Black Tilt Exercises

Snow Board

Carved Hop Travers

Terrain

Green/Blue with Single Pitch Fall Line

Activity

Green - While traversing the hill rider will do a series of hops landing on the same edge with the tail following the same path as nose of the board without skidding.

Blue/Black - While traversing the hill the rider will do a series of hops landing the same edge as nose of the board without skidding also hoping vertically up or down the hill.

Emphasis

Rider needs to focus an aligned stacked stance. When leaving the ground, the rider needs to hope with pressure equal off both feet to stay centered.

Notes

This is for a high green rider.

Tags

green pressure, green tilt, blue pressure, blue tilt, black pressure, black tilt

Edge Change on Flexion

Terrain

Blue groomed

Activity

While doing turns edge change happens with a flexion rather than extension.

Emphasis

Rider should be smallest at transition tallest at apex.

Notes

Should feel like the board crosses under you instead of you crossing over the board.

Tags

blue tilt, blue pressure, black pressure, black tilt

Funnel Turns

Terrain

Green, Blue or Black

Activity

Have student follow your tracks while varying the radius and rhythm of turns

Emphasis

Experiencing a range of Duration, Intensity and Timing (DIT) in body movement patterns to make varying turns with consistent speed.

Notes

For intermediate and advance level, Do talk about how board construction will impact DIT. Very stiff all-mountain board will respond differently than a flexible park board.

Tags

Green Twist, Blue Twist, Black Twist, Green Tilt, Blue Tilt, Black Tilt, Green Pivot, Blue Pivot, Black Pivot