Backside 180 in Snowboarding

44 free videos on technique, drills and tips, each tagged by level

What coaches agree on

  • Take off from your toe edge, which gives you grip to push from and gets the backside spin started.
  • Pop off the lip with a strong leg extension, which buys you the air time to get the board around.
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  • Start the spin by turning your shoulders and hips, and let the board follow underneath you.

Common mistakes

  • Looking for the landing too early, turning your head to where you're going before the board has stopped, so you spin on past 180 or slide out.
  • Throwing the spin too hard, when a backside 180 needs very little rotation and even less off a bigger jump.
How to Snowboard Tricks: Backside 180
Beginner
How to Snowboard Tricks: Backside 180

Moderator A complete, staged backside 180 progression -- naming conventions, flat-ground practice, traverse W-turns, hop 180s, then jumps -- entirely built around this one trick.

Reviewer Really well built progression -- takes you from flat ground all the way to jumps, explaining the why at each step.

4.0
How to Backside 180 On A Snowboard [Coolest trick ever?]
Beginner
How to Backside 180 On A Snowboard [Coolest trick ever?]

Reviewer Excellent, thorough — real progression from ground drill to jump, explains the why at each step, and throws in a real safety lesson about blind landings on terrain you don't know.

Moderator Whole video, including the personal anecdote, is about executing (and respecting) the backside 180 specifically — definition, setup, progression, landing.

3.9
Master The Backside 180 On Your Snowboard
Beginner
Master The Backside 180 On Your Snowboard

Reviewer Excellent depth — explains the why behind the technique (spotting, blind landing, edge pressure), not just the what. Real coaching.

Moderator The entire video is a deep technical breakdown of the backside 180 — pop, spot, blind landing, edge pressure, stacked position, progression to side hits and park — nothing else.

3.9
How To Backside 180 on the Run & Sidehits
Beginner
How To Backside 180 on the Run & Sidehits

Reviewer Best-structured lesson here — real progression from stationary practice to side hits, with troubleshooting built in.

Moderator Comprehensively about backside 180 — covers switch-riding prerequisites, the carve-pop-twist framework, ground practice, and applying it to side hits. All backside 180, all the way through.

3.8
How to Backside 180 in the Park - Snowboarding Tricks Goofy
Beginner
How to Backside 180 in the Park - Snowboarding Tricks Goofy

Reviewer Properly structured lesson — breaks the trick into parts and gives you ways to drill it before you try it for real.

Moderator Entirely and explicitly about backside 180 — breaks it into approach, takeoff, rotation, landing and stays on that the whole way through.

3.8
How To Backside 180 On Park Jumps On A Snowboard
Intermediate
How To Backside 180 On Park Jumps On A Snowboard

Reviewer Thorough, well-structured, no wasted words -- a genuinely complete lesson.

Moderator Squarely about spinning backside 180s off park jumps, the full trick sequence from edge takeoff to landing.

3.8
How To Backside 180 Out On A Snowboard
Advanced
How To Backside 180 Out On A Snowboard

Reviewer This is coach-level detail -- the counter-rotation timing alone is worth the watch.

Moderator All backside 180, specifically the 'out' variant off features -- blind landing mechanics and counter rotation for rails are core to the trick.

3.8
How To Improve Your Backside 180s On A Snowboard
Intermediate
How To Improve Your Backside 180s On A Snowboard

Reviewer Sharp, specific, fixes the exact mistakes riders actually make -- one of the best in this batch.

Moderator Nev Lapwood, squarely about improving backside 180s on park jumps -- nothing else in this video.

3.8
Your First Backside 180s On A Snowboard
Beginner
Your First Backside 180s On A Snowboard

Reviewer Excellent, complete progression — ground drill through side hits to a clean blind landing. Real coaching, well sequenced.

Moderator Entire video, start to finish, is the backside 180 progression — ground slide, switch comfort, rotation, jump, side hits, landing.

