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360 Degree Turn Trick

October 10th, 2007

OK – a bit more complicated now. This one’s about making a 360- degree
turn. Yes – a turning a circle!

A nice gentle slope again will suffice for you to get some practice in for
this trick. Low traffic is a plus so as to give yourself plenty of
room to practice.

Once you’ve found your chosen slop, up on to your board and begin riding
gently and slowly downhill.

When you’re comfortable, begin to make a turn by leaning backwards,
shifting your weight on to your back foot and using the board’s tail to
pivot. Slightly elevate the board’s nose and begin to turn using the
board’s tail as the pivot.

Keep the board’s nose slightly off the ground (but not too high)
while continuing your turn Continue to turn with the board’s nose in the
air. And keep your balance of course!

About half the way through your turn, pop the boar’s nose back on
to the snow though keep the spin going (your momentum will help you to do
this) until you’ve completed the circle and are “back
where you started from “ pointing downhill.

Congratulations – you can do a 306-degree turn. As with all other snowboard
tricks, practice and patience is the key so keep doing both and you’ll be
“spinning” round and around!

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