Hello everybody we're today into the steeps
and we're going to talk about strapping and unstrapping
at the top of a steep line, because it can be quite intimidating
and if you don't do it right it can put you in a precarious situation.
It's super important that at any time into your riding,
into your exploration, you're able to unstrap or strap
so that you keep that mobility and that flexibility, so that you can be safe.
Obviously if you have the option of strapping on the ridge, on a little flat ledge
or into a little wind lip under a cliff band
it's always better when you have a platform that's already made.
Using your board or the ice axe
or any rock, will change the game
at least while you're doing the platform.
Okay back foot, bam with the heel,
super secure
take the board by the tips of the high backs, op
Aye voila, once you're there it feels a lot better already
once you've got the front foot strapped in,
it's easy to
to make sure you that your edge is well set into the snow
so now we can clear the snow.
Et voila
Now it feels a lot better.
The common mistakes in that whole process is
number one to drop some gear,
while you're just faffing around,
it's super easy because you start spreading out things,
and then it could be pretty critical to lose gear into the mountains, into the steeps.
The other main mistake is to not lock in well enough the back foot into the snow,
to not have it secure enough
especially on a hard snow.
This is basically the key to being able to turn back
whenever you ride into a situation which is not comfortable
Uh oh I can't go anywhere, the only option is to go up
so this is the nightmare situation for any snowboarder,
being on hard snow above exposure
getting blocked and you need to unstrap.
So back foot first
make sure you really secure your heel
third point of contact
and then front foot
then secure your second foot
if you have a platform it's even better
so now I can get out of this in a safe way.
Strapping and unstrapping might seem to you like super basic
but it can be super tricky
when it gets too steep and the snow condition is not what you expected.
So make sure you practice whenever you're in the steep,
whenever you do it, think about it,
think about all these tips I gave you
adapt them to your style
and hopefully you're gonna feel more secure and have a blast in the mountains.