![]() You can also slide with the rail in the middle of the board, or do nose or tail slides (with only the nose or tail touching the rail). You can slide with your board either parallel or perpendicular to the rail. Slides involve sliding your board on rails and boxes. The challenge is obviously to land in a normal vertical position after spinning one or more times. ![]() In some of these spins, the rider ends up upside down. ![]() corkscrew, rodeo, etc) based on how the upper body is being thrust. There are various types of off-axis spins e.g. These are special rotations that start horizontal but the freestyler positions his/her shoulders in such a way as to throw off the axis of the spin. Some resorts prohibit flips due to the increased risk of landing on your head or neck. Flips can be chained together and augmented with grabs. ![]() Flipsįlips are vertical rotations, either forward (front flip) or backward (back flip). Spins can be augmented with a grab, making it harder to land and visually more appealing. There are half spins (180s), full spins (360s), and more advanced multiple spins (540, 720, 900, 1080).Ī spin may be performed either frontside, that is counterclockwise for a regular footer (left foot in front) or backside (clockwise). The freestyler can land in either normal or switch (reversed) stance. Spins are horizontal rotations performed during a jump (see next section for vertical rotations aka flips). Jumps with more pronounced grabs (“tweaked” grabs) look better as the rider uses more body torsion. The longer the grab, the better the trick is performed. Truck driver: grab both the frontside and heelside rails with each hand (like a car wheel).Seat belt: grab the tail on the front side with your front hand.Japan: grab your nose on the toe side with your front hand.Nose grab: grab your board nose with the front hand.Tail grab: grab your board tail with the back hand.Stalefish: grab the heelside rail between your feet with your back hand.Indy: grab the toeside rail between your feet with your back hand.Sad/Melancholic: grab the heelside rail between your feet with the front hand.Mute: grab the toeside rail of your board between your feet with your front hand.There are many types of grab depending on the part of the board you grab. Grabs involve grabbing your board with your hand during a jump. An ollie is a jump that involves popping off the lip of an edge (a ramp or an obstacle) and propelling yourself into the air without using your hands.Ī nollie (nose ollie) works the same way but with a slight twist – you pop slightly forward instead of straight up. Ollies and nollies are the basis of freestyle snowboarding. There are hundreds of tricks in freestyle snowboarding, I’ll briefly go over the main types of tricks here. Challenges include choosing a good path and landing jumps correctly. This type of riding requires strong focus and excellent technique. Freestyle is more of an extreme sport due to the height and complexity of the tricks.Ī special type of freestyle, backcountry freestyle snowboarding, is about doing freestyle tricks on off-piste runs, with extreme jumps from ridges and rocky bars in untouched areas. Freeriding involves riding down the mountain on groomed or ungroomed runs, using natural terrain as your playground. Many people get confused between freeride and freestyle snowboarding. The goals of freestyle snowboarding include performance, aesthetics, the rush caused by flying high, and showmanship. Freestylers ride mainly in dedicated terrain parks inside snow resorts, in the backcountry, or in urban areas.įreestyle snowboarding has its roots in skateboarding, with many tricks and features (rails, boxes, transitions) shared between the two sports. A few safety tips when practicing freestyleįreestyle snowboarding involves executing free jumps and tricks off of custom-built snow obstacles (features) like kickers, boxes, rails, and halfpipes.How to get started in freestyle snowboarding.
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