3.8
5 Steps to Learning Backside 180's - Snowboard Trick
Beginner
5 Steps to Learning Backside 180's - Snowboard Trick

Reviewer Excellent progression — five concrete stages with real cues (turn setup, shoulder rotation, spotting the landing). This is how you actually teach the trick.

Moderator Wall-to-wall backside 180 instruction — five concrete practice stages, nothing else.

3.8
Live coaching a backside 180 #snowboarding
Intermediate
Live coaching a backside 180 #snowboarding

Reviewer Real coaching, real mistakes, real fixes — the wind-up analogy alone is worth it.

Moderator Entirely live coaching of a backside 180 attempt, correcting real mistakes in real time. On topic throughout.

3.7
Deeeeeep dive into how to do a Backside 180 :) #snowboarding
Intermediate
Deeeeeep dive into how to do a Backside 180 :) #snowboarding

Reviewer Same strong technical breakdown as the other deep-dive version — just heads up, it's a repost.

Moderator Same as the other deep-dive in this batch — word for word the same lesson, just reposted. Judged on its own merits: entirely about executing the backside 180 well.

3.7
Backside 180 DEEP DIVE | full video  #snowboarding
Intermediate
Backside 180 DEEP DIVE | full video #snowboarding

Reviewer Genuinely detailed, correct technical breakdown — the landing cues alone are worth it.

Moderator Entirely about executing the backside 180 well — setup carves, pop mechanics, body position in the air, landing. On topic throughout.

3.7
How To Snowboard: Backside 180 Tailgrab with Chas Guldemond - TransWorld SNOWboarding
Intermediate
How To Snowboard: Backside 180 Tailgrab with Chas Guldemond - TransWorld SNOWboarding

Reviewer Really solid technical detail, straight from a pro -- worth watching closely for the approach and timing cues.

Moderator A thorough, expert breakdown of the backside 180 tail grab -- edge transition on approach, squared shoulders, controlled rotation, and precise grab timing. Strong on the core spin mechanics, not just the grab.

3.6
How to backside 180 beginner vibes #snowboarding
Beginner
How to backside 180 beginner vibes #snowboarding

Reviewer Same smart step-by-step progression as the other post of this — good either way, just a repost.

Moderator Same lesson as the other 3-tip tutorial in this batch, word for word — ground rehearsal, hang time, full send. On topic throughout.

3.6
Backside 180 snowboard tutorial #snowboarding
Beginner
Backside 180 snowboard tutorial #snowboarding

Reviewer Smart step-by-step progression — ground, then hang time, then full send.

Moderator The whole clip is teaching the backside 180, ground rehearsal through to full send. Nothing else in here.

3.6
Backside 180 Snowboard Tutorial for Beginners | TikTok
Beginner
Backside 180 Snowboard Tutorial for Beginners | TikTok

Reviewer The ground-first progression here is exactly how you should learn this trick -- steal this method.

Moderator Comprehensive, dedicated walkthrough of exactly this trick from first attempt to full send -- nothing else covered.

3.6
TUTO - Apprendre le Backside 180 au Snowboard ! 🏂 | Decathlon
Beginner
TUTO - Apprendre le Backside 180 au Snowboard ! 🏂 | Decathlon

Reviewer Nails the key beginner mistake — rotation comes from your upper body, not your run-in trajectory.

Moderator Fully and methodically about learning backside 180 from scratch — flat ground, then a gentle slope, then a kicker, with the whole progression staying on this exact trick.

3.6
How To Backside 180 On A Snowboard
Beginner
How To Backside 180 On A Snowboard

Reviewer Clear, well-sequenced, no fluff -- good one to actually learn from.

Moderator Entire video defines and teaches the backside spin from first principles on a trampoline through to counter rotation on rails.

3.6
Backside 180 Snowboard Tutorial for Beginners
Beginner
Backside 180 Snowboard Tutorial for Beginners

Reviewer Clear three-step progression with the edge sequence spelled out and the switch prerequisite up front. A first-timer can actually follow this.

