"Daniel Paik" wrote in message
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i've taught a lot of people how to snowboard and i always start in the
following order:

1) walk up a few yards and practice pushing the snowboard with one foot
strapped. when
comfortable, glide a little at a time (similar to pushing a skateboard).

2) practice the scootch with both feet in. just buckle in and slide left
and right.

3) practice gliding down a slight incline to practice getting off the
lift. look
straight ahead (not down), relax, glide, and stop with your free foot.
about 45
minutes passes at this point.

4) go up on the bunny lift. about 1/2 of my "students" (i'm not a pro)
get off the
lift without falling their very first time.

5) practice falling leaf. i usually don't want them pointing down the
hill early on
because they will just get out of control and get hurt. falling leaf on
their heelside
and then sitting down and doing the same thing on their toeside is great
for teaching
edge control.

How do you do toeside falling leaf? Do you stand backward on the slope,
i.e., facing uphill? Or do you just lean over more while facing downhill?

Thanks for the tips,

Joe Ramirez