How To Backside Lipslide On A Snowboard
A Backside Lipslide, also known in snowboarding circles as the Back Lip, is a very stylish street style jib trick. Before attempting some Back Lip's, make sure you have the following tricks on lock, and if not, check out their tutorials now:
If you're looking to work on your Backside Lipslide while you're away from the hill, check out our Jib Board and Balance Bar combo.
(Narrating/Riding: Nev Lapwood. Film/Edit: Adison MacDonald. Filmed At: Whistler Blackcomb)
Where To Start?
Start out doing a Backside 50-50. Once you're balanced in your 50-50, shuffle into a Backside Lipslide position. Remember, it's the same position as if you were doing a Frontside Boardslide.
Notice how you lock in the Backside 50-50 before shuffling into the back Lip. Breaking it down into these 2 parts works super well.
Notice how you lock in the Backside 50-50 before shuffling into the back Lip. Breaking it down into these 2 parts works super well.Progress It!
When you want to jump straight into the Back Lip on a rail, Ollie in as if you're doing a Backside 50-50, but just before you land the 50-50, shuffle in the air. The best way to get into the Back Lip position in the air is to use a Backside Shifty technique.
Lock in that Back Lip. No zeeches please!
Lock in that Back Lip. No zeeches please!Fixing Those Errors
For your first Back Lip, it is very common to slip off the opposite side from where you approached. This is because you're momentum is going across the feature.
The way to fix this is to catch that momentum with your front foot, and angle your board against the rail. Don't worry, this will come with practice and experience.
Downhill Action
Street style features are almost always downhill, so make sure you are leaning downhill at the same angle as the feature to keep that base perfectly flat.
This is how you keep your base perfectly flat with the rail.
This is how you keep your base perfectly flat with the rail.Now that you know how to stomp a Back Lip plus some common errors and how to fix them, go and give it a go! This is one of the sickest jib tricks you can do, so definitely aim to add it to your bag of tricks and if you need a refresher on our other Lipslide tutorials, check them out now:
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