Tips for Backside 180 Nose-Rolls. (Probably my favorite buttering trick)

Extra thoughts: Too long of a board, and it can make this trick very difficult (or impossible). But all in all, its a pretty simple one once you have both regular and switch toeside carves real clean, and are use to doing backside 180 rotations.
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[@criticalthrash]

Thanks to this video I learned these today. The first butter trick this 40 year old has managed to do too! Thanks Ryan.

[@RyanKnapton]

I love hearing that! Rock on and Qapla'

[@algonquinartist]

What board are you on ?

[@criticalthrash]

this was my first day on a new capita horrorscope.

[@criticalthrash]

then you might also like to hear that your videos extended my season by 4 or 5 weekends, including the last two which got me to drive 3+ hours to find some snow.

[@LowKickMT]

you are the smoothest rider i have ever seen. its just art to watch you ride, you really maxed out all style XP

[@StreetSinner]

Such glorious slomo. Thanks for that.

[@akudas2954]

Ryan is the GOAT of buttering hands down! My noserolls are at 2 mph, amazing how much control at high speeds u have, ive been trying to mimic some of your moves for sometime now and im still catching edges!

[@kylelanning4433]

You make this shit look easy, but your edge control is legendary and has helped me immensely! 1

[@Markmedina75]

Ive had tremendous difficulty over rotating the BSNR. Finally carving in and carving out! Thank you Ryan for instruction and inspiration.

[@buttersnow]

The trick looks so sick when you do it over a roller and at high speeds!! I watched all your butter tutorials and learned a lot from it but I didn't try any nose rolls at high speeds yet.. I feel thats exclusive to Ryan Knapton 🤙😃

[@jamiemulford988]

Haha, so epic 2:04 ! The slow motion really helps to follow. Gotta watch this vid a few times and then go try these.

[@CaseyWillax]

You are next level with thw carves brother!! Love it!!

[@ThingsAreGonnaGetSporty]

Casey Willax DUDE! you: one of my favorite new subscribes commenting on one of my favorite old subscribes just made my day #YEWW

[@CaseyWillax]

yewwww

[@matazyo]

So smooth, so good. Great to see some variety of content :)

[@junecnol79]

Every time i watch, i amazed by your riding :)

[@dandibbly9230]

Yes!!! This is my next level. Roll on winter in the southern hemi 😉

[@GlobalThirtyseven]

Wow! Amazeballs! I definitelly need a softer board.

[@clumpymold]

You make it look SO easy. I watch your videos thinking I can do this. Then I try and fail badly. :(

[@xXBASEBALLBEAStXx123]

clumpymold think about how long Ryan has been doing this trick! I guarantee he failed a lot mastering this. It takes time and practice man! Good luck!

[@hiongster-]

@clumpymold, Don't give up! We just gotta keep trying, till we get it. Once upon a time, we all couldn't heelslide or toeslide. :)

[@emmysorbicularis1185]

Same happens to me but after practicing a lot.... successsss !!

[@PaulJurczak]

Smooth like butter!

[@nizam_mr]

I've been trying for the past week at coronet NZ bunny slope. Still at slow speed when S-turn switching heel-toe n toe-heel. Few shredder saw me n decide to try too. 😁👍

[@PlantiPal]

Love the style man...thanks for sharing.

[@endo-poptart]

These are so fkn cool! I'm going to try these next time out. The only butter I try are switch fs nose rolls. For whatever reason they feel the easiest to do. I usually see how long I can stay sideways in the butter. Love the content man 🤙🏼

[@T25de]

That’s def a move you’re known for

[@RollOut]

Awesome tip!!

[@amosfitz]

Great video! Helped me out a lot thanks! Just wondering, how did you get such great stable footage on a GoPro4? Looks great!

