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Best Way To Snowboard In Deep Powder

Deep powder is not the fantasy you believe it to be. It's similar to cloud surfing.

Do you yearn for a deep powder run?

Cruising through deep powder is pure delight and liberation. The difference between deep snow and the powder you're used to is all in how you ride. Extra points if you obtain a board with powder-riding features—and an extra fantastic time.

Here's how to ride deep powder on a snowboard (and how to avoid getting into a tricky spot where you have to figure out how to get out of powder).

How To Snowboard In Deep Powder

Deep powder snowboarding success is determined by your riding abilities and board setup. Everyone can learn to rip through deep powder, but it takes practice. If you already know how to snowboard, you'll have no trouble navigating the deep powder.

We've included our top suggestions for getting started, the best boards for the job, and FAQs for first-time deep powder boarders.

Best Way To Snowboard In Deep Powder

Best Tips for Snowboarding in Deep Powder 

Tip 1: Maintain Your Weight Over The Tail

By shifting more weight into your rear foot and leaning back, you may keep your weight over the tail of your board. This prevents your nose from submerging, allowing you to float more easily. It also prevents you from moving forward. The goal is to find the sweet spot between leaning far enough back to avoid getting your nose stuck in the snow, but not so far back that you lose control or wear your legs out.

Set your stance up an inch further back on the board if you have time or want to ride in the deep powder all day. This will be quite beneficial, particularly if your board has a centered stance or is a twin tip snowboard.

Tip #2: Use open turns rather than closed turns.

Deep powder has a reputation for slowing you down. Change the form or radius of your turns to maintain your pace. On heavier packed snow, it's usual to use closed or short radius turns where the board crosses the fall line in each turn. These "C" shaped closed curves slow you down.

To maintain speed in deep powder, employ an open turn or a longer radius turn where your board does not completely cross the fall line. You can start turning harder, slashing, spraying up enormous rooster tails of snow, and taking face shots once you've become acclimated to riding in this new terrain (we know you were waiting for us to say that).

Tip 3: Keep Your Speed Up

If you ride too slowly in deep powder, you will sink into it rather than float on top of it. Digging yourself out of deep snow is laborious, and you'll only want to do it a few times a season. In deep powder, you can always slow down, but regaining speed is usually tough.

To maintain your speed:

1. choose a line that allows you to maintain your speed while avoiding flatter regions, 

2. ride with a flatter base to keep your board on top of the snow

3. strategically use your turn to regulate your speed.

Tip 4: Know Your Terrain

For a reason, deep snow is only for experienced motorcyclists. Deep snow conceals harmful impediments such as rocks, stumps, and fallen trees. These can prematurely end your season by tripping you and causing significant injury. Always keep an eye on the terrain ahead and learn to spot covered risks and how to approach with caution. On the lighter side, seek for wind lips, spines, pillows, and cliff or rock jumps (based on your experience level).

e.g tree wells will mess your day up.

Tree wells have a pile of powder around a tree’s branches and form a hidden cavity at the base of the tree. These are soo difficult to get out of and dangerous. If it’s possible to get a view of the terrain before you start boarding, that’s ideal. You can achieve this through hiking it, a gondola ride, a chairlift, or a helicopter.

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Tip 5: Ride A Powder Board

Riding a board intended for deep powder will provide you with the finest experience. These boards are designed to float above the deep pow and provide the agility required to avoid the hazards discussed in the last tip. But we understand—not it's always in the budget.

You probably don't need a deep powder board if you don't get many deep powder days or prefer to ride in resorts rather than the backcountry. However, if you want to spend a lot of time in the wilderness, it would be worth the expense to be able to obtain clean, crisp runs.

What Type Of Snowboard Is Best For Powder?

The consensus in the snowboarding community is that a Rocker Camber Profile makes the best deep powder board. Rocker Cambers have camber tips and tails, which simply means that the tip and tail of the rocker curve upward. The Rocker Camber between your feet causes the board to hit the ground in the center. This means you don't have to adjust your stance when you reach deep powder—the board is ready to go right away.

Should I put my bindings on hold for powder?

Setting your stance back on a twin tip board will help you float in deeper powder. It's not as required with Never Summer's unique Rocker Camber—your board is always ready for deep powder.

Is it difficult to snowboard in powder?

Once you've mastered your technique, there's nothing like the weightless experience of snowboarding in powder. It's actually like surfing the clouds, soft and without pain when you fall.

Is a longer snowboard better for powder?

In deep powder, a longer board offers more surface area for rise. However, a broader nose or larger volume board, such as our Shaper Series, can provide optimal float without adding length. You'll also benefit from the shorter length's agility.