Snowboading Tricks A-D
360 - The board is rotated 360 degrees (1 complete turn) in
the air and lands facing forward.
540 - The board is rotated
540 degrees (1.5 complete turns) in the air and lands riding fakie.
720
Spin - The board is rotated 720 degrees (2 complete turns) in the air
and lands facing forward.
Air-to-Fakie - Any halfpipe trick
where there is not at least a 180 degree turn.
Andrecht - As soon as the snowboard leaves the lip of the superpipe
the rider plants the backhand on the lip and grabs the snowboard with the front
hand.
Bonk -
A trick where the rider hits a no-snow object with the snowboard.
Burger
Flip - A trick by Todd Richards where the rider approaches the backside
wall riding fakie then rotates 180 degrees then reenters the halfpipe while
doing a McTwist.
Caballerial (Cab) - The rider begins this
trick riding fakie, spins 360 degrees and lands riding forward. (Named after
Steve Caballero)
Canadian Bacon Air - While in the air the
rider grabs the toe edge between the bindings with the rear leg boned.
Chicken
Salad Air - While in the air the rider grabs the heel edge between
the bindings with the rear hand while the front leg is boned. The wrist must
also be rotated inward.
Crail Air - While in the air the rider
grabs the toe edge of the front foot with the rear hand. The rear leg must also
be boned.
Crippler Air - A trick where the rider approaches
a wall becomes airborne, makes a 90 degree rotation, flips, finishes the rotation
and lands facing forward.
Double Grab - This is a trick where
the rider simply makes to separate grabs while in the air.
Double Handed
Grab - While in the air the rider performs this trick with a two-handed
grab.
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