In Episode 95 Brian Donovan, Matt Larson, and Chris Rogers compare late-season conditions across Big Sky, Colorado, and the Northeast, then offer practical advice for spring exams and assessments, including terrain planning, adapting movement intensity to speed and snow, and tuning and waxing strategies (structure, sharp edges, not tuning the day before, and watching for box/rail unpredictability). They reflect on tracking seasonal “nuggets,” discuss stance experimentation and emerging tools like the Stance Pro app, and close with “daily driver” gear picks and a playful poll challenge tied to Rider Rally.

02:41 Podcast Growth Reflections

03:34 Episode 95 Kickoff

04:04 Wild Spring Conditions

08:24 Exams Amid Terrain Changes

10:38 Spring Exam Mindset

13:11 Waxing and Edge Prep

17:02 Park Hazards in Spring

18:43 Tune Timing for Exams

26:23 Adjusting Intensity When Slow

31:02 How Conditions Change Assessments

37:14 Calibrating Speed and Turn Shape

41:22 Spring Slush Speed Hacks

41:59 Shadows as Speed Zones

43:20 Season Nuggets and Journaling

44:22 Logging Clients and Clinics

48:46 Writing to Anchor Learning

54:17 Stance Experiments and Tools

58:40 Hot Takes Daily Driver Gear

01:11:00 Rider Rally Poll Challenge

01:13:58 Wrap Up and Community Shoutouts

01:14:45 Merch Stories and Ski Lesson

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The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Chris Rogers, Matt Larson, and Brian Donovan. Tune in each week as we discuss snowboarding, snowsports instruction, instructor certification, and how, well, basically, we learned everything we need to know from snowboarding!

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