Moderator Beginner backside 180 progression: heel-side set-up turn into a toe carve, open the lead shoulder, throw and look back uphill. Do it flat first, add a small hop to a 90, then put the full 180 together toe edge to toe edge. Switch and nollie versions as follow-ups. Squarely the backside 180.

3.5
Try This To Backside 180 Better On Your Snowboard
Intermediate
Try This To Backside 180 Better On Your Snowboard

Reviewer The twist-vs-rotate distinction alone is worth it — real non-obvious insight, and he coaches it live.

Moderator Entirely focused on improving an existing backside 180 — line-up, switch riding, pop mechanics, the twist-vs-rotate distinction. Squarely on-topic.

3.5
The ULTIMATE Guide to Backside 180’s on Flat Ground- Best Snowboard Trick?
Beginner
The ULTIMATE Guide to Backside 180’s on Flat Ground- Best Snowboard Trick?

Reviewer Genuinely deep technical coaching (edge control, body position, rotation initiation) — just has a hoodie ad plugged into the middle of it.

Moderator Entire video (aside from a brief sponsor read) is dedicated to backside 180 mechanics on flat ground — terminology, takeoff edge, body position, rotation initiation.

3.5
How To Backside 180 With Grabs On A Snowboard
Intermediate
How To Backside 180 With Grabs On A Snowboard

Reviewer Useful, practical tips for styling up your backside 180s with grabs.

Moderator This is about adding grabs -- all six basics -- to backside 180s specifically, including how the pop and leg extension create time to grab. Squarely part of the backside 180 skill set.

3.4
How to Backside 180 on a snowboard
Intermediate
How to Backside 180 on a snowboard

Reviewer Good technical tips — edge control to stop over-rotating, a real spotting technique for the landing — just delivered fast without much scaffolding.

Moderator Every tip — edge control, upper body preset, spotting technique, butter cross-training, grabs — is specifically about executing the backside 180 well.

3.4
How To Shifty Backside 180 On A Snowboard
Advanced
How To Shifty Backside 180 On A Snowboard

Reviewer Clear, well-sequenced breakdown of a genuinely tricky style variation.

Moderator The shifty back one is still a backside 180 at its core, with a counter-rotation styling element added. It stays within the backside 180 family throughout, just at a more advanced level.

3.3
Learn Backside 180s (forward & switch)
Intermediate
Learn Backside 180s (forward & switch)

Reviewer Good mechanical breakdown of both stances, a bit rambly in delivery but the content itself is solid.

Moderator Entirely about backside 180 mechanics in both forward and switch stance — on topic throughout.

3.3
Flatground Backside 180s Snowboarding Trick Tips - TikTok
Beginner
Flatground Backside 180s Snowboarding Trick Tips - TikTok

Reviewer Explains the why, not just the what -- that's what makes cues actually stick.

Moderator Three tips, all backside 180 mechanics -- definition of the trick, shoulder/eye cues, edge-catch prevention. Fully on-topic.

3.2
How To Backside 180 Melon On A Snowboard
Intermediate
How To Backside 180 Melon On A Snowboard

Reviewer Good practical breakdown, especially the landing tip, if you're already comfortable with the basics.

Moderator This is a backside 180 with a melon grab -- still fundamentally the same rotation, with a grab added for style. It stays on the trick family throughout, including a specific tip on the blind landing that's core backside 180 technique.

2.9
Trick Tips - How to do a backside 180 on your snowboard
Intermediate
Trick Tips - How to do a backside 180 on your snowboard

Moderator Covers backside 180 prerequisites, the basic spin technique, and landing tips to avoid counter-rotation as you progress to jibs and kickers. Stays on the trick, even if the delivery is a little rambling.

Reviewer Good tips if you can follow the delivery -- especially the landing advice for progressing to park features.

2.8
Backside 180 Nose Roll Snowboarding Tips | TikTok
Intermediate
Backside 180 Nose Roll Snowboarding Tips | TikTok

Reviewer The belly-button cue is the kind of thing that actually clicks for people.

