Boardslide
aka Board
Pop a small frontside 90 so the board sits perpendicular across the rail, slide on the middle, and pivot off. The jib that makes you look like you skate.
The Breakdown
Four phases from roll-up to roll-away. Scrub the analyzer above — each phase lights up as the board hits it.
- 01 Approach
Line up beside the rail
Approach the box parallel and slightly to the heel side, at a relaxed, steady speed. Keep your weight centered and your eyes on the lip where you want the middle of the board to land. Stay low with soft knees so you have room to pop and rotate.
- 02 Pop to 90
Frontside ninety on
As you reach the rail, pop a small ollie and rotate your shoulders frontside ninety degrees so the board swings perpendicular across the feature. Lead with the chest and let the board follow into a clean T across the box. Aim to set the board down flat with the rail under your bindings, not your nose or tail.
- 03 Slide
Slide across the middle
Land balanced over the center of the board with the base flat and the rail running right between your feet. Keep your shoulders aligned with the rail and your weight stacked straight down — leaning back or reaching for the heel edge spins you off. Look across the box and let it carry you.
- 04 Pivot Off
Pivot back to ride out
As you near the end, unwind your shoulders ninety degrees to bring the nose back down the fall line. Let the board pivot under you and drop off the end pointing straight again. Land flat-base with bent knees and roll away.
When It Goes Wrong
The most common ways Boardslide bails — and the fix. Diagnose your slam, then get back on.
My board spins past 90 and I slip out backward.
You're over-rotating because the pop and the turn aren't synced. Pop first, then turn exactly ninety and stop your shoulders square to the rail. Spotting a fixed point across the box keeps the rotation from running away from you.
I keep sliding off the front of the rail.
Your weight is too far toward your toes or you're leaning into the slide. Stack your hips directly over the center of the board and keep the base dead flat. Centered weight slides; any edge or lean walks you off the side.
I land in boardslide but immediately catch and stop.
You set down on an edge instead of flat, or the rail is under your nose rather than your center. Aim to land with the feature between your bindings and the base flat. Detuned edges help the board pivot onto the rail without grabbing.
I can't bring it back around to ride out.
You forgot to unwind, so you're stuck riding sideways off the end. As you reach the last third of the box, actively turn your shoulders back ninety degrees toward the fall line. The board follows your upper body and the nose drops back in line.
The boardslide is the trick that makes a rider look like they actually skate — the board pinned perpendicular across the steel, sliding sideways down the feature. It’s a small step up from the 50-50, but that ninety-degree pop is a real commitment and the first time you’ll trust your base while pointed across the rail instead of down it.
Build it off a solid 50-50. Same flat base, same centered weight, just turned ninety and unwound on the way out. Lock the frontside version on a low box first, then it’s the gateway to lipslides, 270-ons and everything that strings rotation onto a rail.
Dial In Your Setup
Gear that makes this trick easier to learn. Tune the setup, not just the technique.
True-twin park board
152–158cm · medium flex
A centered twin pivots the same in both directions, so the ninety on and the unwind off feel symmetrical. Medium flex keeps the board stable through the slide without feeling like a plank.
Shop boards & gearDetuned edges
Dulled tip & tail contact points
Boardslides live and die on a flat base catching nothing. Dulling the edges lets the board rotate onto the rail and pivot off without the tip or tail biting mid-slide.
Shop boards & gearPadded crash shorts
Impact shorts · hip & tailbone pads
You will slip out backward learning the ninety, and hardpack landings under a box are unforgiving. Impact shorts take the sting off the falls so you keep sessioning instead of icing your hip.
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Stack Your Clip
Landed Boardslide? Soon you'll drop your line here and battle the crew for the top of the board.