Trick
Tripod — Snow
Aliases
トライポッドja · Original Japanese nameHOW TO DO IT
Tripod — Snow
Support through both hands and one board end while the opposite end rises. Identify the physical supporting end explicitly; leading and trailing roles change in switch.
Preparation and setting
Gentle, predictable snow; controlled sliding stance changes and deliberate ability to support and recover through the hands. Hand support is part of this trick's load, not merely decoration.
How to do it
- In the publisher's example, turn through a sliding or popped 180 entry.
- Move over the supporting end and place both hands on the snow in a controlled transition.
- Maintain the three-point support while looking toward the board between the arms.
- Keep the position adjustable rather than maximally stretching every limb.
- Lower the raised board end as the board slides.
- Shift support back toward the riding position and push from the hands to stand.
How to learn it
Editorial progression: identify support and recovery with an instructor before adding travel. Use a sliding entry before adding a popped entry. Practise the return upright as deliberately as the display position.
Errors and corrections
Falling onto hands: reduce speed and practise establishing support gradually. Unable to recover: isolate lowering the board and recentering. Nose/tail labels conflict: record actual board-end contact before correcting the name.
Checks and cues
Three identifiable supports and a deliberate return to riding. Cue: support, lower, recover. Do not equate every school's Tripod entry with this example.
Existing entry
Batch 02 / 12. Alias: トライポッド.
01
teaching summary — coaching review required
The Japanese source demonstrates a turning entry, hand and board-end support, then balance transfer to return upright; the text permits sliding or jumping 180 entry.
02
editorial review notes
Keep nose- and tail-supported variants distinct from lead-foot identity when switch.