Snowboarding 101 - How To "S" On Your First Day

I suppose it's somehow possible I totally missed something or misinterpreted, but I watched that part a few times to make sure I heard correctly and understood.  you can also see in the clip toward the end that your turns are skidded, because of the way you're moving your back leg like a rudder and sliding, instead of transitioning between edges as you ride the sidecut through each carve.  I'd just be concerned this is going to start people off on the wrong foot with learning and understanding how to carve properly, I guess.  and again, I really mean no disrespect at all, I just wanted to note that as it's pretty important.

Hey spenser, thanks for this and I really appreciate your feedback.  I actually had footage of my saying that what this teaches them is not actually carving but I edited that part out due to poor choice of wording on my part.  However, I actually don't mention at any point that this is proper carving, or carving at all for that matter.  

My goal with these videos is not to get first time riders to carve on their first day, but to build their confidence with utilizing both edges in succession to get down the hill (break them away from relying on leafing down the hill).  A proper carve is definitely going to take much longer to learn than one day, especially because it does require more speed and advanced control.

Believe me, if I had intended for beginners to learn to carve by the end of their first day on the slopes, I would not have posted that final clip of my bombing that run.  Although I did make an attempt to have clean and quick transitions from edge to edge with minimal washing, I do attribute the skidding to the icy conditions.

I hope this will ease some of your worries as I am not looking to mislead new riders into poor technique.  Would you suggest I add some sort of disclaimer or NOTE in the youtube description for the Part 4 video to explain this?  

For those who would like to progress into proper carving, I would suggest these videos:

Advanced Snowboarding Tips : How to Carve on a Snowboard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44KenqMrqI8

Learn How To Snowboard: Proper Turns | Snowboard Tricks For Freestyle Snowboarding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fw4nswO748

Oh wow, thanks for the tip man!  I'll try and remember that next time I need to record audio with the GoPro in windy conditions.  I don't know why I didn't think of that, wish I did.

Originally posted by spenser a note would probably be good, yeah.  anyway, I figured that was probably the case.

Done! (in the descriptions on the youtube pages for all Parts, 1-4)

And Angry Midget Yo, it turned out a lot better than I expected. 

looking good! LOOKED like good conditions too! other than the high winds.. but damn... it makes me want to go ride..

that skiier at the end cut you off there...came realy close, shoulda smacked him with your GoPro