With Chris in Austria testing boards with Head Snowboards, Matt Larson and Brian Donovan are let loose for episode 96 of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding.” They describe bulletproof, icy conditions during regional trainings for National Team selections, which sets the stage for an episode all about chatter. They define heel chatter as edge skipping when forces build around the fall line and pressure management breaks down. They list contributors and fixes including turn symmetry, tilt and pressure along the board, biomechanics and absorption, forward lean, redirection of momentum versus resisting gravity, early edge engagement, twist management, and “soft and low” flexion responses, then close with a hot take choosing two forever terrain-park features.

00:00 Tryout Recap

05:58 Firm Snow East Coast Talk

07:27 Team Tryout Tactics Lessons

10:32 Episode Setup and Hosts

12:10 Heel Chatter Defined

15:48 Why Chatter Happens

18:18 Forward Lean Debate

30:33 Alpine and Eurocarve Pitfalls

34:11 Fixing Heel Chatter Checklist

41:10 Pivot Versus Skid

42:56 Top Fixes Debate

46:37 Momentum Beats Gravity

48:33 Training Heel Chatter

52:09 Soft And Low

52:41 Can You Recover

01:01 Prevent It Early

01:03 Hot Takes

01:05 Two Park Features

01:07 Jump And Rail Picks

01:16:00 Wrap Up And Plugs

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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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