Something that most people do not realize is that their daytime activities also effect their nighttime vision. Studies conducted on pilots show that exposure to bright sunlight, especially for 10 days or more, can reduce your nighttime vision, range and clarity by 50 percent. You may wish to wear gray full spectrum sunglasses on day or days leading up to night that you wish to snowboard in order to maximize your night vision.

The other option available is to use a headlamp of some kind. The first choice most people think of is a bright white light. While this does allow you to see colors of your surroundings, it isn't best choice for nighttime viewing. The second option that most people think of is a red bulb. This too isn't a good idea as red is first spectrum of light to become invisible at night. The range of a red light at night is very limited and thus you will not be able to see details that you need to see.

Perhaps best choice for a light is a yellow-green LED light. Often you can insert a suitable LED into socket of regular bulb on your headlamp. Yellow-green makes a very good choice for nighttime riding as it will illuminate your surroundings and allow you to see most detail possible.

However a blue-green LED also has its advantages. While a yellow-green light helps activate cones in your retina to see details, a blue-green light is fairly dim and works with rods in your retina. The rods are parts of your eyes responsible for allowing you to see at night. If you are in a fully dark area then blue-green is a better choice since it does not hinder your night vision ability.

Nighttime snowboarding is a very fun and interesting experience that should not be missed. You will find that you will discover all kinds of things about your favorite runs and yourself while doing so. Make a point of trying it next time you find yourself becoming bored with your favorite hill.

Another option that sometimes favored is hip rotation technique. And begin by skidding down a hill. When you are ready to turn simply rotate your hips in direction that you wish your snowboard to rotate. Rotating your hips will naturally cause your body to shift its weight to accomplish turn and push correct end of snowboard in direction that it needs to go to turn.

Which method is more correct depends upon you and what you wish to get out of snowboarding. The easiest option is third way, to rotate your hips. The most technical way that also builds up skill for other maneuvers is second way. The key is to know your riding style and to get out there and try each method to see what works for you.

When you are on slopes practicing your turns you may also wish to practice a linked skidded turn. A linked skidded turn is act of going from your skidded turn to another. One important point is to make sure that you allow a few seconds to travel before turning in other direction. If you turn too quickly you run risk of catching downhill edge of your snowboard and bailing very fast.

Learning and practicing skidded turns are an essentially part of snowboarding and depending upon style you prefer may help you with other tricks that you will soon be learning. Try each of techniques mentioned here and learn to use each method regardless of what your favorite method is. This extra experience will make you more confident on slopes and will round out your skills thus opening more doors later on when you are ready to try new tricks.