How to Ride In Trees with Xavier De Le Rue

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How to Ride In Trees with Xavier De Le Rue | HOW TO XV

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5 жыл бұрын

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In this episode of How To Xv, I share with you my tips for snowboarding in trees. Riding trees is one of my favourite things, but it is tricky and there are a few things that can help. I find it is the best way to get ultimate board control in order to be ready for the big mountains later in the season.
There are a few factors that it is important to be aware of when venturing into the woods, but once you get to grips with it there is no better training as you develop fast reactions to avoid nature’s obstacle course.
Thanks to: The North Face, Fatmap, Rossingol, Smith, Recco, Crosscall, Deeluxe.
Edit: Tim Burgess
Motion Graphics: FX Pergola.

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@widgetno1 3 жыл бұрын

I love his style. Not trying to be cool and steezy just having fun and boarding with flawless technique.

@davidvigneux6929 5 жыл бұрын

*Yes you will have a massage!* Hahahah!!! Fantastic!

@daviddunlop7661 5 жыл бұрын

Good one Xavier! Big hitter no ego.

@whitefeverau 3 жыл бұрын

every other snow board tutorial: just triple backflip off the huck and stay steezy. xv: stay safe, enjoy the snow with friends and family!

@sportnature1 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty good part of the tool kit is to have a skier with you , so he/she can make the trail haha. Since I'm skier and ride with snowboarders only , I know what he means. Love that!

@mugel212 5 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome series, keep on going

@Dav1dChui Жыл бұрын

Rewatching this got a good laugh at the advice to have a skier with you (4:30), foreshadowing the latest video. Good advice, keeping the weight on front foot to make back more nimble!

@HOWTOXV Жыл бұрын

Ha - thank you - always come in handy!

@Synapse__ 2 жыл бұрын

Googles are very important in the forest. Sometimes they get foggy, once you stop/stuck in the forest, and also not managing clothes layers good (wearing a middle layer and getting too hot, or evaporation from face mask, covering nose, that traps into googles). But even if visibility is bad, due to mask fogging, better to slow down but keep them on face to protect eyes from branches. I like to ride forest on managing a colder body temperature, to prevent mask fogging. I would like to hear techniques dealing with a narrow forest couloirs, with snow-covered streams/rocks, trees blockages, rock fault? How to choose line? How not to trigger avalanche, cutting couloirs side, by traversing in case you lost elevation and already in it? Thank you so much, Xavier! Very appreciate things you’re doing!) I’ve been very enjoying my Rossi XV for the first season, that unblocked my further improvement in the snowboard riding skills and style)

@HOWTOXV 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Thank you for your feedback, and all the info on the forest riding, very good points. Thanks for the technique suggestions too, always good to know what people are interested in and some great topics in there. There is a choosing a line video - right at the beginning of the series if you scroll back through the videos, but will note the rest. Glad you are stoked on your XV, I love it too! Cheers Xv

@NicoChapman 5 жыл бұрын

Love this series! Keep up the great work!

@jonbrown9490 4 жыл бұрын

I've been riding for quite a while ( since '93), but I just got into splitboarding and more serious BC riding and I can say that this channel has been absolutely indispensable! Especially the how to do your first tour and how to splitboard( the kick turn section was a life saver! and really helped me have "street cred" with my skier friends ;-). Thanks so much for putting these videos out; they really are pretty much the best source of split and BC boarding info on youtube. On a different note....i also own the 164w xv magtek and can say that it is an amazing and super well designed ride! If you want a board that can handle just about anything you could think of throwing at it...check this one out. Thanks again!!

@HOWTOXV 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon, That means a lot, I am stoked that you like the series and that it is helpful. Have a happy winter shredding. XV

@semiennafaa12 5 жыл бұрын

Avalanche kit - shovel, probe and beeper is not bad idea either :) for extra protection add Ava bag

@echolake 5 жыл бұрын

awesome videos you rock, its quality stuff!

@vegaa 5 жыл бұрын

Great series! Stay safe out there!

@mmmontas 3 жыл бұрын

I love this

@AndrewMuse 5 жыл бұрын

Love it man! Hope you're doing well!

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna miss our Japanese pow tree riding this year for sure. Hope all good. Xv

@JoelSimbrow 5 жыл бұрын

Another super vid. Thanks Xavier...you're a great teacher. I definitely use the "have a skiier with you" method in Japan trees : ) Care to join us next week? In the neighbourhood by any chance? We have a sweet spot.

