Getting better

You can already ride and want to move up: what each level requires, why the edge change stalls people, and why a movement that worked today is gone next time.

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Learning System

How are ski levels graded? What Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Specialty each mean

FUYU grades on what a student can actually produce, in four levels: Beginner learns speed and direction control, Intermediate learns steady edge changes, Advanced changes edges on steeps above red, and Specialty covers carving, park and powder. Skis and snowboard share the same grading, and the edge change is where most people stall.

Learning System

Struggling to Learn Snowboarding? The 5-Stage Roadmap From Zero to Advanced, Plus FAQ

Getting stuck is normal. FUYU breaks down the 5 stages of learning snowboarding, from speed control to linked turns, to help you figure out where you are and what to practice next.

Technique

What to practise once you can ride: carving, powder, trees and park

Once your S turn is solid and you can ride red runs freely, you can start carving. Powder is about speed and rhythm, any level can start in easy trees if you go with someone, and park starts on the flat.

Learning system

Ski concept vs ski technique: why you are still stuck after all that practice

Technique is what a movement is made of. Concept is how you add those parts together. Being stuck is usually not one movement going wrong, it is not knowing how to string them together. This article uses an S turn to show the difference.

Technique

Niseko backcountry for beginners: who it suits, safety and insurance

Reliable S turns on red and green runs are enough for the trees inside the resort. Going beyond the gates needs black runs and backcountry experience, and rescue past a gate costs money.