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how to box slide · Updated Apr 2026
The Reality of Learning How to Box Slide on Skis | 3 Golden Rules
Learn with our coaches and camp guests at one of our summer camps how to box slide on skis. You will learn the 3 golden rules of grinding on skis a few common mistakes and a 6 step progression to stomp your first box slides on skis.
Learn with our coaches and camp guests at one of our Zermatt summer freestyle camps how to box slide on skis. You will learn the 3 golden rules of grinding on skis a few common mistakes and a 6 step progression to stomp your first box slides on skis.
In this video, you will learn:
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The 3 Golden Rules of grinding on skis.
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Common Mistakes beginners make (and how to avoid them).
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A 6-Step Progression to safely and consistently stomp your first box slide.
00:00 Learning to Box Slide is Weirdly Addictive
00:22 Golden Rule 1 | Weight on Your Downhill Ski
00:57 Step 1 | Slide in Your Boots
01:12 Step 2 | Jump on in Boots
01:33 Step 3 | Step on with Skis
01:41 Step 4 | First Box Slide at Low Speed
01:53 Common Mistakes | Leaning Back (Weight on back leg )
02:17 Top Tip | Practise Landing on the Front Foot
02:40 Common Mistake | Drifting on Without a Pop
02:51 Common Mistake | Feet too Close Together
02:55 Step 5 | Box Slide with More Speed
03:05 Step 6 | Stomp It!!!
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