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

Oh Japan trees - would LOVE too - enjoy, I will be enjoying the heat wave in the Swiss Alps!!

@JoelSimbrow 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy! Next year : ) Our Japanese friends grew up here and know all the good hikes. Fantastic footage abounds.

@juniorsve 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos!

@LeshkaGoProshka 5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@themechanicalhound9932 5 жыл бұрын

I also try to to look ahead, cause your peripherals will naturally pick up anything close by. They teach that in racing cars and Its valuable so things dont come at you to fast when you're really moving. Also dont fixate on something you dont want to hit look where you want to go they also teach that alot in high performance driving and i feel it correlates. Btw your kinda my idol those are some great tips I'm going to at least carry a whistle for now on and check where i am on fatmaps

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

Ah nice tips - thanks for that. Too true if you look at something you go straight into it!! XV

@JoelSimbrow 5 жыл бұрын

happened to me once and my leg was black and blue for the rest of the trip. great point!

@tonchentayler9692 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Xavier. .....a lovely bit a of escapism. .......😊

@HOWTOXV 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@DerVandriL 5 жыл бұрын

@4:25 sounds like from some anime :DD "not enough zeeeee speed"

@MediaBrighton 3 жыл бұрын

Great channel and videos! Can't wait to get back into the mountains. I can't find a digital whistle online. What should I search for?

@HOWTOXV 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it is a Resero Whistle, the product is still in the development stages, but I hope it is going to be widely available soon, as such a great safety tool. Thanks Xv

@ascherluigi 5 жыл бұрын

I love tree lines😍😍😍

@franckdebank 5 жыл бұрын

Franchement tu peux bosser pour l'ONF : si tu prends encore un peu plus de vitesse je pense que tu pourras découper les arbres avec ta planche...

@danyboffe 5 жыл бұрын

Great video with so many useful tips! May I ask which phone do you have? It seems really rugged and waterproof

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, Thanks for the support - I have the Crosscall - it is indeed very rugged and tough plus a great battery life in the cold. Cheers XV

@codydefield4245 3 жыл бұрын

Love the videos, watch em over and over! What is the SOS device you have attached to the pack?

@HOWTOXV 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Cody - it is a Resero Whistle - www.resero-whistle.com - I have been testing it over the last few years. Xv

@ibexlodge213 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the great KZfaq series, good entertaining and sharing of tips and knowledge. the resero whistle? where can I get this and how is it working? thanks and hope to hear back

@HOWTOXV 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ibex Lodge, thanks for the feedback. The Resero Whistle is still working through the final stages of development, but I hope it will be available soon as such a great tool. Xv

@ibexlodge213 3 жыл бұрын

@@HOWTOXV hey, thanks for the reply, hope to see it on the market soon, looks like it will be a great addition to mountain safety :) wish you all the best with the project

@xcivxciv Жыл бұрын

may I ask you? Which size of the board good for ride in tree and powder condition shorter board our longer board?

@HOWTOXV Жыл бұрын

Shorter and pin tail is the best for powder and tree riding.

@deepsudeep Жыл бұрын

Never heard of the digital whistle, is it like a avalanche transceiver?

@HOWTOXV Жыл бұрын

Hey Kind of the goal that it sends a message to rescue and transmits your location. But unfortunately Resero didn't manage to work, but you can now get a similar product with Garmin I see, giving it a test now. Definitely be nice to have some more safety options in the mountains. XV

@rxshred 3 жыл бұрын

Digital whistle: where do you buy it from? Do you have to link it to every resort you go to(is it universal to every resort)? What brand do you use!

@HOWTOXV 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for your message, it will hopefully become a global network - for now Europe is covered, but they are still working on the final elements and hopefully it will be widely available soon. It is a Resero this one, and have been part of the test team, I hope it comes soon as such a great tool and nice for the safety technology to advance in snow sports. Xv

@michelefranciotta 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Xavier, thank you for sharing your experience once again! I have had some issues going on with keeping my weight on the front foot while freeriding as I often feel like I'm going to nosedive and get stuck... I used to place my weight as back as I could to float more but I see your points (quicker turns and that amazing eagle pose thing...) so I have recently setback my stance in order to get more nose poking out, hopefully it will make me more confident with committing on my front foot without getting stuck. Any other advice? I ride an aggressive all-mountain board which is directional twin so it should be pretty good at it (while I'm certainly still not at its level eheh)

