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Per the Special Olympics coaching guide, what is the easiest way for a snowboarder to get up after a fall?

Rise from your knees, board across the hill, toe edge dug into the snow.

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  1. Unstrap both feet, then stand up
  2. Point the board straight downhill and stand
  3. Kneel, board across the hill, toe edge dug in ✔

Why: Roll onto your side, turn the board across the hill and get onto your hands and knees. Dig the toe edge into the snow and rise slowly, keeping pressure on that edge.

Huh, didn't know that: If you land on your back, coaches teach a turtle roll: rock back, lift the board, then roll it around and under your legs to reach your knees.

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Answer: Kneel, board across the hill, toe edge dug in. Roll onto your side, turn the board across the hill and get onto your hands and knees. Dig the toe edge into the snow and rise slowly, keeping pressure on that edge.

  1. Special Olympics Snowboarding Coaching Guide, Getting Up, p. 32 (Special Olympics Wisconsin) www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Snowboarding-Falling.pdf
    The easiest way for a snowboarder to get up is to rise from a kneeling position.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Special Olympics Snowboarding Coaching Guide, Teaching Points: Getting Up, p. 33 www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Snowboarding-Falling.pdf
    Position snowboard so that it is across the fall line (not facing downhill).
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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