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Summary: Straight-lining on a snowboard is where a snowboarder pushes with one foot while the other foot is in a binding. Get snowboarding tips for straight-lining on a snowboard from a sponsored snowboarder in this free video on snowboarding.
Melissa Evans has been snowboarding for the last six years. She is sponsored by Bear Mountain, Academy, VonZipper, Etnies, Neff, Dakine, and Bonfire. She recently took first place in...read more
"So, once you've got your front foot strapped in you're ready to get to the chairlift. How you get there is we call it straight lining. But, first you need to be able to push yourself over to the chair and have people around you to where you're not going to fall and go crazy and your snowboard is going all over the place. You need to just be able to be calm and know that you're on a flat ground and you're just pushing yourself slow. So, we're going to have your foot behind you in most cases, it's always behind you. You're like skating. You're just going to push and stand and push and stand. You'll go slow and you'll get on the chairlift and you'll just get off in the same way. You'll just stand on your snowboard and ride away. But, getting there just push and push."
eHow Article: Snowboard Straight-Lining