[@dennnnnnn]

Thx👍

[@hiongster-]

Nice vid Ryan, especially with the slo-mo. A duh-question: Do you consciously spot your landings on these noserolls? A toeside-toeside noseroll would work fine up till 180, and any further would probably mean catching an edge. You always put them down spot on, though :)

[@RyanKnapton]

In my mind u just kinda watch the snow underneath me and always put the toeside edge down firmly for at least a split second so I won't over-rotate onto the heels. For when I do the 360 version I purposely just rotate it more with my arms and then transfer over to the heelside edge and always try to firmly land in that for at least a split second. Weird things can happen more with that landing so I try to really use muscles and 'absorb' my 'landing' of it as gentle as possible for a nice clean ride-away. Happy shreddin and Qapla'!

[@hiongster-]

Thanks for the tips! Happy shreddin!

[@jesboogie]

So if I understand correctly, if you are on a toe edge when you start the nose roll, you land on that same edge.

[@elephantac119]

I would like to see you do all your buttering tricks in one video clip for like 10 minutes.

[@piol333]

This trick is awesome . Do I need soft freestyle board to do this trick. Does your board have TBT Technology? If no have you tried to ride snowboard with tbt. What do you think aboit it?

[@guidospadotto6943]

Hi Ryan, it's been a while since you've started using a helmet. How has been your experience with it so far? Do you ever think "I should have done it before! " or "Damn! What a pain in the a..!"? Qa'pla!

[@RyanKnapton]

Yeah! I definitely want to make an updated video! Quick answer tho, I'm loving it as it fits good and doesn't pinch my head like previous helmets I've had (which I'd end up with a headache from). And yup, I should have looked into some decent fitting helmets long ago. The only think I actually miss, is wearing a piece of art on my head with those Sennheiser headphones and the beautiful audio they produce. I have the outdoor tech brand in my helmet, and they work fine, they just aren't the same tho. Especially recently when seeing that the tree branch went through Chad's helmet! OMG! Cuz that guy seriously rips hard! And I'd never have expected that! Also just heard one of my other friends who is one of my favorite alpine snowboarders... made a bad turn, and hit a lift tower, shattering his elbow into 19 pieces! :( Ugh. So yeah, shit can happen. I don't wear it to feel more confident by any means, but damn, if something ever did!

[@justzanin]

Damn I wish my local mountains hadn’t already closed. I want to work on these. Great video! How do you deal with the end of season blues?

[@RyanKnapton]

Usually I get a bit depressed. :( hasn't hit yet luckily, and A-basin should be open for awhile after Breck closes too.

[@PawelWalentynski1]

Donek is the Koenigsegg of snowboards

[@tubiak1]

Ryan have you tried to make it last longer? I mean the beginner noseroll quickly and nervously. You seem to do it slow and smooth. But can you last like 3-5 seconds on your nose? I know its just a matter of balance cause you already have the technique

[@Andreyanswer]

Cool ! Great! I like ! )))

[@easystyle4747]

I can do front side 360 nose rolls so easily and they took me almost no time to learn. For backside nose rolls, even though i actually managed pulled one off before i ever learned the frontside ones, they are so inconsistent and awkward feeling everytime. I always get off axis, catch, and land on my ass. What's weird too is i can do backside ollie 360's very consistently, so I am use to turning my head in that direction. For some reason this particular trick always throws me off.

[@RyanKnapton]

Damn, without seeing video of whats happening its hard to give any specific tips, but maybe just doing that skid-180 between carves would help clean up the ride-in / ride-out... and then just gradually pressing more and more into the nose on it. Best luck and happy shreddin!

[@easystyle4747]

i'll try those prep skid 180's out this weekend.

[@alexwhyte78]

Ryan Knapton Hey Ryan, think this video helped me spot why i was rotating too far and ended up on the wrong edge - its the counter rotation you make with your upper body half way through. Might be something to add/make a video describing what you’re doing with your upper body and the landing toe side and looking back up the hill.

[@alexwhyte78]

Mr_Oranges wow. I love how creative those guys are with basic stuff.

[@easystyle4747]

yup, yawgoons 20 should be right around the corner

[@aaronahn864]

What about backside noseroll 360's can you do one for that as well!??!

