Your First Days on a Snowboard: What to Expect and How to Learn Faster
What really happens in your first days on a snowboard, day by day: how to fall safely, ride the chairlift, avoid common mistakes and learn faster in Niseko.
Category Technique
Snowboard tips and technique, from your first powder turns to steep trees and freeride lines.
How to Set Up Your Snowboard Stance for Powder
Setback, binding angles, stance width and forward lean: how to set up your snowboard stance for Japan’s deep snow.
How to Ride Trees on a Snowboard: 8 Tips for Japan Powder
How to snowboard through trees with confidence: where to look, speed control, stance, drills and safety.
Windy Day in Niseko? Where to Snowboard When the Upper Lifts Close
Strong wind and closed summit lifts? Where to snowboard in Niseko on a windy, stormy day, and how to find the best snow.
Powder Snowboard Shapes Explained: How to Choose a Board for Japan
Swallowtails, taper, setback and short-and-wide boards: how powder snowboard shapes work and how to choose one for Japan.
Tree Well Safety: How to Ride Japan’s Trees Without Getting Stuck
What tree wells are, why they are dangerous in Japan’s deep snow, and how to avoid them, survive them and rescue a partner.
How to Snowboard in Powder: 10 Tips That Actually Work
Struggling in deep snow? Ten practical tips from Niseko instructors to help you float, turn and stop falling in powder.