How to Snowboard

By:  Chris Jordan

Mr. Achor’s Homeroom

Gardner Magnet 4^th Grade

Hey!  Get off the couch!  If you can find some snow, it’s a blast of fun to go snowboarding.  I can tell you how to ride a snowboard in a few steps.  I’ll tell you about buying or renting a snowboard and bindings, how to balance, how to go straight, and how to snowplow and J-turn.

The first thing you need is some equipment.  That means a snowboard, bindings, boots, warm clothes and a helmet.  A helmet is very important because it is very easy to fall when snowboarding.  You can rent or buy these items I listed above.  If you don’t snowboard very often, renting would cost less money.

After that, you will want to strap your boots into your bindings.  The bindings are attached to the snowboard.  In the beginning you might have trouble getting up and staying up.  Because, as I said, it is very easy to fall.  Keeping your balance is the key to staying up.  So stand on a flat surface, lean forward but keep your weight shifted to the back.  Bend your knees at all times while snowboarding.

Next, I want to teach you how to go straight and make directional turns.  Face your board in the direction you want to go.  Shift your weight to the front of the board so you will start to go down the hill.  Keep your weight in the middle of the board, unless you want to turn.  To turn left, shift your weight to the left and turn your feet until the front of the board is facing to the left.  Do the same steps but the opposite direction to turn right.  As you go down the hill, keep leaning toward the front of the board.  Don’t lean too much or you will trip over and fall on your face into the snow.  That can really hurt because the temperature can turn the snow to ice.

The last things to learn about snowboarding is to snow-plow and make J-turns.  Snowplowing is almost like braking.  Braking is shifting all of your weight to the back of the board so it digs into the snow so you will stop.  Snowplowing is the same thing, except you don’t shift as much weight and you come to a slower stop.  A J-turn is a move to help you slow down.  You point the board down the hill and shift your weight on the back while pulling up on the front just before you turn.

Now you know the basics of snowboarding.  You know about getting your equipment, balancing, going straight, turning and stopping.  Snowboarding is a blast!  I hope this essay gets you off the couch and onto the slopes.  Pray for snow!

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