@The-Man-On-The-Mountain 5 жыл бұрын

I think he doesn't manage the channel, he never answers a comment, although there are very few of them in his videos. I would say that better ride with a volume shifted board like the k2 cool bean. They are agile, fast, and really floaty. I have got one of them and an arbor terrapin and they are awesome. You put all your weight on your front foot and the board says, nope!, and goes up again. And another key is the anticipation I think. To look your line through a reasonable distance because the trees won't let you see much, and keep your sight like 20 meters ahead at least to prevent your moves and turns to make them fluidly. All I said is what I do, if is helpful for you too, great! 😉

@michelefranciotta 5 жыл бұрын

@@The-Man-On-The-Mountain thanks for your advice! I actually received answers on this channel before so I think it's always worth asking. At the moment I'm in love with my Salomon Assassin Pro, so I don't really see a point in buying a new board as I would like to use it all around... Anyway I reckon anticipation is key as well so great advice for tree riding!

@xavierdelerue537 5 жыл бұрын

Excuse me??? @@The-Man-On-The-Mountain ... you should check all the comments....

@xavierdelerue537 5 жыл бұрын

@@michelefranciotta I think you answered your point. You get your noise diving into the snow because you don't have enough surface on the nose of your board.putting set back is an option an other one is to have a more fishy like board. I use the sushi or even the XV has got 1.5 cm of pin tail ( tail more narrow than the nose). In any case you are going to need shift your weight from the back to the front a lot and as soon as you reach some speed you are going to be able to put the weight on the front foot.

@xavierdelerue537 5 жыл бұрын

be careful in the kind of pow board that you choose because a lot of them are too specific for powder only and will have your ass down on the ground as soon as you hit harder snow.

@tinger8472 5 жыл бұрын

@HOW TO XV Cool Video! One question...in more than 25yrs snowboarding I haven`t seen a single tree well here in europe/austria. Is this a north american only thing?

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

Hey. Thanks for the support. You do get tree wells here in Europe - it sort of depends on the snow that year, but it does happen. They are way more common in North America, for example in Whistler where they get hammered by snow off the Pacific and they have crazy tree well holes build up. Xv

@wwang2806 4 жыл бұрын

if you don't have skier friends, how do you climb up from stuck ?

@HOWTOXV 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you have to go swimming - you can take off your board and use it to walk through the powder. Sometimes I ride with poles in my pack so that I can push myself a long - this works better on compacted snow, but it can be helpful in deep powder too. Hope that helps. XV

@agent0range181 4 жыл бұрын

I like that jacket a lot... what brand is it?

@HOWTOXV 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks - It's A North Face Jacket. - Xv

@JamesDavis-kp4ll 5 жыл бұрын

Xavier, how did that massage go? 😉👍

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

she's still waiting.... !

@JamesDavis-kp4ll 5 жыл бұрын

@@HOWTOXV , must not have been your wife then, good man! 👍

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha - it was the wife! @@JamesDavis-kp4ll

@JamesDavis-kp4ll 5 жыл бұрын

@@HOWTOXV , dang dude! From what I understand/my experience, if you give your woman a really good massage, you're more likely to get them yourself and usually even more in return! 😉😁😎👍

@worldpeace1822 5 жыл бұрын

But don’t trees always jump in front of your path?

@HOWTOXV 5 жыл бұрын

sorryy don-t understand ?

@worldpeace1822 5 жыл бұрын

HOW TO XV a bad joke about relative motion when you don’t want to admit your own shortcomings ... :)

@Aleixbiker 5 жыл бұрын

Ski good or eat wood

@Ravi123abc 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Xavier, thanks for the wisdom, very useful advice! I was wondering what navigation system you use when free riding? Thanks a million! From Ravi

@HOWTOXV 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ravi - I use FATMAP, which has lots of routes and additional information - like gradient, aspect etc so find it pretty great when out in the mountains. Hope that helps. Xv

@scottmountifield1314 2 жыл бұрын

What's the digital whistle used in this vid..?

@HOWTOXV 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott - this was the Resero Whistle, unfortunately for now it is not available, they are still working on making it happen, I hope it, or something like it works as it will be great to have an additional safety tool in the mountains. Xv

@scottmountifield1314 2 жыл бұрын

@@HOWTOXV seems it’s available again… Thx 🙂👍🏻