Goal
- Jump and spin 180° (backside rotation)
- Regular and switch
- Explain the difference between frontside and backside rotation
Where
Flat slope (blue run); well-groomed, grippy slope
How
Prepare the upper body by pre-rotating in the opposite direction of travel. Ollie either off a flat base or off the toe edge. In the air, rotate the body 180° in a backside direction. Land on the uphill edge of the board absorbing the jump with both legs. Engaging the new toe edge helps to stop the rotation impulse.
Methodical Progression
- emonstration of the finished form with a technical explanation.
- Stationary exercise: 180° jump in the flat (illustrate the backside rotation).
- Three-part turn: approach on the frontside edge in regular – stand still and jump onto the backside edge with little rotation – finish on heel-edge.
- Slowly increase the amount of rotation.
- Exercise in the traverse: start on the frontside edge.
- Turn to the slope: start on the frontside edge.
- Three-part turn: switch.
- Slowly increase the amount of rotation.
- Exercise in the traverse: switch riding.
- Linked backside 180° jumps.