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Summary: Learn how to ride the powder and absorb the terrain from a professional snowboarder in this free winter sports video about advanced snowboarding.
Kevin Byford started snowboarding in 1988 and has been on the snow for 140 days every season since. He became an instructor in 1991 with the Ski and Snowboard Schools of Aspen. He...read more
"KEVIN BYFORD: Hi. I'm Kevin Byford with the Ski and Snowboard Schools of Aspen on behalf of the Expert Village. So, the thing about riding powder is you can ride it a lot faster and a lot more variable terrain. However, you do need to ready for that terrain and to absorb it, that's why we've been flexing our legs. If you do go off of your jumps make sure you land, you get your landing on a flat board and you're landing with flexed knees. Nice and bent, so you can absorb the terrain. Let's see how that looks."
eHow Article: How to Absorb Terrain when Snowboarding Powder