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Riding Tip: Wheelies

We finally had a chance to get out and film and hang out, but the conditions were less then favourable. We found a few sheltered low exposure slopes to play on and…

Riding Tip: Carving

You know when you're carving down the mountain, and you or your buddy falls over on their side because they carved too hard? Well, here is how not to end up on your side,…

Riding Tip: Boondocking 101 with Chris Brown

While teaching, the biggest mistake I see is people going too fast and not having full control of their sled. So the first thing I teach is...

Riding Tip: How to Get Unstuck

There are a few different ways to get unstuck. Different methods work under different circumstances. Maybe you're stuck going uphill. Or in a creek bottom, or up against a tree. You might…

Turn-Ups

Riding tip on how to do “turn-ups” – sometimes known as j-hooks or j-turns – if you are coming downhill and find yourself in a bad situation, this is how to get…

Donuts

Riding tip on how to do ‘Donuts’ / ‘Boondocking’ / ‘Sh*thooks’

Highmark

How to tip on different options for turning out of a highmark safely

Side Hilling

Riding tip on how to sidehill effectively

Downhill Turns

How to initiate and control linked downhill turns

Counter Steering

sledshot.com riding tip – how to counter steer and how we use counter steering when riding