Walking a snowboard uphill at Butler Gulch, Colorado

In the backcountry there are no crowds, ski lodges, or lifts! So, if you want to go uphill, with your snowboard, you need to either carry it up by hand, "scoot" up (one foot released to push off on), or "walk-the-board" up like in this short video!

Here's my personal web page about backcountry skiing:
http://www.rogerwendell.com/skiing.html

01-17-2009

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• walking
• snowboard
• uphill
• butler
• gulch
• colorado
• backcountry

[badboy707sick]

is there a name for that walking uphill on snowboard.?

[zeekzilch]

That's a good question but I don't know the answer to...

[zeekzilch]

Sorry, I don't know - I was on skis when I recorded this video!

- Roger J. Wendell

[mkayontour]

@MrManSpike thats true

[badboy707sick]

thanx. i looked up some videos here with that name and it worked. And it defenetly is useful. I hate it when i have to take of my snowboard to get highter on a hill or move a couple meters on flat land.

[MrManSpike]

its called a duck walk i believe. very useful at times

[racefreak125]

its realy easy acualy. start by piviting on the nose and tail, when you can do that jump and pivit and thats pretty much it. its hard to explain when typing if i get time ill make a video

[badboy707sick]

lol. i'm gonna try n learn this season so i can make a video cause i have found none that teach how to.

[hafizoc]

I'm new to snowboarding. Been trying to figure out how to walking uphill with snowboard. How do you do that exactly?