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Layback Turn.

レイバックターン

バックサイドで背中側に体を倒すカービング

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01

How to

Step by step
  1. Roll into a medium-pitch slope at a controlled, never-stopping speed and first make sure you can carve a clean, committed heelside (heel-edge) turn.

    A layback is just your normal heelside turn taken lower and laid further back, so if the base turn is shaky this will feel scary fast.

  2. Early in the turn, set the heel edge.

    Bend both knees deeply into a strong crouch and drop your hips until they sit roughly over your heels to get low. Look toward the exit of the turn, the direction you want to go.

  3. When the edge bites, the arc deepens, and you feel yourself being thrown toward the outside of the turn, lean your back toward the snow (the inside of the turn) and let that outward pull hold you.

    Don't fold from the waist, or your pelvis lays over with you and the edge angle goes flat. Keep your hips stacked over the board and tip only from the back and shoulders.

  4. To support the lean, lightly touch your trailing hand (the hand toward the back of your direction of travel) to the snow along the line of the heel edge.

    The hand is a third contact point for fine-tuning your tilt, not a post to dump your weight on. Reaching too far behind you makes it impossible to come back up, so aim beside or slightly ahead of your heels.

  5. Once you pass the lowest point, use your core (abs) and hips to curl your upper body back up while you release the heel edge to finish the turn.

    Don't try to push up off your planted hand, drive it from the trunk, and you'll flow straight into the next toeside (toe-edge) turn.

02

Tips & common mistakes

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Tips

Keep your hips stacked over the board and tip only from the back up. Leaning your whole pelvis back flattens the board's tilt, the edge washes out, and you catch the downhill edge. Splitting the upper body from the pelvis is the heart of this trick.

COMMON MISTAKE

Falling too far back and sitting all the way down → you tipped your hips back with your torso and your weight slid off the tail of the board. Keep your hips stacked over the board and tip only the shoulders and back.

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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