Snowboarding Tips - For Beginners And Advanced Alike
Snowboarding is a great way to get the benefits of exercise and
enjoy the great outdoors in the winter months. Whether you are
an experienced or a first time snowboarder it is important...read more
An introduction to half pipes
Let's face it, when snowboarding, anything that isn't flat creates an almost over powering urge to try to ride and half pipes are no exception to this. After gazing upon the glory of a half pipe it...read more
360 - The board is rotated 360 degrees (1 complete turn)
in the air and lands facing forward. 540 - The board is
rotated 540 degrees (1.5 complete turns) in the air and lands
riding fakie. 720 Spin - The board is rotated 720 degrees
(2 complete turns) in the air and lands facing forward.
Air-to-Fakie - Any halfpipe trick where there is not at
least a 180 degree turn.
Andrecht - As soon as the snowboard leaves the lip of
the super
pipe the rider plants the backhand on the lip and grabs the
snowboard with the front hand.
Bonk - A trick where the rider hits a no-snow object
with the snowboard. Burger Flip - A trick by Todd
Richards where the rider approaches the backside wall riding
fakie then rotates 180 degrees then reenters the halfpipe while
doing a McTwist. Caballerial (Cab) - The rider begins
this trick riding fakie, spins 360 degrees and lands riding
forward. (Named after Steve Caballero) Canadian Bacon Air
- While in the air the rider grabs the toe edge between the
bindings with the rear leg boned. Chicken Salad Air -
While in the air the rider grabs the heel edge between the
bindings with the rear hand while the front leg is boned. The
wrist must also be rotated inward. Crail Air - While in
the air the rider grabs the toe edge of the front foot with the
rear hand. The rear leg must also be boned. Crippler Air
- A trick where the rider approaches a wall becomes
airborne, makes a 90 degree rotation, flips, finishes the
rotation and lands facing forward. Double Grab - This is
a trick where the rider simply makes to separate grabs while in
the air. Double Handed Grab - While in the air the rider
performs this trick with a two-handed grab.
