What Is Freeriding ?

When you first get into snowboarding you’ll start hearing the terms freeriding and freestyling, both of these terms are used to define a different style of snowboarding and this article will focus on the freeriding aspect.

As the name suggest freeriding is all about riding your board freely down a slope, there are no rules and no set course to follow, it’s just you and your snowboard gathering speed down a mountain. If this type of snowboarding appeals to you (and for many this is there starting point into snowboarding) then be sure to understand the basics because

a) there are difficulty levels with freeriding and
b) the equipment such as the snowboard does vary compared to those of freestyling.

Now despite freeriding being relatively easy to pickup even with no training, rest assured that it’s always wise to get proper training and instruction. Sure you can hop on your board and start freeriding pretty quickly but as the difficulty of your ride increases so will your ability to stay upright. Bad habits are easy to pickup and snowboarding like most snow sports are very unforgiving of poor technique and mistakes, especially as the difficult level steepens. Our advise get professional lessons before you begin, they’ll make you a better snowboarder and you’ll improve much more quickly.