If you are a beginner but feel that you are ready and want to try some tricks while riding down your favourite slope, but you haven’t got the courage yet to do so or you are constantly falling on your nose it may help to try and do the trick you want to learn on flat ground. In our case here we want to learn a frontside 180.

First you want to find a place where you can easily stand with your snowboard on without moving. After you found somewhere flat make sure that you are warmed up and ready to go.

Now what you want to do is go over the jump in your mind, this may seem a bit silly with a simple FS 180 but once you start hitting the bigger tricks it will help you out tremendously.

After that you want to go and try the actual jump. First squat a little bit and then turn your body a bit in the opposite direction to build up some momentum, make sure you turn according to your stance. Then you want to start and turn and simultaneously jump up. Now you need to pull your legs up and turn. You should be able to complete 180° before you land. Make sure that you bend your knees slightly when you land so that you cushion your landing.

That’s it. Congratulations you just finished your first FS 180. Now after you practice the FS 180 and think you got a good grip on the trick, you want to go and try it on small kickers and on little obstacles while riding down the mountain. Once you’re able to do FS 180 try and start doing grabs while doing the tricks, you also might want to check out other tricks such such as the BS 180 or BS 360.

Have fun learning this trick and always make sure that you are safe!