Trick Tip: How To Jump On A Snowboard

The season has finally started and the time has come to dust the board and the rest of the equipment and start having fun. What could be more beautiful than the feeling of the snow under the board, the wind on your face? Well, mastering the various snowboard tricks is truly epic. But as with all things, it takes patience and dedication. Tricks are not suitable for those who have no experience with snowboarding and are only starting to take their first steps now. First of all, you need to get familiar with the board; then we can start thinking about trying the first tricks.

The tricks to do with a snowboard are many and of different levels. Today we will focus on one that is at the base of all the others, namely: jumps with the snowboard.

Learning to jump with the snowboard will open the doors for endless combinations of other tricks. But let's start from the basics and see how to start and practice.


The jumps with the snowboard can be different as regards the technique, depending on the type of obstacle we want to jump. Different jumps will have different preparation.

As an initial suggestion, it is always advisable to start from a low jump, which you can easily find inside the snowpark. Remember not to be impatient, and not to go to more difficult obstacles without having tried to master smaller feature.

When speaking of jumps, it is essential to underline the importance of a pop, which is fundamental to be able to jump higher, and ollies, an essential technique used to get on and off boxes and rails.

This is just a taste of the world of snowboard tricks. Once you learn to jump, you can combine jumping with other types of tricks.