Tricks
(These tricks came from snowboarding but are the same trick)
Alley-oop
A term used to describe any maneuver in a halfpipe or hill
where one rotates 180 or more degrees in an uphill direction; that is, rotating
backside on the frontside wall or rotating frontside on the backside wall.
Andrecht
A rear handed backside handplant with a front handed grab.
Arm X
A double grab indy on your
front arm reaches behind your back arm creating a X shape
Beer
Man
Grab both ends on the board and suck up your legs.
Burger Flip
A halfpipe trick
in which the rider performs a switch 180 to late McTwist. One approaches the
backside wall riding fakie, rotates 180 degrees in the air, and then reenters
the pipe while doing a McTwist. Invented by Todd Richards.
Caballerial (Cab)
A halfpipe trick which begins fakie, spins 360
degrees, and lands riding forward. Named after skateboarding guru, Steve
Caballero.
Canadian Bacon Air
The rear
hand reaches behind the rear leg to grab the toe edge between the bindings while
the rear leg is boned.
Chicken Salad Air
The rear hand reaches
between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the front
leg is boned. Also, the wrist is rotated inward to complete the grab.
Corkscrew
A term used to describe a very fast and tightly performed
rotation, either free riding or in the halfpipe. A term used to describe any
rotation which is off-axis.v
Crail Air
The rear hand grabs the toe
edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is boned.
Crippler
An inverted aerial where the mountainboarder performs a 180
degree back flip. In other words, the athlete approaches a halfpipe wall riding
forward, becomes airborne, rotates 90 degrees, flips over backwards in the air,
rotates another 90 degrees, and lands riding forward.
Crossbone Method
Air
A Method Air where the back leg is boned. See Method Air.
Crooked
Cop Air
Freeriding version of the mosquito air. See Mosquito Air.
Eggflip
An Eggplant where the mountainboarder chooses to flip over in
order to re-enter the pipe instead of rotating 180 degrees. Thus, this trick is
performed forward to fakie...or switchstance (fakie to forward).
Eggplant
A one handed 180 degree backside rotated invert in which the
front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall.
Elgeurial
(BFM)
An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is
planted, a B/S 360 rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward.
50/50
To slide with the board parallel to the coping or rail.
540 Air (a.k.a. five)
The mountainboarder rotates 540 degrees in the
air and lands riding fakie. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall
riding forward, rotates 540 degrees, and lands riding forward.
Flying
Squirrel Air
Bending at the knees and grabbing the heel edge of the
mountainboard with both hands; the front hand near the front foot, and the rear
hand near the rear foot.
Fresh Fish Air
The backside version of the
Stale Fish.
Gay Twist
A Caballerial which includes a grab. see
caballerial.
Grind
The act of sliding over an object. I.E. rail, mailbox,
etc.
Haakon Flip
An inverted switchstance F/S 720. A halfpipe trick in
which the rider approaches the backside wall riding fakie and rotates a F/S 720
while going upside down and landing forward. Invented by Terje Haakonsen.
Half-Cab
Cannot be performed in the halfpipe. It is the freeriding
version of the Caballerial in which one rotates 180 degrees from fakie to
forward off of a straight jump. Also see Caballerial.
Handplant
(B/S)
A B/S180 degree handplant in which both hands or the rear hand may be
planted on the lip of the wall.
Handplant (F/S)
A F/S180 degree
handplant in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the wall.
Handplant (Layback)
A F/S180 degree handplant in which the rear hand
is planted on the lip of the wall behind the take off point.
Iguana
Air
The rear hand grabs the toe edge near the tail. Made famous by Damian
Sanders.
Indy Air
A true "Indy Air" is performed backside with the
rear hand grabbing between the bindings on the toe edge while the front leg is
boned. Done correctly the board will be even over the riders head.
Invert
A trick where the head is beneath the level of the board and
the mountainboarder balances on one or two hands.
Inverted
180
See Crippler.
Inverted
540
See McTwist.
Inverted 720 (720 McTwist)
An inverted aerial
where the mountainboarder performs a 720 degree rotational flip. In other words,
the mountainboarder approaches the wall riding forward, becomes airborne,
rotates a B/S 720 while performing a front flip, and lands riding fakie.
J-Tear
An invert where the athlete rotates roughly 540 F/S while
planting one or both hands on the lip of the wall. Invented by Mike Jacoby.
Japan Air
The front hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front
foot(mute), both knees are bent, the rear leg boned, and the board is pulled to
the level of the head.
Jib
The act of riding on something other than
the ground, i.e. rails, trees, garbage cans, logs.
Lien Air
The front
hand grabs the heel edge and the body leans out over the nose. Named after
skateboarder Neil Blender. (Lien is Neil spelled backwards).
Lien Method
Air
A cross between a Method and a Lien.
McEgg
An invert where the
athlete plants the front hand on the wall, rotates B/S 540, and lands riding
forward.
McTwist
An inverted aerial where the athlete performs a 540 degree
rotational flip. In other words, the athlete approaches the halfpipe wall riding
forward, becomes airborne, rotates a B/S 540 while performing a front flip, and
lands riding forward. Named after skateboarder Mike McGill.
