Snowboard Buttering Tips: Backside Nose-Roll 180's with Katie Tsuyuki and Ryan Knapton

Big thanks to Katie for helping to make this vid! I've got a couple other vids featuring her coming up soon!
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[@guidospadotto6943]

Katie progressed in one day more than I was able to do in a whole season 😔 She's super cute!

[@ahtoshkaa]

maybe because she resperesented Canada in 2014 winter Olympics)) She's simply very good. Thus, she's able to learn an extremely hard move much quicker than an average snowboarder.

[@guidospadotto6943]

@@ahtoshkaa yes yes, I know she's a top athlete. My comment was ironic. 😉

[@HalfCab180_]

In my limited time on the mountain, I try and work on this trick based on Ryan's older tutorial. This tutorial one is really a nice supplement to that one, mainly due to the GoPro advancements. What really sticks out to me in getting good and smooth at this trick is the downhill shoulder position. When Ryan starts to initiate the trick, he really commits to an aggressive downhill position (4:55), and then "closing" his downhill shoulder (4:57) when beginning the rotation, which allows a nice smooth 180 finish. If you notice Katie while initiating the noseroll, it seems her shoulder is "open" (4:24), leading to a choppier look to the trick. No criticism at all -- she is better at it that I am in only one day! But something I will think about next time I am on the mountain. So thanks to Ryan for this follow-up tutorial, and would love to hear his thought process at the time of trick initiation.

[@gkfn4278]

These slo-mo shots are to die for... im so glad GoPro is where it is right now to be able to capture all of Ryan's beauty :D Also, as someone who lives in Ontario, i'm so damn jealous of you every single time. That scenery is insane... We dont even have a proper mountain :(

[@shokojimhollingsworth3940]

Katie: Gets tired of buttering, pops a 3... 😂 Love the tips you gave on this - UNDER rotate (make it a 160 or so), and resist the temptation to change edges to the heels. Toe lock to toe lock. And LOOK at the opposite side of the run so you don't bring your head all the way around (also causing over rotation).

[@RyanKnapton]

Hell yeah Jim! In the next update on this (and the opposite for heelside to heelside on the FS ones), I'm going to show that teqnique we did with the one side of the run, middle, back to same side and using the 'targeting fixation' of the eyes to help keep the head from over-rotating and making the edges transfer. W.H.A.R. Qapla'!

[@Calum_S]

It's really cool to see someone as accomplished as Katie developing in a video. And encouraging for us mere mortals.

[@ChristopherWong]

That’s also my favorite buttering trick. Can’t wait to put your tips to work in a couple of weeks. Katie did really well and her personality is so bubbly.

[@justzanin]

Man she was killing em at the end. It’s incredible how clean yours are though. Always amazed at your smoothness and your style. Happy shreddin!

[@RyanKnapton]

Thanks Man!

[@justzanin]

Ryan Knapton 👍👊

[@user-py6zw4mu8e]

Brilliant - Katie picks this up so quickly. When I was learning these the secret to success was not being afraid to turn your body backside and face uphill - and super bent knees.

[@FeliciaFollum]

I'm taking some newer snowboarders this weekend. I'm excited to try more butter stuff Saturday!!! So stoked!!! Thanks!!

[@jamstev0]

Luv your tutorials man....I'm a 50 yr old Newbie.....learning loads from you....keep em coming!!..👊

[@nosferatu666]

Qaplaaaa bro! Love and respect to the Donek family ❤️

[@robertnimmo3299]

She rips, first girl I’ve ever seen do a nose roll, 4/20/22 get my Napton twin in the mail today super stoked, 161 with 12 meter side cut 31.2 waist with!!! BOOM

[@cichlidbro8566]

Good to see how much one can progress with some good on hill advice. This is one I'm gonna have to add to the arsenal this season. Great upload!

[@rancidhotmail]

dude your boarding is beautiful to watch

[@RyanKnapton]

🙏

[@dandibbly9230]

So awesome. Next tutorial backside nose roll 360? Yes please. 👍

[@coolfox999]

Thanks Ryan, another great vid with useful info! Katie rocks !

[@stefanofiorani1408]

Ehi I'm trying to learn this trick this season so this video is extremely appreciated. With this and the actual tutorial you made some time ago I have no excuses! Keep it up ;)

[@RyanKnapton]

I have one more great tip that I'm gonna need to do a tutorial featuring... Soon. Happy shreddin and Qapla'!

