How to backslide alley oop tail grab on a snowboard

Snowboarding: Hit the Slopes With Style

There was a time when simply riding a snowboard made you the extreme guy on the slopes. But now, with more people strapping on a board instead of skis, the stakes have been raised. Fortunately, we've lined up this video tutorial to keep you on the cutting edge. See how to perform a backslide alley oop tail grab on a snowboard.

Trick: Backside Alley Oop Tail Grab
Difficulty: Hard

1. An important element to successfully completing a Backside Alley Oop Tail grab is to go as straight up the wall as possible.
2. It helps to imagine your self riding up a quarterpipe and not a half-pipe (this will alter your approach to the lip).
3. The straighter up you go, the higher you'll go. This will also help the spin at the top.
4. So the surfer waits for the lip to come over...
5. He approaches the wave from the top and as he hits the lip, he un-weights (lifting the weight out)
6. Again, ride straight up the wall, tweak out behind you to grab the tail.
7. Let gravity do the rest (and it will) - land on your toe-edge and ride away.