30 of the Coolest Tricks to Master on a Snowboard

Introduction

Winter is the most magical time of the year for snowboarding enthusiasts. There is nothing better than gliding down the slopes on a crisp winter day, and there is no better way to amp up your ride than by mastering the coolest tricks. Whether you are aiming to impress your friends or conquer a competition, the list of 30 of the coolest tricks on a snowboard below has everything you need to make your performance unforgettable.

1. Nose Grab

Although it may seem simple, Nose Grab can add a whole lot of style to your moves. This trick involves reaching down and grabbing the nose of your board with your front hand whenever you come off the ground.

2. Melon Grab

This trick is a classic that involves grabbing the toe edge with your trailing hand from the front side of the board as you catch some air.

3. Japan Air

Keep your legs apart and your arms parallel with your head to perfect this iconic grab trick. As you tweak your whole body sideways, don’t forget to style out your move by pointing your board.

4. Frontside Grab

Extend your lead-hand out in front of you before grabbing the toe edge above the heel edge with both hands to eradicate mastering the frontside grab’s spinal injuries.

5. Backside Grab

Don’t forget to impress when riding the backside of the board – Stretch and stick out your backhand behind your heel edge to perfect the notoriously tricky backside grab.

6. Indy Grab

As classic as a little black dress, mastering an Indy Grab is a must-have for making waves in any competition—it entails holding the edge of the hand between the bindings on the snowboard also grabbing your edge.

7. Mute Grab

A quick and charming trick that crooks every mind every time, Mute Grab takes coming down the pipe into a whole new journey by grabbing the very edge of the midpoint board on the snowboard with your trailing hand.

8. Seatbelt Grab

Extend your trailing hand over to the front to grab both the front and back edges of the board and twist it up to perfect the Seatbelt grab; no actual seat belts needed.

9. Tail Grab

Become a pro gamer by mastering the Tail Grab, where riders reach their back hand back and grab the very end of their board after catching some aairtime.

10. Bronco

Why buck around when you can Bronco—Start with a 180 degree turn starting from the tail followed by riding backwards and landing to complete a complete trick.

11. Method Grab

Oversize your grabs with Method Grab while popping off the edge and letting go of your back hand outside the forward leg tucked between the legs for a double dose of style.

12. Chicken Salad Grab

Add some flavor with Chicken Salad Grab. Similar method to the backside grab, however you bring your back hand over your front leg after crossing up your feet when launching off board.

13. Backside Boardslide

One of the coolest tricks that almost helped put snowboarding on the X Games Map – Backside Boardslide involves moving over a rail straight on/goat-pen” as the rider approaches backward you lift to become frame to frame

14. Tail Press

A technique that involves bright pink plastering, balance by pressing the rear of the snowboard from the ground whilst riding solely on the tail section. It’s a great precurser into more acrobatic moves and grabs.

15. Switch Stance Boardslide

Learning the fundamentals to performing this technique is the first step towards impressing your spectators. Stand very deliberately up straight and then balance upon tails whilst simultaneously pressing upon the center towards moving forward and steady movements over hurdles in tight spaces.

16. Frontside Boardslide

Expertly executed, Frontside Boardslide screams progressive, risky slick and stylish. It entails setting your toe-bindings upwards and slides the bottom of the snowboard upon the rails.

17. Nose Press

Lean forward only using your front leg while bent and dipping whilst riding on the snowboard compressed/reverse compression that lets you act with prior force and maneuvering.

18. Method Air

Another portion determined by character and design, is performed with both legs tucked beneath you as you straighten your spine plant into grabbing the indy/gift wrap transition with your back hand.

19. Stalefish Grab

Characterised into tucking two grabs behind their ears then acting powerful, the Stalefish Grab is executed one-handed under your back boot tailing the rocket between the spins to an enjoyable fakie landing.

20. Butter 180

Baywatch tried its hand with style, as will you with the Butter 180 Biggie; with cutaway tricks creating masses of spills, harder complexities and creative strides that twirl.

21. Cab 180

A cornerstone in snowboarding wherethe back foot comes forward with the fall draw completion winning the audience over.

22. The Wildcat

Highly skillled technique wherein upward surge is main mantra executed by catapulting the one shoulder over head twice which entraps hops followed with maintaining the movements.

23. The Rodeo

An eye-catching spinning secret that deceives the eye-ball trick where riders whole body turnheads from right to his/her left completing spirited rounds and inducing many ‘how-did-they-do-that?’ narratives.

24. The Front Flip Dunk

The Front Flip Slam-Dunk will leave the crowd awe-struck followed closely by cheers and heaps of applause, fulfilling your addiction of practicing and executing advance.

25. 720

This trick demands quick visualization, imagination and reflexes, requiring only two-and-three-quarters revolutions necessary in a complete circle.

26. Double Cork

Performed on a half-pipe, this technically bolstering jump is an essential in any snowboarders repertoire. Psychedelic, sturdy and simply rife with interest!

27. Rail Slide

With an assortment of fancy maneuvers involving modernized styles split into jibing styles you can wedge your board on a given surface throughout it pushing edges, trying different boundaries without obviously falling off.

28. The Local Stalefish

The Snowcabularie approach that any professional snowboarder worth their salt utilizes with certainty, as traveling gradually through the air pressing upwards – certainly a worthy-grab.

29. Quad Cork Dizzy Doodle

This mammoth performs a stamp strong tech that jumps like someone thrown from a pile but requires insane momentum mixed with nerves of steel to maneuver.

30. Inverted Handplant

With one hand gripping heelside and the other transferring forward to perfect an inverted spin, combined with Board Stall which navigates a crowd full of laughs—step out of being the most convuluted human being to snow-board like a cherished king on the snow-capped terrain.

Conclusion

There is surely no shortage of tricks besides the 30 highlights above. The key to mastering these 30 tricks is not to get overwhelmed and keep practicing diligently just like your favorite snowboarder. These cool and stylish snowboarding moves each bring their unique groove in unison that would inspire envy among the folks around. HuffmanMag hopes you’ve gained a little more excitement, knowledge and camaraderie after exploring that ride-board is one of the most alluring winter sports and tricks.