[@roger.holloway]

What a great and happy video!

[@schulznfels]

Great movement analysis, very helpful.

[@sandman4thewoke121]

Love the Katie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@RyanKnapton]

Couple more vids with her soon! 🤘🏂

[@CrossFit11968]

Thank you for all the tips!

[@grimmriffer]

Amazing progression. Also just noticed that linking these is a flash way of doing falling leaf. : D

[@daniel09dailey]

Lol.. when momentarily you wish your wife could add this to her skill set. Awesome!!

[@archis5656]

this is sick. Can't wait for the snow season :D

[@MiguelAngel-dg4db]

Thanks for these practices 👏👏👍

[@Watchdog826]

Peak 9 Beaver Run I was there week of March 4. Good stuff

[@CapnMorgan17]

Thanks for your content!

[@SheldonKreger]

She is great!

[@channelfargone]

I'm going to keystone resort this weekend and im so excited, this will be my first time on a board i cant wait to bust my shit.

[@ryanklug5193]

Right on you said you were going to and you did 😉. 5 years ago Revisited..... Great work Ryan. this year I'm going to work on some nose rolls tail roles. It'll be interesting. this is my second year on the 30.2 CM waist donek. I guess 200 + lbs might help a little I tried pressing this board a little bit last year but I just wanted to get a feel for it and those laid out carves. One thing I learned and obviously from you. you have to ride this board aggressively going into these presses and turns you need that momentum body/board shift, at that high speed. you can ride this board at a cruising speed, no doubt but in order to do presses and those carves you got to push this board hard. I noticed the harder you push this board the better performance but you don't want to be an idiot too highest speed but nevertheless They felt fantastic, and people on the hill noticed it was pretty cool she's a stiff board but I love it and it turns heads on the Hills cuz everyone else is on these noodle boards not even carving properly

[@artysa.blackwood4261]

Love that move !

[@seanpaulson9098]

I'm here practicing now

[@mpix00]

Can't wAit to try this. I got very good last year with my switch and toe to toe edge control.

[@EnsoLLC]

Omg inspiration.

[@TheSnowboardJourney]

Definitely sick. Great job, maybe someday for me...

[@RyanKnapton]

It's not too difficult of a trick, BUT, a very solid switch game is needed to do em properly, so get on that switch traverse single edge glide vs. slip at least a run a time for practice. ✔️

[@TheSnowboardJourney]

Most definitely. I'm incorporating working switch into every day I'm up on the hill. It's so crazy to me how I feel relatively competent riding regular and flip to switch....day 1 n00b teetering and about to fall / catch an edge. Then again, I can't throw a football or baseball left handed without looking turrble either.

[@jackstanley7052]

I gotta learn this switch

[@RyanKnapton]

Back to back on this trick is rad! So yup learn em both ways.

[@ЯБоб-н4п]

Отличный канал, спасибо! Побольше Баттер трюков!)

[@evanoc12345678]

you always upload when its like 1 am here

[@RyanKnapton]

Damn. Sorry. Just kinda trying 5pm (mountain time) for a more regular schedule vs. what I've done in the past.

[@Chel_From_Earth]

Божечки! Какие склоны!

[@thomasackofoed7391]

Awesome tuts Ryan 💪 inspiration to go butter 💫🏂 I am back on the board after many years Would you advice me to go for a softer or medium board? Nitro Cinema or team for learning these buttering / jib ? Sorry I am a Nitro fella 😊 Did some seasons in 2000ish 😎 can ride well with both feet (are goofee though) Your videos are really helping me on new learning which is buttering I am 46 and just want to chill and have fun on the slopes with my kids which are skiing i am to old to go Parks 😂 Again thanks and keep rocking 👍💪🏆

[@PawelWalentynski1]

she a keeper

[@emmysorbicularis1185]

Great! Tripods for next tutorial? I mean, she almost did one!

[@PaulMoody]

🏂 Board shape question. Does the board need to have smooth rounded ends, or can these nose tricks be done on the more faceted shapes like the burton free thinker? Been living on a Burton Fish and am Looking to pick up a new board to give these and other tricks a try. Thanks 🙏 and love your style.

