Snowboard · Freeride · フリーラン技術

Bank Turn.

バンクターン

コース脇の壁を使ってターン

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Prerequisite
01

How to

Step by step
  1. Approach the bank (the raised wall of snow at the edge of the run) on a diagonal line, roughly 20-40 degrees to the wall.

    Hitting it head-on bounces you back, so pick an angle that lets you ride up across the wall. Keep a steady medium speed, fast enough not to stall.

  2. As your board climbs onto the wall, keep your upper body tall and lean your whole pelvis into the turn (toward the top of the wall) to follow its tilt.

    Because the wall is banked outward, it catches the centrifugal force for you even when you lean deeper than on flat ground, so feel free to commit harder than in a normal turn.

  3. Bend your knees to about 80-100 degrees for a low stance, with a slight bend at the ankles, and press the whole base of the board against the wall.

    Keep your weight from the arch of the foot slightly forward; on steep banks use about 60 percent on the front foot and 40 on the back, as if running the nose (front) up the wall.

  4. The closer you get to the top of the wall, the deeper you bend your knees to absorb the load.

    Extending your legs here lifts the board off the wall and launches you, so at the top stay compressed and keep the board glued to the snow.

  5. Look at the exit you want to take, not at the wall itself.

    Your body follows your eyes, so looking at the exit naturally turns your upper body out first and the board follows.

  6. Once past the top, extend your legs slightly toward the exit and ride back down, letting gravity accelerate you.

    Carry that speed straight into the entry of the next turn so the two link without a gap.

02

Tips & common mistakes

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Tips

Because the wall is banked outward, it catches the centrifugal force for you even without setting the edge as hard as on flat ground. The steeper the bank, the more it supports you, so you can lean in deeper

COMMON MISTAKE

You slam into the bank and stop → caused by hitting the wall head-on. Enter on a 20-40 degree diagonal that lets you ride up across it

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