalen here in Sweden they have a like 75-80° vertical and its a red here😂

@turtlezed 6 лет назад

TeqHDcasper ....Dude, that sounds fn scary ....😁

@TeqHDcasper 6 лет назад

turtlezed Well it was. I rode it so i could get to the park from the top of the mountain. All of us who rode it (me and my friends) hated it, so luckily we could park our car next to the park. A skier broke his nose and right arm at that one slope,( the next day) And the first time i went down i was hella scared, it was icy and like 2 weeks before I "got rid" of my steel edges (like sanded then down or what you call it) Beacuse I had to, to fix my board So.. To summarise it Around 75-80° hill+ No steel edges+ Only 1 1/2 year experience of snowboarding at the time = One hella scared dude

@turtlezed 6 лет назад

Holy moly....I wouldn't do real steeps, I backed out of a black in Norway, it was just so intimidating and I wasn't an expert by any means...can't see the fun in doing those types of slope, nobody comes down straight except Jeremy Jones and those other heroes....

@theavangelist 6 лет назад

That's black? There's a football stadiums width on that run!

@BrandonGraham 6 лет назад

Andy Parker In my limited experience, width has little to do with the rating (I've seen some really narrow greens). Seems more to do with skill. This was probably steeper than a blue. Might have been on the easy side for black diamond, but probably still difficult to intermediate riders because of the angle.

@CorginShep 6 лет назад

Mammoth has pretty wide runs in general. It's one of the reasons it's so popular.

@Theviewer100 6 лет назад

What is a black diamond?

@Johhnnyy 6 лет назад

The Viewer there’s difficulty progressions marked on the mountain, you have bunny runs, green, blue, diamond then black diamond and double black diamond

@Theviewer100 6 лет назад

NoiseSync alright, damn u replied fast, thanks for the info, had no idea not american so i had no idea how ur system was (tbh idk how the difficulty system here in norway is haha)

@TeqHDcasper 6 лет назад

The Viewer uhm... Tänndalen has that system and its like 15 min from the norwegian border

@Theviewer100 6 лет назад

TeqHDcasper oh i live in the far west, like a days drive from the border

@TeqHDcasper 6 лет назад

The Viewer They use the same system in all of the bigger slopes in Sweden. Weird that they wouldnt use it in norway, nothing bad with it.

@cadestallo2874 6 лет назад

To me

@diegotobar6839 6 лет назад

360p squad!

@lucalavery5836 4 года назад

that is not a balxk dimond

@SeriouslyMikey 6 лет назад

So is a black run in the US/Canada just a red run in Europe? And a double black would be Europe's blacks?

@SnowboardProCamp 6 лет назад

I think video makes Runs look less steep.

@tayvenwiseman1964 6 лет назад

First

@omarclipz9748 6 лет назад

I'm only 11 and I can snowboard better than that I don't stop my speed till I get to the bottom

@MumsTx 6 лет назад

That black don't look realy black 😉😉😉

@MrStopMotionKid 6 лет назад

Is that what Americans call Black Diamond? I'm not sure if its the video that makes it look underwhelming but I've been down steeper and more difficult reds in Europe! Not trying to be a douche and one up, just making an observation.