Slowing down

Ok i have alittle speed and turning and stopping some what. How do i slow down while going down the slope? I have heard several techniques?

U have to learn how to fo something i call pivoting. Well as u go down ou slowly or fastly turn from right to left making you go a little slower. Bye the way how many years have you been boarding for?

Nice to see there is a person near Tahoe here.
Usually there are 2 main ways to slow down. 1 is to go uphill, 2 is to skid. Going on very low angle slope like the bunny run at Kirkwood makes it a lot easier. Maybe someone else knows of similar runs closer to where you are/want to go.

Thank you! This is only my second time boarding. The first time i seemed to get the hang of turning and getting some speed. But becuase there were so many freakin people at the bottom just sitting and standing around i had to dump to avoid hitting them. So i figured i might want to learn how to stop, LOL.

Thank you! I have heard people say skidding is like what i used to do on a skateboard. When you push down on the rear of the board and it should slow you down. I can go from side to side to slow down but then usually fall down, LOL

Zig-zagging?

I can go from side to side to slow down but then usually fall down, LOL[/quote]

Having competent people watch you, and or using video to see what is causing the falling can be a first step to working on staying upright.

Steve you said you can turn a little so you now you turn on you heel side or thou side. So if you want to slow down put a little more presure on your heel or thou side of your back foot, not to much because than you will stand horizontal against the slope --> stop or turn araound. Like PerryRObray said ask a competent person to watch you and explain this while you are boarding. Normally the people I teach snowboarding can do this really quick.

Have fun take care!

ps don't forget falling = learning never give up

Thank you, i am going this weekend to Squaw valley and i have four other people that are really good so i will have them watch me fall and tell me what to do.

Thank you, sounds good! I won't give up i love it too much. I was a good skater as a kid and it does help out, but i can usually come to a skidding stop on my skateboard, LOL just by lifting the front part of the board up and slide on the tail of the board. Can you do that on a snowboard?

You mean buttering or a butter 180? That's nice for a starter

Butter