How to Stand up Heelside on a Snowboard

Video Transcript

"In this segment, we're going to talk a little bit about how to stand on your own. You want to find a little bit of a sloped area, like this, so your edge has something to hold against. Not something completely flat because that won't really teach you much. You want to go ahead and strap both your feet in, grab the middle of your board just for balance for now. Put your back hand behind you and lift yourself over the board. You can feel your heel edge catching in the snow holding your weight. Once you feel centered and comfortable, go ahead and stand up using these muscles right above your knees. You want to stay in a squatted position because if you stand up too straight or too quickly you'll lose balance and fall over immediately. Snowboarding is basically a giant squat. Get these leg muscles working, really feel it. Don't get discouraged if you fall over right away. Everybody falls over. That's how you stand up."