Surfing On Snow | “Powdersurfing is like finding a new world in the same galaxy.”
It’s the new movements and independent brands that keep the heart of snowboarding ticking. Creations like Ben Dietermann’s Konvoi Snowboards.
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How does the average powdersurf session look?
Thankfully there is no such thing like an average session. But it’s fair to say that with powsurfing, the session vibe is back within the powder territories. While freeriding often means charging a line all by yourself, only to reunite at the bottom, a lot of powdersurfing happens together in a nice patch of that fluffy white snow. Everyone shares the fun, swaps boards and pushes each other.
Opposed to popular belief, you can go powdersurfing much more often than most people assume. Of course, the perfect powder days are fun, but thankfully, you can often boost those days a lot where the expectations are rather low in the beginning. And here’s where it gets the closest to surfing for me. You definitely need to be a bit better at judging the conditions instead of just going out on your snowboard. Often, that judgement has to happen beforehand. But after all, you just need to find that soft snow, and there you go. And yes, slush is fun too! And in the worst case, when you’ve gone all the way up and the conditions give you a hard time, you can always just sit down and sled to the bottom.
There are many ways to get some good turns in. You can just go for local hills left alone by freeriders. You can also drive up mountain passes or roads and just play next to them. And of course you can venture into the backcountry. Yes, splitboarding and powdersuring can go hand in hand. You just need to be willing to carry a bit of extra luggage. And for all the people that are not so keen on walking, there is also the option of resort powsurfing. My personal tip is to try small family style resorts with lots of t-bars, where you can shred all of that left over powder without much effort.
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