How to Skate on a Snowboard

Video Transcript

"In this section, we're going to talk about skating. Basically how you get around the mountain when you?re not strapped into both feet. You want to skate up to the lift and away from the lift. Also if you want to get to your friends over there, you don't want to strap both feet in and you don't want to walk. That's where skating comes in handy. Once you have your front foot strapped in, you want to get to the chair lift. You want to put all your weight over your front foot. If you keep your weight on your back foot, your board is going to be sliding all over the place. If you keep your weight on top of your board, it's going to respond better to you. Some people skate with their foot in front of their toe edge. It's a little bit awkward like a penguin walk. I don't like it myself. I like to put my foot behind my board and go ahead and put all your weight on your front foot. Make sure your eyes are looking where you want to go. If their looking down here, at your board, your balance is going to be all messed of. Kind of not really in the right place. If you keep your eyes up where you want to go you'll find that you'll always end up there. That's kind of how you do it. You just want to make sure your weight is over your binding, centered, and pushing with your back foot. You don't want any weight on your back foot at all. I find putting my foot behind my board is more comfortable. Some people prefer it in front. That's alright as well. You just want to do the same thing. It depends on how comfortable you are or how you want to do it. Everything's up to you, but that's how you do it."