l am 100% capeable of toesiding, and ive made it down the big moutain doing that, but, im kinda facing half way backwards and l just cant get myself on the other sife without catching edge.

when l was first learning l had a very similiar problem.. l could not go from toeside to heelside. After a while ( and many bruises) l mastered it. Everyone is different but you just have to keep trying and do not get discouraged.. l do have one tip as well, when you are trying to turn you have to do it quickly, you just have to whip your back foot around as quick as you can. hope this helps

It is all in your back foot. Really, just forget about your front and focus whipping your body is weight to your heels off of your toes. You may need to file down the edges on your board so they're not sharp (yes, file them down a little. Sharp = no good). We've all been there and the best way to learn is to do it and not be so afraid of bailing here and there.

Do not listen to this ''back foot'' non-sense. You should NEVER be whipping the back of the board around in a turn. That is not how u ride a snowboard when u get better, so u should not learn it in the beginning. It is a BAD habit u will have to un-learn later.

Think about turning as additional pressure on the front toe or heel. Turning a snowboard is all about edge control. When u have the board across the hill & stand up on the heel edge, u put a lot of pressure on the toe of the front foot & do NOT lean back - that is the mistake most people make.

To turn, u put pressure on the downhill egde of ur FRONT foot. This will release the edge in the front only & the nose of the board will start to swing down the hill. This will also put ur weight forward which is correct. You MUST wait for the board to cross the fall line (straight down the hill) before u transition ur weight to the other edge (or u will catch the downhill edge - ouch). Then use equal pressure on both feet on the new uphill edge to get the board to move back across the hill - this is a complete turn.

Once u r doing these in both directions, u can start linking the turns.

Good Luck

alright, yes its a bad habit to swing your back foot around but it really helped rais my confidence cuz l was able to do it faster. obviously bad idea = bad habit but what can l say im sloppy when l learn stuff.

one thing that really helped me was when turning onto heelside you put pressure on the heel of your front foot and on the toe of your back foot. **this really helped me and l highly recommend it**

when l first learned, carving was pretty hard [if thats what u mean]. just like wha pretty mch everyone else said: everyones got their own style & learns differently. question: do u know how to go reg from goofy? visa versa? well if u can its almost the same movement as that. l also found out that if ur going down the mountain with ur board is ends facing out [like this ____ ], kinda like stopping, its easier to try & learn to switch side to side. hope this helped- just go out & screw around trying to figure it out! works best!

Take a lesson: a certified professional will get you on your toe-side with confidence in less than an hour.

Im currently a snowboard instructor at glen eden ski & snowboard center. This is a common problem l find there r a few things u can do to help improve ur turns. Firstly make sure u put most of ur weight on ur front foot which will start to point ur board down the hill. Next u make sure u r rotating ur entire upper body in the direction u r turning. Once ur board is facing straight down the hill u switch edges & keep rotating ur upper body to finish the turn. The reason why u r catching an edge is because u r not lifting ur toes or heels enough(depending which edge ur turning onto). Its usually just a confidence issue most people get their board facing down the hill but get nervous & stop rotating their upper body or lean back & wipe out. Once u complete a few turns ur confidence will build & u will get more of a feel for ur edges.