with Eric Themel
How to Snowboarding Layback slash : One of the best things about being strapped to your board is the way it allows you to quickly pull surf and skate moves that would take skaters and surfers years to learn.
The perfect example of this is the layback slash: frontside or backside, in the pipe or on a powder windlip, all you need to pull this off is a full tank of gas and some surf flicks playing in your head.
Snowboarding Trick : Layback slash Tip: Use your front foot to guide you through the move, and your back foot to do all the slashing.
Snowboard Trick : Layback slash
- Approach the frontside wall on your toeside edge, fast.
- As you reach the vert section, lean backwards, and start to go into a heelside turn.
- Drop your trailing hand backwards onto the snow, and at the same time push your back foot out in front of you, so that your board is at 90° and you are stretching out ahead of you, on the heel edge.
- Tweak out the back leg for extra style. As you feel your speed go, dig in the heel edge and push with your arm to get back up over your board.
- Ride back down the transition and switch back onto your toe edge.
