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Tree Slides help?

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Kogu
Posts: 377 - Karma: 64
My snowboarder compadre who's pretty much the only person I ride with often has started sliding on laid-over trees.
I've tried to follow him a couple times by riding onto it with just one ski and the other ski on the side of the tree, tip up.

The problem is is that I always seem to fall off the side with my foot hanging before I want to. If I can even keep my other foot balanced to begin with and don't get knocked to the side.

Any tips? I've ridden on logs where they're much wider and can fit both skis (it's just like going straight over a box pretty much) but something about just 1 ski on a smaller tree just doesn't work in my head.
Mar 23 2011 5:01AM
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cultrara
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whith foot that is hanging off, pinch it against the side of the log. put all you weight on the foot that is on the log and lean forward slightly
Mar 23 2011 6:42AM
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cultrara
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*with not whith
Mar 23 2011 6:42AM
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brizz
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same situation my boarder buddies love tree jibs and if i bonk them i'm good if i try to hit them like a rail i typically dig in go flying ass over tea kettle, i also like my edges sharp as hell so that doesn't help

Mar 23 2011 11:02AM
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Kogu
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Ah ok, i never tried dragging my ski on it intentionally.. It'd touch on accident a couple times but that usually made it sketchier haha.
Will give it a shot. My only solace is that he still gets stuck on traverses XD
Mar 23 2011 1:24PM
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bananas
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make sure its not a pine tree. the sap will fuck yo shit
Mar 23 2011 1:28PM
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