[@lichangdian]

Dear Ryan, can u tell me what board u use and also the stance setup? Great watching u ripping

[@RyanKnapton]

I use a custom built Donek Knapton Twin. (Wider than I recommend for most everyone, but alot of people would like around a 28cm width on it). And then 15,-15 stance angles.

[@lichangdian]

Ryan Knapton thanks a bunch my man, btw have u ever tried the Virus boards? Been thinking getting one, I’m one of those who strangely wants to get a carving board also to do some powder

[@lichangdian]

Forgot to ask, what’s the length of your custom board?

[@RyanKnapton]

@@lichangdian nope never tried one of them. Happy shredding?

[@byebyefanlaoshi]

谢谢你!thank you

[@clumpymold]

So I noticed Katie put her snowboard pants OVER her highback bindings. Is that something you recommend doing or should we tuck them in inside our bindings (but outside our boots, obviously)? Just wondering if there is a standard for this.

[@1Flyingfist]

There's hope for me yet..... 🤔😊 😎

[@carmine619]

Hey Ryan are those Giro Axis goggles? And if so would you recommend them?

[@nizam_mr]

Tfw she nailed it in less than a day, n i still cant do it after 5days trying 😭. While i can already do front noseroll180 out of carve into another one, i cant do it slow mo(hold up in air longer) like RK. Mine still dogshit, but im not giving up 💪

[@RyanKnapton]

I'll upload a video of my old ones! They are dogshit compared to how I do em now! All about practice and keep refining them. Best luck, Happy shreddin and Qapla'!

[@ossacrum]

it took over two weeks of trying before i managed to make it more or less clean. the crucial point for me was to throw my arms up

[@allopez9791]

how bout that 3 at 2:00?!!!! daaaaang

[@nyinfamous2k2]

Hey Ryan what goggles are those, im waaaaay over due for some new shades

[@RyanKnapton]

Giro Axis. I like em. Easy magnetic lens that I just pull off for a more minute when they fog. I sweat alot, so all my Google's for, dunno if these are better or worse. I like the seamless look with the Giro helmet the best... Along with the wide lens view. Expensive tho.

[@nyinfamous2k2]

@@RyanKnapton hey thanks brother.

[@scottpetrie8707]

Dooooope!

[@ohohyeahohyeahohyeah]

where exactly is this ski-resort?

[@malcaithness9889]

Hey mate,Just wondering can I get a Donek in Australia?

[@RyanKnapton]

Yeah they'll ship anywhere. It's mostly all custom boards built to order so you won't have any luck finding them in a shop there.

[@malcaithness9889]

@@RyanKnapton Roger, thanks for the reply.Cost inhibiting to send here.Reside on the far South Western Cape of the largest island on the planet(Australia)Our mountains here are in the ocean,not on land.Giggin on your style brah.Spend all of February in Japow.Psyching on your shred till then.

[@3000ptr]

Hi Ryan, by curiousity how much does your board weight? Thx

[@RyanKnapton]

I'm not sure, but it's gotta be the heaviest 160 I've ever touched. Stiffer (denser) woods are used in the core for stability, and it's massively wide. That said, it doesn't feel heavier when I ride it cuz Im able to use the boards stiff camber to 'pop' me when I load up pressure during a carve and such.

[@darrinsiberia]

Would it be possible to do a nice big long one and throw a grab in and bone it out a little bit? Just wondering.

[@RyanKnapton]

I'm not sure. The worst crash I've taken in a couple years came from trying to tail grap it on the 360 version. I won't be trying that again! But I bet someone who does em like me who is also more flexible could.

[@tommylee4838]

Which mountain did you go to? How is it so empty??

[@RyanKnapton]

Breckenridge Colorado. I just film first thing in the morning. It's a busy resort.

[@user-py6zw4mu8e]

Katie - it's pronounced Qapla - in Klingon 'Qaplow' means something completely different. :)

[@martina2659]

QAPLOOOOW

[@Und34d_R]

I suck at these. Makes me think being 220lbs makes them way harder.

[@erickleos2994]

There was no tips tho?

[@ShAttENx2DN]

XD cant backside noseroll but can 360 wtfXD hahaha.

[@RyanKnapton]

I think that's for most people. Back in the 90s I could do 900's easy AF, but couldn't do one of these proper. I wish I could go back in time and show myself how to do em!

[@ajansem1133]

do u know petespeas

[@ajansem1133]

xD

[@RyanKnapton]

I don't personally but I see nice vids on IG of him. ✅