Drop In.

1. Stand at the edge of the slope sideways (board across the fall line), catching the lip with your back-foot heel (heel edge) to hold yourself in place.

   Look down the slope first and decide which way your first turn will go.

2. Bend both knees fairly deep (roughly 80–100 degrees) and drop your hips to lower your center of mass.

   A low stance lets you stay upright through small wobbles and lets your legs absorb the impact as you drop in.

3. Turn your face and chest toward the valley (downhill) and rotate your hips the same way.

   Keep your eyes on the line you want to take first, not on your feet. The board follows where your body faces, so setting the rotation early is the fastest path to a stable entry.

4. Shift your weight onto the ball of your front foot and let the nose (front) drop down the slope.

   As you load the front foot, smoothly release the back-foot heel edge that was catching the lip. Dropping nose-first keeps the whole board along the slope and is steadier than sliding off tail-first.

5. Once the nose meets the slope, don't stall — roll straight into your first half-turn, getting onto the toe (toe edge) or heel (heel edge) early and heading the way you planned.

   The earlier you load an edge, the sooner you can change direction before speed builds up.

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