Airmat FS 900.

1. A solid FS720 is the prerequisite.

   An airmat softens the landing impact and lets you bail safely if you come up short, so use it to try one notch more rotation than you'd risk on snow. Check the kicker's distance (airtime) at the facility first.

2. Approach at a controlled but brisk, steady speed (medium or faster).

   The speed is there to buy airtime, but only if it doesn't throw your body off balance. Keep your eyes on the lip ahead.

3. Just before the lip, load by bending both knees deep (roughly 70-90 degrees), then extend your legs and stand tall off the lip.

   Push the board with the balls of both feet at once, and as you leave, start turning your upper body toward the rotation (frontside) first. All your spin energy is set in this instant of takeoff and can't be added in the air, so build that upper-body lead now.

4. The moment you're airborne, pull both knees to your chest and wrap both arms in against your body to make yourself as small as possible.

   With the same spin energy, the more compact you are the faster you turn, so this tuck is what gets you through two and a half rotations. Round your back slightly and keep your spin axis (the vertical line from head through hips) straight up and down. A tilted axis makes the rotation wobble and stall.

5. Lead the spin with your eyes.

   As you turn frontside, look over your shoulder to find the landing (the mat); it comes into view once around the one-and-a-half-rotation mark (540 degrees). If your gaze stops, your body stops, so keep sending your eyes in the direction of the spin.

6. Once you've cleared two rotations (past 720 degrees), gradually release the tuck and open your body by straightening both knees.

   Opening up slows the spin, so meter the final 180 degrees here as you finish. You'll be lined up to land switch (your non-natural direction).

7. Land base-first onto the mat, absorbing the impact with both knees bent.

   Keep your weight even on front and back feet, and if you can ride out switch without collapsing, you've made it.

You can pin your own clip to the tricks you've landed (My Video).