Hello all,

 I've been boarding for about 4 years. i'm a fairly comfortable intermediate.

I'm struggling on steeper reds. I have a tendency to get a bit freaked out and stay on my heel edge, side slipping my way down.

A: this isn't cool, I know.

B: it really burns the old legs out on a long one.

I'm particularly affected on hard packed slopes. If there's a little bit of soft snow on top I don't seem too bad.

Can anyone shed any light  on my problem? Thanks in advance.

ThanksBig Ugly.

Funnily enough, i was doing some squat excersises in prep for my boarding holiday in March, and i realised my feet were naturally duck footed. So I think you hit the nail on the head, i'm going to give it a bash.

I'll also try angling the back plate forward a little bit, I understand what you're saying about forcing me to ride with more bent knee's. I had a lesson last year and the instructor also kept telling me to ride as low as possible.

 Bring on Alpe D'huez!!!!!

 Thanks again.