Kicker FS 900.

1. Build up plenty of speed in your approach.

   A 900 means two and a half full rotations in the air, so without enough height (air time) you will run out of rotation before you land. Don't try to force the spin off a low takeoff.

2. A few meters before the lip (takeoff), ride on your toe (toes) edge and pre-wind your upper body (shoulders and arms) backside, against your direction of travel.

   Turn your chest toward your back foot and send your eyes the same way as your shoulders. Keep your lower body (board and hips) facing forward and resist for a moment. Holding this twist between your upper and lower body stores a 'wind-up' that unwinds at takeoff and starts the spin.

3. At the lip, extend both knees (bent to about 120-130 degrees before takeoff) all at once and pop straight up.

   At the same time let the stored twist in your upper body unwind down into your lower body, starting the rotation shoulders first, then hips, then board. Don't lean over to the side here; rise straight up on one axis from head to toes (leaning turns it into a corked, harder-to-control spin).

4. The instant the board leaves the snow, make yourself small.

   Tuck both elbows to your sides, pull both hands in front of your chest (collarbone height), and draw both knees up toward your chest. Your spin speed is set the moment you leave the lip and can't be increased in the air, so the more you pull your arms and legs into your center, the faster the same momentum spins you.

5. As you rotate, spot a reference point (the lip, the landing) for a split second every 180 degrees.

   Counting 0 = takeoff, 180 = first pass, 360 = one full turn, 540 = one and a half, 720 = two full turns keeps you from losing track of how far around you are.

6. Just past 810 degrees, find the landing slope with your eyes.

   At the same time open both arms slightly away from your body and ease off the knee tuck to brake the spin and slow the last 90 degrees. Opening up slows the rotation, making it easier to line up exactly with the landing.

7. Land in switch stance (your non-normal foot forward) on the landing.

   Bend both knees deeply to absorb the impact and keep your eyes down the fall line. Landing with straight legs can't absorb the hit and leads to falls, so set up your landing stance before you come down.

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