Snowboard 1 Footed Beginner Guide | Lift lines, Chair lift and More 

When Tommie snowboards better with one foot than I do with both.... you’re a beast bro.

Fall when you getting off the lift... is.... like.... a ritual.... everytime I snowboard

I have been snowboarding for a little over 20 years. you always find a way remind me that I have a lot of bad habits. thank you you have made me a faster and better rider.

This is the Beginner Video EVERY new rider needs to see! Awesome Instructional Video🔥🔥🔥

God damn I've never seen someone tear it up one foot riding like that lol

Dude, that last advice (10:00) for standup strapping is priceles!.....

I remember when I was learning to ride on black diamonds, I could cruise down them without much issue, but still eat it once in a while getting off the lifts 😂

One thing I would add, from my experience, pertaining to getting off the chair lift. Camber boards versus overall rocker profile boards are different. With a camber board, or at least one where the camber zone goes out to the outsides of your feet, or farther, it's not as hard and actually simpler where the board pretty much tracks straight or whichever direction you apply pressure to whether that's toeside or heelside & want to go, whereas with an overall rocker profile board, there's that tendency for it to want to start spinning. I used to just go with it, the spinning, because it's actually kind of fun, until you accidentally get in somebody's way causing them to fall, yourself, or something like that. With an overall rocker profile board, you pretty much have to keep alternating from edge to edge while going down the ramp over and over to keep it going straight, versus just the edge being the direction you want to go, that pretty much sums it up. The tip somebody else already gave on here about unloading off the chairlift with a board that has rocker between the feet (the Lib-Tech X2C one) & moving your back foot to more directly in the middle between the bindings makes sense, whereas they said they then put more weight over the front binding & are then able to use the front camber hump/zone for more traction/turning ability versus the rocker zone between your feet, which is what's causing it to have that unstable/spinny effect. Tommy rides strictly camber boards which is why he probably forgot to mention this, but that's also part of why he rides camber boards. Anyway, to sum it up, if you're riding a board with a rocker between your feet camber profile, it helps to intentionally keep switching between your edges while getting off the chairlift riding down the ramp to keep yourself going "straight" until you're ready to go where you actually really wanna' go, whether that's right or left, that way you're not taking anybody out. 👍💯

I took my wife to Boyne Mountain in Michigan for our 22 wedding anniversary first time skiing, I’m addicted!! I’m 43 and ready to buy my first board! Love your videos super helpful.

Lots of great points. The overall thing I learned was that even though your back foot is not strapped in, you can still use it for lots of snowboarding. What a simple thought. thanks

TB you are on fire in this tutorial. 🔥 Probably the best out there with this topic. Absolutely superb.

wondering if youve ever thought about doing a breakdown of how to fall on your instagram or even a full video on falling/risk taking. I know you have a video about fear but I think it would be cool to hear about how someone like you deals with falling since obviously its an inevitable part of riding and pushing yourself.

You’re the best. Man I hope I get to board this season

I really love your videos tommie. Thanks for everything

I just wanna say that you make the best and most entertaining educational videos for snowboarding out there! As an old skier who receantly has deciced to go for snowboard (finally) I find your videos very helpful, and I think that I might speak for more people than me when I say that you even make a fresh student like me feel awesome in the slopes. Thank u!

Thank you ! We need all of these reminders! Have to remember all these things... especially the lift stuff. It would be so much easier if all the lifts were the same as far as the drop off when you are trying to unload!

I appreciate you and your time that you put into these videos very informative and looking forward to utilizing your information. God bless you brother 🙏

Thank you, you’re the man. This will help me a lot. I appreciate you.

So nerdy. Love it. Your videos are so fricken helpful ! Thanks !

Just got through buying a board, boots, bindings, helmet & goggles... all to find out the mountains near me are booked through January. Major bummer .

Never used a stomp pad, just tried one out last season and i love it. Dont need it next to the binding, more in the middle of the deck for the quicker turns. Plus if you ever want to change your back binding position the pads not gonna get in the way.

Awesome tips bro

Thanks for the tips

I never saw anyone pushing on heel side until I came out west a few years ago. I started in the 90s, and it was all "skateboard but on snow", especially on the lift to top of run part. I never had issues until I got super overweight and started losing again. I don't have a stomp pad on my current board, and I am thinking about putting one on. I think a lot of people struggle(myself included currently) with the "free foot" riding because you try to minimize the time spent without both feet secured. I'm thinking after the next snow fall here before the plows go through, I might just get my board on and "skate" around the yard/driveway/sidewalk so hopefully next time I'm on the mountain I don't fall in the (thankfully empty) lift line again. Good vid Tommie, I look forward to a more advanced "1 footed" video

man, i find something super useful in every of your videos.

Tommie, sick videos. I’ve been watching them all, getting react to head out to Vail soon. Can’t wait to take what I’ve learned in these videos to the mountain. Had to hit the subscribe button! Keep the vids coming!

Perfectly timed, Tommy! Couldn’t be more relevant than this. I bet more people get turned off to snowboarding because they don’t know this stuff.

Subscribed!! Great vids for us old guys, I’ve been binding up like you for ten years, idk why people do it regularly.

Great vid energy, Tommie Booooy!

Thanks for the info!!

One thing I wish that was covered was how do you skate on your toe side edge. I am finally to the point that I don’t look like a baby deer everytime I get off the lift but pretty much all of my snowboarding is on smaller mountains in PA and some of them tend to have very short runs from exit of chair lift to all the beautiful people on the mountain. I can heel side turn okay but sometimes I need to turn right instead of left (I ride regular). Also wanted to mention that your videos have made my experience so much more fun with my boys. Love the content and keep it coming.

super helpful. I’m progressing well two footed, but I still can’t survive getting off the lift! thanks tommie!!

