Snowboard · Freeride · パウダー
Floating.
フローティング
板を浮かせるように深雪を滑る技術
How to
Step by stepDrop in on deep powder on a gentle-to-medium slope, carrying enough speed that you don't bog down.
The deeper the snow, the harder it pulls the board down, so you need speed to push back against it.
Once moving, shift your weight to about 30% front foot / 70% back foot and draw your hips slightly back over the tail.
This lifts the nose up out of the snow so the whole base of the board presses against it.
Keep your hips back but keep your upper body (chest and above) tall and upright.
Hips back, chest forward stops you from collapsing into a backseat slump while still loading the tail.
Bend your knees to about 70-80 degrees in a low stance and read the firmness of the snow through your ankles.
When the board starts to sink in a deep patch, give a quick push through the back foot to bring the nose back up.
Look about 10 meters ahead in your direction of travel.
If you lose speed the board loses its float and sinks, so keep turns small and shallow and let the board run through gentle arcs.
Once you feel the float, fine-tune the nose lift by pushing harder or easing off through the back foot, and link it into a long, flowing run.
Tips & common mistakes
In the app — learn while you logAim for about 30% front foot / 70% back foot. The more you load the back foot, the more the nose rides up out of the snow, increasing the base area pressing against it and making the board float.
The nose dives and catches snow → you aren't loading the back foot enough → put about 70% of your weight over the tail and draw the hips a little further back to lift the nose.
The rest of the tips, fixes for each mistake, and what to try next are in the app — learn them while you log. Intermediate+ tricks are for Members.
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