[@ryanklug5193]

Just before you're taking even pressure from both feet to your front foot I noticed you swinging your right arm back and your left arm forward a bit (prewind) are you swinging your left arm back purposely to get that rotation ?or is it the momentum going to the carve slightly uphill that swings you around?

[@NiTr091]

Do you need to have switch riding down well before trying this?

[@wwang2806]

Ryan. so we don't need to step up on back leg or shifting weight to front leg(like Nollie) to make back leg lifting higher ? Just gradually transfer weight 100% to front leg ? But how to lift back leg higher? Thank you

[@rancidhotmail]

is there set back on your board or is it a centered true twin?

[@_AbUser]

Remind me a round kick )))

[@Sennepo]

How often do you need to replace your toe strap due to drag? Or is this not a problem with wide boards

[@RyanKnapton]

I break some every here and there... I think it's more of me just stepping on em and stuff more than from it digging into the snow though. I remember in older narrower boards the front of the straps would show wear from hitting into the snow... These probably do some, but obviously less just cuz of the width.

[@joshuaschaffer6371]

I want to get better at buttering tricks personally. I need more time on the mountain really.

[@TheBurtonian]

Hi Ryan! Would it be possible to do a backside hot garbage the same way? Like if you did the roll upp to 90 and then took it back down again?

[@RyanKnapton]

Yeah, off the tail for sure works too. I prefer those on little rolls on the hill as they take more force than these, but yup! Exact same rotation and edging.

[@TimSchraepen]

The slomo is good but I’m really bummed you didn’t include the landing in the slomo. That’s where I’m struggling the most.

[@rockliftingcyclrower]

I've noticed he has a specific landing position and it took me awhile to feel, but i was able to get it and now these feel awesome. Watch his 360s, 180s, and noserolls and he has a similar landing position in all of them. his back knee is flexed away from board nearly touching snow and front leg is torqued forward almost pointing downhill. The actual position of his knees varies between any given trick, but it seems this is the position of stability, at least when on toeside. I got a feel for it by pointing board straight down hill on slight toeside, and squatting down as far as i could while maintaining a forward facing silent upper body. Hope this helps.

[@rockliftingcyclrower]

good example is 1:42 in this vid

[@company3076]

I’m so sad that season is over

[@1randumbguy]

what edge bevel do you recommend for carving...or does it matter much???

[@RyanKnapton]

I don't do any. I've heard on the east coast more of the alpine riders will do like a 88 or even 87 side edge for extra grip. For CO general conditions 90 works for me, and I haven't played around with any base bevel.

[@1randumbguy]

Ryan Knapton Awesome. I live in CO as well so great to know! And thanks for the quick reply!!!

[@ossacrum]

unfortunately this trick is more complicated than you describe it. you have to make certain upper body and arm movement to get the board around and land on the toeside. i spent lot of time to figure it out and earned lots of bruises on my bottom :)

[@eddiechongtham9365]

Yes, I already earned a lot of bruises on back, Kees and bottom.

[@IsaacC20]

@3:47

[@ElDukeAy]

I tried this, and epically ate shit. How can I get it down without busting my ass?

[@Silencce911]

Hey is it harder to do nose rolls or ride switch with directional boards and a kind of weird nose and tail, because i seem to have problems with both of those things. Here is my snowboard yellowgentian.com/snowboard-reviews/all-mountain/voelkl-afc . Would to get some help from you guys. Love ur videos btw Ryan

[@RyanKnapton]

The curves around the nose and tail look fine on that board. the points are more right at the very end of nose, so its unlikely it would affect it. For me on directional boards (the burton custom and custom x for years), I could do them really well on both those (and other similar directional boards), but it always bugged me a bit that it felt different when doing on the nose vs. the tail, so for what I do I think it's optimal to be on a twin and have a centered stance, but by no means is it required! Thanks for the props on the vids, and happy shreddin!

[@Silencce911]

Thanks for the reply. Guess i have to keep trying then but nice to know that im not on an big disadvantage because of my board.

[@criticalthrash]

Thanks to this video I learned these today. The first butter trick this 40 year old has managed to do too! Thanks Ryan.