Snowboard School Willingen

Snowboard beginner course 2 hrs.:

1. Basics

  • Getting to know the board

  • Goof or Regular?

  • Heelside & toeside (What is that?)

  • Basic use of equipment

  • Getting a feeling for the board

  • Basic position on the board

  • Learning how to safely fall and get back up

2. Gliding & slipping

  • “Scooting” one-foot

  • Gliding down the fall line

  • Reducing speed & stopping

  • Emergency stop

  • Gliding across the fall line

  • Side slipping

  • Falling leaf

  • Traverse

  • Garland

3. The first turns

  • Turns on the mountain

Snowboard follow-up course 2 hrs.:

1. Practicing and improving techniques

  • Short warm-up

  • Establish skill level of the group

  • Lift riding

  • Recognising and correcting typical mistakes

  • Different turn radiuses (large, small)

  • Learning to control speed and direction

  • Improving turn quality

  • From skidding to straight run

2. Practicing and improving turns

  • Getting to know different turn techniques

  • Turning with straight legs

  • Turning with bent legs

Registration for snowboard course

Registration opening hours:

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m

Registration & payment of the course fees

You can register for the snowboard course at the Upland ski rental shop at Wilddieb Dorfwiese

Location, registration:

Wilddieb Dorfwiese
vor den Weiden 3
D-34508 Willingen