Goal
- Targeted riding with the board in both directions
- Initiating sliding out of the fall line
- Controlling sliding out of the fall line
- Stopping sliding out of the fall line
Where
Medium steep, wide slope. Not too flat to prevent catching an edge. A well groomed slope.
How
Begin by sliding into the fall line. Then rotate into the riding position and shift weight onto the front foot.
To stop, the board must be put more strongly on edge from the ankle joint, and the upper body rotated back into the minus position.
Methodical progression
- Sliding on the toeside edge with assistance
- Sliding on the heelside edge with assistance
- Sliding on both edges without assistance
- Target sliding
- Track sliding
- Stop and go
- Varying sliding speed
- Sliding with vertical movement
- Sliding with varied weight shifting
- Jumping uphill on the toeside edge
- Performing various movement tasks
- Zig-zag sliding