How to snowboard with style
June 2nd, 2025
How to Snowboard with Style: Ride Smooth, Look Good
Anyone can learn how to snowboard, but not everyone rides with style. Style is what separates the riders you remember from the ones you don’t. It’s not just about pulling tricks or bombing black runs, it’s about how you ride, how you carry yourself, and how you make it all look effortless. Minimum input Maximum output !
So whether you’re just learning or already cruising the mountain, here’s how to take your snowboarding from functional to stylish.
1. Master the Basics First
You can’t ride with style if you’re still battling heel-edge slides or flapping your arms to stay balanced. Style starts with control — solid turns, a strong stance, and smooth transitions.
Keep your movements fluid. Jerky riding never looks good.
Stay low and relaxed. Tension shows. Let your knees absorb the terrain and keep your upper body calm. Engage the core and keep the shoulders relaxed and aligned.
Look where you’re going, not down. Your line improves and so does your confidence. Always look over the leading shoulder.
Before anything else, dial in your fundamentals. Get the basics on lock. Build a solid foundation to grow your skill set all over the mountain.
2. Find Your Signature Stance
Everyone’s got their own way of riding — it’s like handwriting on snow. Are you playful and surfy, or more technical and precise? Discovering your natural style comes from experimenting with:
Stance width and angles
Flex and camber profile of your board
Size of board
Don’t be afraid to play around until your setup feels correct for you. Ask more experienced riders
3. Ride to the Rhythm
Style is rhythm. Great snowboarders ride like they’re dancing with the mountain — not fighting it. Whether it’s a mellow cruise or charging a steep line, try to ride with flow. Feel the mountain’s contours. Aim to link you’re turns with ease.
4. Add Some Flavour: Butters, Ollies, and Tweaks
You don’t need a terrain park to ride with flair.
Butters: Pressing your nose or tail into turns adds flair and shows board control.
Ollies and nollies: Popping off side hits or flat ground adds dimension to your riding.
Tweaks: Style lives in the air. Tweak grabs, poke your board, and own your airtime.
Carving can be stylish — play with a Euro carve with a hand drag to add style points.
5. Look Good, Feel Good
Let’s not pretend looks don’t matter — they do, a bit.
Dress for movement and expression. Baggy or slim, colourful or stealthy — find a kit that feels like you.
Keep your gear tidy and in good condition. A flapping strap or broken buckle ruins the aesthetic.
Confidence is key. If you feel good in your gear, you’ll ride like it.
And yes, properly adjusted goggles always beat a fogged-up lens halfway down the run.
6. Film Yourself
Want to know how you really look on the hill? Film it. Style lives in the details — a clean tail press, a casual grab, a confident line through the trees.
Watching yourself ride is the fastest way to improve your style. You’ll spot things you never noticed and find where you can smooth it out or add some flair.
7. Get Inspired
Watch snowboard films. Follow riders you admire. Study their body language, timing, and tricks.
Some stylish riders to check out:
Blake Paul – minimal effort, silky skills in the backcountry
Jamie Anderson – smooth, stylish, and always composed
Arthur Longo – effortless flow and powerful riding
8. Take an instructor
Take a session with an instructor who can give out all the magical ingredients which will add style and flow to your existing skill set. Whether a half day refresher or a few day lessons its worth getting some professional input to freshen up the riding. Always worth seasoning those existing skills to add some new flavours to the riding.
Final Thoughts: Style Comes With Time
Style isn’t bought — it’s earned. It comes from hours on snow, watching others, falling, improving, and building confidence in your riding.
So take your time. Ride often. Stay relaxed. Always have fun — because nothing looks better than someone who’s loving every second on their board. Enjoy the process !