Moderator Core mechanic taught is the backside 180 rotation itself (weight shift, pivot), just packaged as the nose-roll variation -- squarely the sub-skill.

2.8
Master Backside 180 Snowboard Tricks Easily
Beginner
Master Backside 180 Snowboard Tricks Easily

Moderator Backside 180 breakdown for riders who can already ride switch. Winds up, goes to a 90 first, presses the shins into the boot tongue to carve the landing so you stick it, commits with the eyes, and works it regular and switch. Squarely the backside 180.

Reviewer Good landing cue (shins into the tongue) and a sensible 90-first progression, but the delivery rambles and the eye advice is muddled.

2.7
Trick Tip: Backside 180 Method
Intermediate
Trick Tip: Backside 180 Method

Moderator A full backside 180 grab tutorial off a jump -- approach, pop, grab technique, and landing switch. Squarely part of the backside 180 family, though it calls the grab 'method' in the title while describing what sounds like a melon grab in the instruction, which could confuse which grab is actually being taught.

Reviewer Solid step-by-step technique, though double check which grab you're actually copying.

2.7
3 Tips to Master Backside 180's on your Snowboard
Beginner
3 Tips to Master Backside 180's on your Snowboard

Reviewer Right cues (pop straight up, heel-to-toe setup, twist) but pretty repetitive and light on the why compared to others covering this trick.

Moderator All three tips are squarely about executing the backside 180 (twist, pop, timing) — no digression.

2.7
How to Backside 180 on Your Snowboard | Beginner Guide
Beginner
How to Backside 180 on Your Snowboard | Beginner Guide

Reviewer Gets the basics and the progression right, but it's more hype reel than technique breakdown.

Moderator Whole video, start to finish, is teaching a backside 180 -- what it is, toe-edge initiation, blind spin, and a clean progression from unstrapped practice to side hits to bigger jumps to rails. Textbook on-topic.

2.6
Live Coaching: Common Mistakes With Backside 180's
Intermediate
Live Coaching: Common Mistakes With Backside 180's

Reviewer Good diagnosis buried in a lot of back-and-forth -- useful if you're patient.

Moderator Live coaching session entirely about backside 180s, just in a looser conversational format rather than a scripted lesson.

2.4
Snowboarding Trick Tips: Frontside 180 & Backside 180
Intermediate
Snowboarding Trick Tips: Frontside 180 & Backside 180

Reviewer Decent cues, but you're only getting half a lesson on backside specifically.

Moderator About half the video is genuinely backside-180-specific (park setup, pop timing, spotting the landing), the rest is frontside 180 or general trick-progression talk. Covers the sub-skill among other things rather than being squarely about it.

2.3
Mastering Snowboard Tricks: Backside 180 Guide
Beginner
Mastering Snowboard Tricks: Backside 180 Guide

Reviewer Gets the toe edge in and out right, then stops. Fine reminder, not enough to learn from.

Moderator Very short intro to the backside 180: ride in on the toe edge, pop, land back on the toe edge and turn the board under you. All backside 180, just not much of it.

2.2
How To Snowboard : Backside 180 onto rails w/ Johnny Lazz | TransWorld SNOWboarding
Intermediate
How To Snowboard : Backside 180 onto rails w/ Johnny Lazz | TransWorld SNOWboarding

Reviewer Useful practical tips, but doesn't go deep on any single piece.

Moderator This covers the backside 180 rotation mechanics (pop off toes, rotate shoulders, spot the landing) but wrapped inside a rail-specific application, so a good chunk of the content is about rail balance and 50-50s rather than the spin itself.

1.9
How To Backside 180-In 180-Out
Advanced
How To Backside 180-In 180-Out

Moderator This trick opens and closes with backside 180 rotations, so the skill is present, but most of the actual teaching focus is on the buttering and weight-transfer technique in between rather than the rotation mechanics themselves.

Reviewer Good if you're chasing the full combo trick, but it's light on backside 180 technique specifically.

1.7