Heel to Toe Edge Riding
The snowboard is an efficient tool for riding on the snow in all conditions. In order to use the tool in the most efficient way possible, smoothly and gradually roll your board on to the edge by using your front/lead foot as a "gas peddle" and follow with the back foot.

For the toe turn, push on the gas, heel turn let off the gas. This will let the side cut and gravity do most of the work for you and will add steering as a result of this "gas peddle" movement.

While doing this, you don't need to force anything or over turn. Instead, try to "hide" your steering movements throughout the turn. Feel the side cut take over and make subtle steering movement to complement the board design. Remember, keep the lower body flexed, and the upper body relatively upright. If you start to lose your balance, refrain from stiffly standing straight up which is a sure fire way to wreck.

Decide on a destination point (a nearby person, a tree, a dirty spot of snow, whatever) and try to make the board go there. Try this both heelside and toeside. It will develop your control and will help you understand how your body movements translate into steering. I also like to recommend turning your head toward the way you want to go. The shoulder will follow and this will begin to shift your weight to the edge of the board that you are transitioning to. Repeat to turn the other way.

Stay heelside, and try riding “switch” or “fakie”, which means turning so that you lead with the tail end of the board. Then turn and lead with the nose again, then turn and lead with the tail again, all the while going heelside. Alternate like this between switch and straight. This is called "falling leaf" because it looks similar to a leaf falling off a tree. You are not making a full turn either way but sliding back and forth down the hill.

Speed control is often needed, so use the turn shape to control your speed and when you need to skid no problem, but skid throughout the turn and not all at one place in the turn. This will allow the board design to help you out.