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Snowboarding Tricks
Air to Fakie
Approach a wall riding forwards, don't make a rotation, and land riding backwards.
Alley oop in the halfpipe
Rotate 180 or more degrees going uphill; backside on the frontside wall or rotating frontside on the backside wall.
Alpine Snowboarding
Term used to describe recreational snowboarding....usually at a ski resort.
Andrecht
Do a rear handed backside handplant with a front hand grab.
Backside Air
Any air on the backside wall of a halfpipe.
Backside Rotation
Rotating to the right for a regular-footer... and rotating to the left for a goofy-footer. When riding switch the exact opposite applies, a regular-footer will rotate left and a goofy-footer will rotate right.
Backside 540-720-900-1080
The numbers are how many spins you do, one full spin would be a 360. Add another 180 and you have a 540. Learn how to do 360s first and then work your self up.
BFM
Another name for Elguerial
Blindside
Any rotation where you can't orient yourself. Where you are "blind" to your takeoff or landing. Makes the tricks more difficult.
Board Slide
Approach rail forward ollie and turn the board sideways and continue down the rail toeside or heelside, then pop off to land going straight.
Boned
To "Bone" means to straighten one or both legs.
Bonk
To hit an object with the snowboard and ride away.
Butters
Make a series of full turns, small jumps using your nose and tail.
Caballerial (Cab)
Named after skateboarder Steve Caballero. Begin going fakie, spin 360 degrees, and land riding forward.
Canadian Bacon
Grab toe edge between the bindings with rear hand behind the rear leg, while the rear leg is boned.
Chicken Salad Air
While the front leg is boned grab the heel edge between the bindings with your rear hand reaching between the legs. Also, rotate wrist inward to complete the grab.
Crail Air
While your rear leg is boned grab the toe edge in front of the front foot with your rear hand.
Crippler
Do and inverted aerial!! Approach the wall riding forward, become airborne, rotate 90 degrees, flip over in the air, rotate another 90 degrees, and land riding forward.
Crossbone Method Air
A Method Air while the back leg is boned.
Crooked Cop Air
Free riding version of the mosquito air. Check out Mosquito Air.
Double Grab
While in the air grab the board one way, then grab it in another way, then ride away.
Eggflip
Flip over in order to re-enter the pipe instead or rotating 180 degrees. This trick is done forward to fakie......or switch stance fakie to forward.
Eggplant
A one handed 180. Plant front hand on the lip of the wall and the rotation is backside.
Elgeurial (BFM)
Approach wall fakie, the rear hand is planted, do a 360 backside rotation, and land going forward.
Eurocarve
Make large and hard cutting turns; usually getting way up on the edge and leaning your body parallel to the ground. Might need special equipment for this.
Fakie
Ride backwards, also Switch stance.
Five-O Grinds
Ride a rail with your nose or tail only, board shouldn't be flat on the rail.
50/50 Grinds
Ride a rail straight. Point and go.
Flatground
Flat ground!!!
Freeriding
Snowboard anywhere for fun... no contests, no rules!!!
Freestyle Snowboarding
Any type of snowboarding that includes tricks of all kinds.
Fresh Fish Air
A backside Stale Fish. Read Stale Fish
Frontside Air
Sometime this is called a "Frontside Indy". Front leg is boned, grab toe edge with rear hand between the bindings. It can be any air done on the frontside wall of a halfpipe.
Frontside Rotation
Rotating right for a regular-footer... and rotating left for a goofy-footer.
Front side 270 on 270 off
Approach a rail riding normal, ollie 270,land on rail, ride your board slide,before rail is done, ollie 270 off, land switch and ride away.
Gay Twist
Spin 360 and do a grab.
Grab
Grab any edge of your snowboard with one or both hands.
Half-Cab
Rotate 180 from fakie to forward off of a straight jump or flat land.
Handplant (Backside)
Plant both hands or the rear hand on the lip of a wall and then rotate 180 backside.
Handplant (Frontside)
Plant front hand on the lip of a wall and rotate frontside.
Handplant (Layback)
A 180 degree handplant in which the rear hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is frontside.
Ho Ho
Do a two handed handplant.
Iguana Air
Grab toe edge near the tail with rear hand.
Indy Air
A real "Indy Air" is done backside with the rear hand grabbing between the bindings on the toe edge while the rear leg is boned.
Invert
A trick where your head is beneath your board and you can balance on one or two hands.
Inverted Aerial
Any trick where you become airborne and upside down.
Inverted 720 (720 McTwist)
Approach the wall riding forward, become airborne, rotate backside 720 while doing a front flip, land fakie, ride away.
J-Tear
Rotate frontside 540 while planting one or both hands on the lip of a wall.
Japan Air
Grab the toe edge in front of your front foot with your front hand, both knees are bent, the rear leg boned, and the board is pulled to the level of your head.
Kicker
A jump, kind of like a ramp that throws you in the air.
Late
Add anything to a trick right before is over. Like while going for a straight air, right before you land you throw a 180. That would be a late 180.
Lien Air
Grab the heel edge with your front hand and lean your body out over the nose.
Lien Method Air
A mixture of a Method and a Lien.
Lip Trick
Any trick on the lip of a wall.
