Riding short and steep chutes is a great way to begin to develop your confidence on steep terrain. Riding the longer variety of chutes where speed control is paramount is a different kettle of fish but there is no shortage of trails here in Australia which feature short and sharp steep sections.
It’s certainly something which is intimidating for newbies to the sport and for good reason – get it wrong and 9 times out of 10 it will result in a trip over the
