Tricks

Tricks

There are many tricks snowboarders can master -- really, the only limit is the boarder's imagination. Once you can do jumps and have the guts to take your skills to the half-pipe, the snow will be your playground. Here are a few simple tricks to get you started:

Ollie
An ollie is a type of jump in the air while you are on your board. By lifting the front of your board up, using the heel of your board to push off, you can lunge forward in a jump.

Wheelie
The weight to heels motion for an ollie is similar when you are doing a wheelie, but instead of jumping forward, you hold the weight placement to lift the front of your board up from the snow.

Butters
Once you've mastered turns, butters will be the perfect trick for you. This is a trick that requires multiple 360-degree turns, one in front of the other. By lifting the nose of your board into the air, like a wheelie, you can move your board in a quick switching motion.

Grinds
Alright, so you can shred the slopes and tear it up on the half-pipe, but can you grind? Doing tricks on snowboarding rails in snow parks is similar to grinding on a skateboard -- you jump onto the rail and ride, hope and perform other tricks on it.