Riding through trees tip

better control and figuring out how to manage lines through trees is something you learn on your own, assuming you have the basics of snowboarding figured out.

the obvious is to look a little more ahead than you might normally, depending on your speed and the tree style (big woodsy trees like the northwest VS tight low angle skinny trees VS whatever), but other than that, it really just comes from doing it more and more.  you will get the hang of how/when to turn, how to manage your speed properly, etc.

as for keeping your nose up, just try not to go too slow, and keep your weight a little back, wherever you find the balance point. the right board can make a huge difference too, though... like a burton fish for example.  fishing on a pow day through the woods is one of the best things in snowboarding.

If you ride enough and can invest in a pow board, this makes a huge difference as others here stated. But if you don't ride enough to get another board, try putting your settings back. This can help with keeping your weight back. And like others said, scan farther down the slopes that you normally would. You should always try to see your next 2-3 turns. Also be cautious if you see a big pow stash along a groomed run that you want to hit. It just might be untracked because its a flat and other people left it alone knowing they would get stuck if they went in. Definitely helps going with someone that knows the resort well to avoid flat parts. Or than that, its all the same as everything else, just keep trying. Hitting pow through trees is definitely an amazing part of boarding.  

I would take a broken wrist over falling into a tree well.

 

-b

Holy SHit! How do you not get lost in there? Looks like you could end up coming out anywhere at then end of the mountain if you don't know where you're going?

There's only one way to go which is down.