I love you! Thanks so much for the videos! Super helpful! My friends were laughing at me because I forgot to buy a stomp pad for my new board (and put a bunch of stickers where my stomp pad is supposed to go) and now I can say I don't need one! Tommie doesn't use one! :p It does make it a bit harder but it's going to build up my skill level anyway and I will get used to it! Thank you! 💜

Thank you!!!! You da real MVP

Sounds great I am 195 shoe size 46,5 12 ish in us... bit wacky on my side but tryin it tomorrow:)

No sitting + double ratchet == [Precious minutes of my life reclaimed] EPIC TIP --- Thanks Tommie!

thank you TOMMİE .

Sick Guide and Tips thanks and YEEEWWW

Cant wait to have the sickest day ever 🤙

Great video! Also, what kind of neck gaiter and goggles are those?

I have a c2x board, with this particular board its so much easier to steer and straight line if you stand in the middle on the rocker and just use the front camber zone otherwise it's hard to stop it from wanting to turn.

Early! i bet its a good video like always

Dig that coat im going to have to get one

Great video. Could you also show us how to turn one footed?

Here's a beginner 1 footed guide, 0:40, *insert clip* of you sending it down a mogul field & popping massive air while one footed!?!? Amazing!

Tommy Bennett is officially now T. Beast.

the 1 footed shit was wayyy harder for me first day, i was able to learn how to board strapped in and still the 1 footed part is tough!

Tommie you're the most passionate snowboard teacher I've seen bro! I'm in my late 30's and I've broken my wrist twice trying to learn to snowboard. Real talk, should I get some wrist guards and man up or give it up?

I like bringing my foot to the front binding, helps me go straight. I lose a bit of control by moving to the back binding because my leg gets to do more work. By going to my front binding I put my weight on my front leg which helps getting off the lift. I guess things don't really work the same for everyone. If you're new and happen to read this, follow this guy... he has amazing beginner videos.

Great video addresses alot of the simple problems that makes skiers hate on snowboarders aka slowing the lifts and sitting in everybody's way to strap in.

what is your stance on the board? I am not sure what should I have on mine. I am 5'5" tall

How the backpack with bindings mounted on board ?

I did notice when you were talking about pushing from toe side or heel side and I notice that women are alot of the time more comfortable pushing from toe side. Also I have always taught my students to let the chair push them down the ramp. As beginners, speed is scary, so wouldn't you say its safer than pushing off the chair? Also when off loading I like to tell my guests to use the chair for balance and put front foot down and get stable before setting the back foot. Would love to read your thoughts on this

Talking about applying 70% of your weight to your front foot so you don’t fall while pushing. As a guy in the background falls from it a few seconds later at 7:31 lol 😂

Stomp pads for life

I just want to pop an Ollie like that one footed

Tommie- I am ok getting off the lift and down the ramp. I panic when traffic cuts in front - like gondola foot traffic in front of Montezuma at Keystone

I saw someone strapping in like that at beaver creek and have been doingit ever since, so fast and easy, stay standing up and pretty fast. I'd try the double ratchet but I'm already waiting for friends to sit on the bench or get up from sitting... ugh

Any tips for when people stay next to you when you leave the lift? Thats why i only want to sit at the side i can turn and break, but when they are next to me i cant do nothing and sometimes there are people standing or there is just running out of room

Hello Tommie, I am a beginner and finally I can struggle to get on the chairlift, but the board is so heavy that I can’t prepare to get off the lift. I need to seek help from the staff to push the stop button and let me go. Could you advise how can I do it, please? Thanks in advance. 🙇🏻‍♀️

Bro you hit moguls with one bindings I gotta work more to get to this level hahahaha

Do you have advice on drag lifts ? I'm boarding for many years and this is my biggest obstacle!! ( shame )

Binding angles video??

That's the most natral skating I've ever seen and then actually riding and jumping one-footed.

Have to say I got fairly lazy with my 1 foot riding when I went step-in around 1998.

make a advanced one foot vid....riding park or full run one footed

This man really hitting moguls with on foot…

Thanks trying to brake old habits and ride strapless mans in the maze better. Thanks for the tips 👍🏽🤘🏽

@Tommie Bennett Where is your favorite place to ride? Have to ever boarded at Mt. Rose or Diamond Peak resorts near Reno/Lake Tahoe before?

look at the guy at the left of tommys head at 7:29

i wanna go snowboarding so bad but i don’t have anyone that’s willing to go thats around my level my friends are either too good or have never done anything like it

I am older so I just use Flow stepins

I thought you were joining Snowboard ProCamp or another channel. Did that change?

Lol this guy rides better with one foot than I do with two 😭

Tell Sean to get a new hoodie...

hey so i noticed u sled with ur left foot strapped in but your a goofy rider, is that true?

Im taking the back pack bro..dont leave it laying around. Lol 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 jk

I've been skateboarding for 13 years, so pushing from my heel side is the most awkward thing ever. Muscle memory is a bitch.

someone should invent a magnetic stomp pad for noobs

7:29 is that Itachi?

Ive always called this “skating.”

I was taught not to push off of the seat but just let the chair push you off.

1:44 is it just me or does he suddenly look really short? Great video, keep up the good work! :)

They no has orange backpack? :(

People carry MacBooks when snowboarding?

Ok but where is the MOST BASIC video for a NEW snowboarder.... Where is the " How a snowboarder puts his undies on ?" video???? lol

The real question to all you in the comments section - stomp pad or nah?

Learn to skate.

Anyone can do this , even worst sber NOT!! its bout aaalll talent

greenscreen threw me off. you dont need it...

Wtf was that air. So nasty

YOU TALK TOO FAST, I CAN'T BREATH! HA HA HA.......