Mashed Potato
Alley oop on a backside wall, with front hand grab the toe edge in front of the front foot (mute) and with your back hand grab the heel edge in front of the front foot behind your back.
McEgg
Plant your front hand on the wall, rotate backside 540, land riding forward.
McTwist
Approach a wall riding forward, become airborne, rotate backside 540 while doing a front flip, land riding forward.
Melonchollie Air
Reach behind the front leg and grab the heel edge in-between the bindings with front hand while your front leg is boned.
Method Air
Grab heel edge with your front hand, both knees must be bent,pull your board to head level.
Miller Flip
Approach wall riding forward, plant front hand and rotate frontside 360, land fakie.
Misty Flip
You can do this forward to fakie or from fakie to forward. Do a front flip with a 540 spin.
Mosquito Air
Reach behind the front leg and grab the heel edge between the bindings with front hand. Touch board with front knee.
Mute Air
Grab that is done with front hand on toe edge either between your toes or in front of your front foot.
Nollie
Spring off of your nose instead of your tail. Check Ollie.
Nollie Frontflip
Spring off of the nose of your board while going off of a jump, and lean forward, then do a front flip!
Nose Bonk
To hit something with the nose of your board.
Nose Grab
Grab the nose of your board with front hand.
Nose Poke
Bone your front leg and move the nose of your snowboard in any direction away from your body. Throw a grab!
Nose and Tail Rolls
Turn 180 in any direction while riding by using your nose or tail, this will change you from fakie to normal or vs.
Nose Slide
To slide on your nose only!
Nose Tap
To Bonk with the nose of your board.
Nuclear Air
The rear hand reaches across the front of the body and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot.
Ollie
A way to get air without a jump by first lifting the front foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring off of the tail of your board.
180 Grinds
Turn 180 at the beginning and at the end of the rail.
Palmer Air
Grab near the nose with front hand, the board is pulled across the front of the body, and the nose is pointed downward.
Phillips 66
Approach a wall riding fakie, plant the rear hand on the lip of the wall while doing a "front flip" and land in the transition riding forward.
Pop Tart
Air from fakie to forward without rotation in the halfpipe.
Rail Slide
To slide the rails.
Revert
To switch from riding fakie to forward, or from forward to fakie.
Rewind
Start a spin, then stop it and reverse momentum.
Roast Beef Air
Grab heel edge between the bindings with rear hand, reach between the legs while the rear leg is boned.
Rock and Roll
Ride up a wall, balance vertically on the lip of the pipe, and renter the pipe without any rotation.
Rocket Air
Grab the toe edge in front of the front foot (mute) with front hand, back leg is boned while the board points vertical to the ground.
Sad Plant
Any handplant where your front leg is boned with mad style.
Seatbelt
Reach across the body with front hand and grab the tail while the front leg is boned.
Shifty
No grab trick,twist in opposite directions upper body and lower body then returned to normal. Front leg is boned.
Slob Air
Frontside air, grab mute with front hand, then bone your back leg, make sure board is parallel to the ground.
Smith Grind
Slide with the coping vertical to the snowboard with your front leg boned, the nose should be below the coping and the tail above.
Spaghetti Air
While the back leg is boned, reach between the legs and behind the front leg to grab the toe edge in front of the front foot with your front hand
Stale Egg
Stalefish grab with an eggplant.
Stalefish Air
This is a frontside trick, grab the heel edge behind the rear leg and in between the bindings, with rear hand, rear leg is boned.
Stalemasky Air
Reach between the legs and grab the heel edge between the bindings with your front hand, the front leg should be boned.
Stalled
When a trick is held for a period of time.
Stiffy Air
Any trick in where both legs are boned and a grab is added.
Swiss Cheese Air
Reach between the legs and grab the heel edge in front of the front foot with rear hand, back leg should be boned boned.
Tail Bonk
To hit something with the tail of your board.
Tail Grab
Grab tail of your board with rear hand.
Tail Poke
Bone your rear leg and point the tail of your board in any direction away from your body. Might want to throw a grab.
Tail Slide
To slide only on your tail. That is the snowboard tail, not your butt.
Tail Tap
To tail Bonk.
Tail Wheelie
To ride on the tail of your board while the nose is in the air.
Taipan Air
Reach behind the front foot and grab the toe edge between the bindings with your front hand. Touch board with your front knee bent.
Tuck knee
Your knee should be bent and your ankle bent sideways. Touch snowboard between bindings with your knee.
Tweaked
Grab hard, accent your move either by bending or twisting to a maximum degree.
Wheelies
Ride either on tail on nose. Check out Nose wheelies and Tail wheelies.
180
Spin 180 degrees in the air, land fakie. In the halfpipe, land riding forward. (half rotation)
360
Spin 360 degrees in the air, land riding forward. (Full rotation)Also called a 3!
540
Spin 540 degrees in the air, land riding fakie. (One and half rotation) Also called a 5!
720
Spin 720 degrees in the air, land riding forward. (Two rotations)Also called a 7!
900
Spin 900 degrees in the air, land riding fakie. (Two and half rotations) Also called a 9!
1080
Spin 1080 degrees in the air, land riding forward.(Three rotations) Also called a 10!
1260
Spin 1260 degrees in the air, land riding fakie. (Three and half rotations) Also called a 12!
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