Where to Sit on the Chair

Here’s something that might make getting off the chair easier: sit “opposite” your stance.

If you ride with your right foot forward (“goofy”), sit on the left side of the chair, and ride towards your left when you dismount. If you ride with your left foot forward (“regular), sit towards the right of the chair and head towards the right.

If you ride the lift with your back foot out of the binding (as you should), you may find that coming to a stop off the lift is made easier by dragging your back toes over the toeside edge.

At least it works for me. I ride goofy, which means that I’m going to be dragging my left foot in the snow. I find that doing that is easier done when I am riding to the left once I get out of the chair.

Find something that works for you, and stick with it if you can.

UPDATE 3/20: Remember that I ride goofy, so my right foot is leading. Normally I leave the chair by aiming for a slight left turn, with my loose back foot (the left one) slightly dragging over the toeside edge.

Today I tried heading towards the right after dismounting. This put me into a slight heelside turn, which helped slow my speed. But how to actually stop? I found myself hopping a bit, and then digging my toeside edge into the ground. That almost lead to a face plant several times.

I’m sure I’m doing something wrong, but I’ll continue to rely to ride goofy (right foot first) and aim toward the left for a toeside turn. I suppose I could do a toeside turn while going right, but going left seems easier at the moment.