Melonchollie
Air
The front hand reaches behind the front leg and grabs the heel edge
in-between the bindings while the front leg is boned.
Method
Air
The
front hand grabs the heel edge, both knees are bent, and the board is pulled to
level of the head.
Miller Flip
An invert where the halfpipe wall is
approached riding forward, the front hand is planted, spins a F/S 360 , and the
rider lands riding fakie.
Misty Flip
An inverted B/S 540 performed
off of a straight jump. It is the straight jump version of the McTwist.
Therefore the approach is riding forward and the landing is fakie. See
McTwist.
Mosquito Air
A halfpipe trick in which the front hand reaches behind the
front leg and grabs the heel edge between the bindings. The front knee is then
bent to touch the board tuck knee style.
Mute Air
The front hand
grabs the toe edge either between the toes or in front of the front foot.
Nollie
Much like an Ollie only you spring off of your nose instead of
your tail. See Ollie.
Nollie Frontflip
Springing off of the nose
while going off of a jump and leaning forward, allows you to do a frontflip.
Nose Grab
The front hand grabs the nose of the mountainboard.
Nose Poke
Any maneuver where you bone your front leg and "poke" the
nose of the snowboard in a direction away from your body usually while grabbing,
i.e. Alley-oop Nose Poke.
Nose Slide
To slide along the ground or an
object solely on the nose of the mountainboard.
Nuclear Air
The rear
hand reaches across the front of the body and grabs the heel edge in front of
the front foot.
Ollie
A method to obtain air without a jump by first
lifting the front foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring off of the tail.
First invented in skateboarding by Alan Gelfand, (Ollie was his nickname).
180 Air
The mountainboarder rotates 180 degrees in the air and lands
riding fakie. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall riding forward,
rotates 180 degrees, and lands riding forward.
Palmer Air
A kind of
method where the grab is near the nose, the board is pulled across the front of
the body, and the nose is pointed downward. Named after Shaun Palmer.
Phillips 66
An invert where the athlete approaches the halfpipe wall
riding fakie, plants the rear hand on the lip of the wall while doing a "front
flip" and lands in the transition riding forward. Named after skateboarder Jeff
Phillips.
Pop Tart
Airing from fakie to forward in the halfpipe
without rotation.
Revert
To switch from riding fakie to forward, or
from forward to fakie, usually while the mountainboard is still touching the
ground.
Rewind
A term used to describe any maneuver where a rotation
is initiated, stopped, and its' momentum reversed.
Roast Beef Air
The
rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings
while the rear leg is boned.
Rocket Air
The front hand grabs the toe
edge in front of the front foot (mute) and the back leg is boned while the board
points perpendicular to the ground.
Rodeo Flip
An inverted F/S 540.
Off of a straight jump, it feels like doing a backflip and landing riding fakie.
In the halfpipe, it is more like performing a 540 degree rotation which is
inverted and off-axis.
Sad Plant
A term used to describe any
handplant where the front leg is boned for style.
Seatbelt Air
The
front hand reaches across the body and grabs the tail while the front leg is
boned.
720 Air (a.k.a. seven)
The mountainboarder rotates 720 degrees
in the air and lands riding forward. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the
wall riding forward, rotates 720 degrees, and lands riding fakie. Of course, it
may also be performed switchstance by riding fakie and landing riding forward.
Shifty Air
A grabless trick where the upper torso and lower body are
twisted in opposite directions and then returned to normal. Usually the front
leg is boned.
Slob Air
The front hand grabs mute, the back leg is
boned, and the board is kept parallel with the ground.
Spaghetti
Air
The rear hand reaches between the legs and behind the front leg to grab
the toe edge in front of the front foot while the back leg is boned.
Stale Egg
An eggplant with a stalefish grab. See Eggplant and
Stalefish
Stalefish Air
The rear hand grabs the heel edge behind the rear
leg and in between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.
Stalemasky
Air
The front hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between
the bindings while the front leg is boned.
Stiffy Air
Any maneuver in
which both legs are boned and a grab is incorporated, i.e. Mute Stiffy.
Suitcase Air
A maneuver similar to the Method Air only once the knees
are bent, the front hand reaches under the base of the snowboard to grab the toe
edge.
Swiss Cheese Air
The rear hand reaches between the legs behind
the front leg and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot while the back
leg is boned.
Tail Grab
The rear hand grabs the tail of the
mountainboard.
Tail Poke
Any maneuver where you bone your rear leg
and "poke" the tail of the mountainboard in a direction away from your body,
usually while grabbing.
Tail Slide
To slide along the ground or an
object solely on the tail of the mountainboard.
Tail Wheelie
To ride
solely on the tail of the mountainboard with the nose in the air.
Taipan
Air
The front hand reaches behind the front foot and grabs the toe edge
between the bindings. The front knee is then bent to touch the board tuck knee
style.
360 Air (a.k.a. three)
The mountainboarder rotates 360 degrees
in the air and lands riding forward. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the
wall riding forward, rotates 360 degrees, and lands riding fakie. This trick may
also be performed by riding fakie and landing riding forwards; in which case it
is called a cab.