Who this is for
Riders who have been on a board for years and know something is missing. Most people who come on a camp recognise at least one of these:
- You look good on morning corduroy and survive everything else. Speed and strength cover the gap.
- People tell you that you ride well. You know you are not in control.
- One side works. The other falls apart as soon as it gets steep or firm.
- You were better five years ago and you can feel the difference.
It is not a question of being fit enough or young enough. It is a question of which systems you built and which you never did.
The methodology
Most carving instruction depends on the coach being present - watching, correcting, repeating. That doesn't scale. It doesn't travel. It doesn't work at 2am when you're replaying your worst toeside turn.
Carving Intensive is built on a different idea:
A well-designed exercise teaches better than a well-meaning instructor.
Every drill in the system is designed to surface errors naturally, giving you immediate feedback without needing someone watching. The result is a methodology that works the same way whether you're at a camp with me or alone on a slope in Hokkaido.
What we cover
The program breaks carving into independent systems and rebuilds them one by one. These are topics, not days. The order is the point: each one only works once the one before it is in place, so a camp moves through them at the pace the group actually rides.
Edge control and upper/lower body separation. Everything starts from the feet. Edge engagement comes from the lower body: ankles, knees, hips. The upper body stays quiet. Most problems in advanced riders trace back to the upper body doing work the lower body should own.
Balance and body position. Once the lower body controls the edge, the upper body becomes your dynamic balancing system. Trust the edge and find your balance point through low-speed, high-commitment drills.
Vertical movement, terrain absorption, pressure timing. Up-down movement must be independent of edge angle. When these systems work separately, pressure becomes a tool you can apply early, mid, or late in the turn.
Turn transitions. A carved turn is a steady state. To start the next one, you deliberately knock yourself out of balance. Operate three independent systems - edge angle, upper body, vertical movement - at once with clear purpose.
Integration and the mental game. Training and riding are two different modes. Practice switching between focused drilling and letting go - trusting the work is in your body and getting out of its way.
How I teach
Every drill has a clear purpose and a success criterion. If it's not working, we figure out why and adjust. Riding gets filmed, and we go through the footage together in the evening. Riders are often surprised by the gap between what they feel and what actually happens.
The group is small to provide real, individual feedback. Chairlift time is teaching time: every ride up is a conversation about what just happened and what to focus on next.
Season 2026 / 27
Two camps back to back, split by boot setup. Pick the one that matches what you ride.
Not sure whether it is the right camp for you? Write me two or three sentences about what you ride and where it falls apart. I will tell you straight whether this is the one to come to this season.
Read the methodology, written up →
About the coach
Bart Czarnecki. 30 years on a snowboard. FIS competitor representing South Africa, three seasons at 200+ days on snow, certified instructor. Collaborated with Never Summer Industries on carving boards (The Chairman, The East).