How does a person stay balanced while leaning over a moving snowboard?

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I started snowboarding a year ago and while watching a Ryan Knapton tutorial video on how to carve (riding on the edge of a snowboard), I noticed he didn't tip over and fall onto the snow even when he leans over his board to a great degree. There are two types of turn maneuver one can do on a snowboard: toe-side turns (leaning forward) and heel-side turns (leaning backwards):

Toe side
Heel side


If he wasn't moving, he'd certainly fall over. I'm curious about the dynamics that's keeping him balanced throughout the turn. In case it's relevant, 'carving' refers to riding on the *edges* of one's snowboard, following an S-curve path down the slope of a mountain.
 
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Lnewqban
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He is describing a curvilinear trajectory, leaning his body towards the center of the curve in order to compensate for the forces of turning:

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Here's a video on how cars bank on a turn which is a similar phenomena:

 

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