Snowboard · Jib · ボックス

FS Boardslide.

FSボードスライド

フロントサイドから板を垂直にして乗る

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Prerequisite
01

How to

Step by step
  1. Approach in a straight line at a slow, steady speed, just fast enough not to stall.

    If you carry too much speed you won't have time to turn the board sideways, so keep it well within your control.

  2. Just before you step onto the box, flatten the board so neither edge is engaged.

    Center your weight evenly under the arch of both feet, keeping both the toe (front) side and the heel (back) side off the snow. If an edge is biting when you mount, the box will spit you off.

  3. The instant you get on the box, lead with your shoulders and head toward the exit.

    Frontside means your chest and toe side face slightly downhill; turn your upper body first and your hips and board follow, so the board swings smoothly to about 90 degrees across the box.

  4. Once the board is sideways, stack your head directly over both feet.

    Keep your knees softly bent at about 30 to 40 degrees and your hips right over the surface of the box, with your pelvis parallel to the long edge of the box. Don't lean toward the toe or heel side; ride flat on the whole base of the board.

  5. Keep your eyes on the exit of the box the whole time.

    Looking down at your feet pushes your head forward and tips your weight toward the nose (front).

  6. Before you reach the end of the box, bring your shoulders and hips back toward the direction of travel and return the board to pointing straight before you ride off.

    Start this a little early rather than waiting until the very edge, so you stay balanced.

02

Tips & common mistakes

In the app — learn while you log
Tips

The flatter you press the board as you mount, the less it catches. While sideways, if the toe (front) side drops the edge underneath bites the corner and throws your body forward; if the heel (back) side drops, your feet shoot out behind you. Lean toward neither and ride on the whole base.

COMMON MISTAKE

The board stops short of 90 degrees and catches at an angle → your upper body led too little and you tried to turn with the board before your shoulders → just before mounting, swing your shoulders and head well ahead toward the exit and let your hips and board follow.

The rest of the tips, fixes for each mistake, and what to try next are in the app — learn them while you log. Intermediate+ tricks are for Members.

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