Riding the chairlift is essential to snowboarding, but it seems terrifying for someone who's never done it before. Follow these steps, and you'll be transported to the next level of snowboarding in no time.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: Indefinite

Mike McGill invented the McTwist in the early 1980s. He used the McTwist in a public competition in 1984 at a skating contest held at the Del-Mar Skatepark. The McTwist mixes together a Backside 540, a mute grab and a front flip during the one trick. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Challenging Do a McTwist on a Snowboard

Insert patterns can be a slider system, a proprietary system such as the Burton 3-hole pattern, a 4x2 pattern or a 4x4 pattern.

The stance location refers to where the inserts are placed in relation to the center of the snowboard. With a centered stance (0 offset), the inserts are centered on the board over the sidecut. Most freestyle boards have a centered stance, which makes doing tricks and riding switch easier.

The stance width refers to the range of stances available on a particular snowboard. Here are some tips for determining your stance.

The nose length is measured from the forward contact point of the board to the tip of the nose. If you put the board on the ground and measure from where the nose starts to kick up to the end, this will be...

The waist width is the width of the snowboard at its most narrow point. It is basically the width at the middle of the board.

Imagine a giant circle overlapping the edge of the snowboard. Depending on the radius of the circle, the sidecut will be tighter or more mellow. A higher number is typically less aggressive and more stable, while a smaller radius is more...