Learn To Ride > Learn To Ride Progam Download
- Designed for first time riders to help you master the basics
- Contains the same material as the DVD compressed for download
- Formatted for iPod/iPad/iPhone or computer monitors
- Downloadable in either regular or goofy
The Learn to Ride program is designed for first time snowboarders. We show you a bunch of techniques and movements to get you ripping in no time. We focus on terrain based learning to help you progress quickly, safely, and easily.
The ideas and tactics have been developed by Chris Hargrave at the Burton snowboard academy at Northstar.
All the video’s can be viewed in either regular or goofy. The video is optimized for your ipod so you can crank it while on the hill. It’s available via either download or DVD.
Videos:
The Learn to Ride program consists of one 45 minute, in depth video broken into 7 sections plus a bonus video on setting up your board
Section 1: Inside Movements
-Exercises to try at home to improve your balance and get you used to the feeling of snowboarding before you get to the hill.
-This maximizes your on snow time and minimizes first day falls
Section 2: On Snow Movements
-Exercises to try on the snow do get you used to the feeling of sliding around
-How to skate around and get on the chairlift
-Using the waddle technique to get around flat areas while strapped in
-How to stand up from a sitting position
Section 3: Riding Downhill
-How to find the "fall line" and get started going down hills
-We start learning how to use our edge to turn
Section 4: Riding Across The Slope
-Experiment with your edges and learn how to traverse
-How to slow yourself down and stop
-Learn how to ride across the slope while controlling speed and exploring with movement
Section 5 : Turns
-How to perform toeside and heelside turns
-Linking your turns and making them flow smoothly
-Carving
Section 6 : Switch Riding
-The best way to learn switch is to start early before your too used to riding regular
-We show you the best technique for learning quickly with minimal difficulties
Section 7: Challenging Your Riding
-We show you a bunch of little tricks that you can practice which are easy to do and look sick
-Nose and tail presses, ollies and nollies, 180's, hand drags, and spinning on snow are all covered
Bonus Video:
The Learn to Ride program also includes a bonus video on Board Setup.
This vid covers the ins and outs of getting your equipment ready to hit the slopes.
We briefly cover choosing the right board, boots, and bindings for your riding style
and show you how to set it all up for maximum shredability.
Latest Reviews
Just what I have been looking for. I started out watching snowboarding tips on youtube and learning from a friend. The first day was a pain in the a**. Before I went a second time I grabbed a copy of this program and I started to learn pretty quickly; I wasn't even able to do most of the exercises because I don't have a snowboard, nor access to some types of slopes that might have helped. Not to mention the fact that the boots on the snowboard I rented didn't fit very well; however I managed to learn the most out of all of my beginner friends and I was even praised by my friend who's been doing it for a while (not that it was an intention of mine). Some of the people in the resort that I chatted with didn't even think I was a beginner, but none of that really matters cause I had a lot of fun and I learned a lot even if I didn't follow the program 100% (which I plan to do in the near future). Thanks SA! and I'm especially pleased with having a download version available, cause transportation would have taken too long and would have more than doubled the price for me.
This video course is awesome!!! Really helpful to my skills. If you are a beginner just like me, I highly recommend you to get this video course!!!
Excellent video lessons. Very clear instructions with demo. It also covers really basic stuff to help me get comfortable with a board strapped to my feet. These videos covered more detaileD basics than the ski school I used for introductory lessons. At a fraction of the cost of in-person lessons these are a great money saver. I am glad I bought these instead of the in-person lesson series I was thinking of buying. Thank you for producing these!!!
Download size: Each individual DVD is around 0.5 GB
Download period: Upon purchase you are given a 48 hour window to download your purchase
Download limit: Each purchase is eligible for 1 download of each file. Your download link is locked to 1 IP address so make sure you download onto the computer you want to use it on.
Download time: With a high speed connection it will take around 30 - 120 minutes. If you only have access to slow Internet then consider purchasing the DVDs
Video format: all download videos are .m4v which open automatically with iTunes. They also open in various other applications like Quicktime and VLC player.
Video resolution: Most of the videos are 640 x 360 (16:9) some of the older videos (Jumping Vol 1 and Jibbing Vol 1) are 640 x 480 (4:3). The resolution is good enough to watch on a computer screen or portable device but not high quality when viewing on a TV. If you want high quality then consider purchasing the DVDs.
iPod/iPhone/iPad compatibility: All our videos are easily compatible with these devices. They will also work on various other mobile devices and mp3 players which support .m4v
