Hi, last time l went snowboarding off-piste l found that l was really leaning back ( Front binding out of the snow) and that turns were extremely fast.
Am l doing something wrong or was it just really deep snow( it was at least 70cm of powder, mabye more)?
i watch pros and they dont seem to lean back nearly as much..

any help will be greatly thank youed
by the way, anyone know anything about Step-in Bindings?

Hey, when u r backcountry or off-piste riding u do typically have more weight on ur back foot, but it depends on the size of ur board. f u have a very thin (freestyle) board then u have to work it harder (more backfoot weight) than u would with a wider (freeride) board. But typically in 70 cm or 2-3 feet of powder, l am usually riding with about even weight on my front & back foot. But if u r riding slow, to get a little bit more lift & speed, l may put more weight on my back foot. If u r on steep terrain with 70 cm or more powder, u probably r riding with even weight distributed on both feet.
BTW l do not like step in bindings, but that is just because l am old school & l think strap in bindings offer more control, although l am biased as l have not tried the new step in technologies that r being offered.
Good luck & safe riding
( l wear a helmet, but thats just my two cents).

Keeping the nose up allows you to ''float'' better. You may not have to be that extreme to the point where you're leaning that much, or maybe your board is too soft. Pow boards tend to be longer and stiffer.

Your turns probably felt sharper because you were sunk in more and you were not really doing the regular sliding turns.

What about step-ins? l am pretty sure they were mostly a phase. What do you need to know?

For powder riding, u need to lean back a certain bit so that u do not faceplant into the snow. Leaning too far back will cause ur body to swing wildly causing u to turn really quick but out of control. Not sure how u have ur bindings set but u may want to try setting the stance on them back on ur board. Most cases this will make powder riding a little easier. Also if u have a twin, directional twin or tapered board helps to a certain degree as well. l have a true twin & it functions fine in powder so long as l drop the bindings back a bit. Give that a try (if they're not already setup that way)

As for step in bindings..to me it is like getting a Lamborghini..in an automatic. You just do not do certain things.

Some people will SWEAR by step in bindings & tout them as the best binding system. I, however, severely disagree. Even older strap in bindings r far superior to step in bindings. And with some of the top of the line strap bindings from Burton, they just can not compare in feel to step in bindings.

Also, step in bindings r not mass manufactured today by many companies. l think maybe a handful of them still make some but not many. A lot of the step in bindings u find r older ones & lots of the older ones were poorly manufactured. Most people usually complained that either they were too hard to get out of or that they popped off too easily. With the strap in bindings u never have to worry about this as u control the pressure, fit etc, of them.

If its powdery you want to be leaning back, so your nose does not dig in. If its not powdery, you do not want to lean back, even if you are off the runs. The more centered your stance is, and the shorter your board, the more you will have to work at it in powder.

Step-in bindings suck. l do not even know who makes them anymore.