Pipe/park is not my specialty, but i have over 16 years experience doing it. It is different than skateboarding mainly because every snowboard halfpipe is different and the best way to ride it will change due to conditions of the day. When you first start you will feel like riding with high edge angle, but be assured that is not the best way to go since most of the time you will be wanting to GAIN momentum. You can “pump” like in skateboarding, but usually is is not necessary. Just try to ride the walls with a nice arching turn and keep speed up. Then eventually ride higher and higher on the wall until you are airing out.I personally find methods really tough in the pipe. Something about being face down like that (for backside hit frontside air) that is just spooky. I like to do indies and lots of spins, slides or stalls, but that is probably from my
Pipe/park is not my specialty, but i have over 16 years experience doing it. It is different than skateboarding mainly because every snowboard halfpipe is different and the best way to ride it will change due to conditions of the day. When you first start you will feel like riding with high edge angle, but be assured that is not the best way to go since most of the time you will be wanting to GAIN momentum. You can “pump” like in skateboarding, but usually is is not necessary. Just try to ride the walls with a nice arching turn and keep speed up. Then eventually ride higher and higher on the wall until you are airing out.I personally find methods really tough in the pipe. Something about being face down like that (for backside hit frontside air) that is just spooky. I like to do indies and lots of spins, slides or stalls, but that is probably from my strong freeride background.Good luck!
