How to Switch Feet while Snowboarding

Video Transcript

"KEVIN BYFORD: Hi. I'm Kevin Byford with the Ski and Snowboard Schools of Aspen on behalf of the Expert Village. Okay, so one of the next advanced moves you want to do is riding switch. Riding switch means that you're riding tail first; your tail is your new nose. I'm a goofy rider. My right foot is my forward foot, that's my nose. I'm going to show you how to ride backwards, so, switch. To practice, just find a flat place on the ground, stand there and shift your weight more towards that tail leg, your new leg. Also, open your body a little bit so that you're leading hand is more of the heel side edge. And also look where you're going now, look at the new edge. Otherwise, everything is the same as you've already been taught. The same things apply, switch as you do go forward. Let's see how it looks. I'll start with some nice, easy skiddy turns into some carve turns, if I get moving. Riding the switch is a lot of fun. When you start learning to jump in you're landing switch, you want to ride out switch. So, practice switch before you start doing these 180s."