What’s the best way to recover mentally after a few heavy slams in the park?

Try not to be scared, try it again. Some people get really frustrated when something doesn’t work the first time but it takes time to learn stuff – you have to keep trying. I feel like I’ve never been a naturally talented rider, where everything just clicks from the start, I’ve had to work to become a good snowboarder. You have to work for it.

What do you need to have down when moving from ride on boxes to rails?

Just try it, just send it. You have to learn from your mistakes the hard way. Don’t be scared at that level, you just have to go for it.

When you see a new, creative feature in the park, how would you typically approach it?

It kind of comes automatically for me, I’m just looking at it and I know instantly. If you’re a beginner go and have a look when you’re close to it so you can see what you have to jump over or whatever. You should always check it out before you send it, but it’s more fun if you don’t!

“I feel like I’ve never been a naturally talented rider, where everything just clicks from the start, I’ve had to work to become a good snowboarder.”

“It’s just you have to commit. Commitment is everything.”

When you want to go upside down for the first time, how do you prepare best to make sure your first backflip isn’t a half backflip to sore head?

Just motivate yourself to try. Start off with a safe kicker, just a classic backflip jump, maybe into powder. That’s the safest. Get stoked and just send it. As soon as you get upside down you won’t be afraid any more. For me, when I was a kid I was super afraid of doing my first backflip. It took me a while. As soon as I did one it was easy – you’ll usually land it second or third try. It’s not a hard trick, it’s just you have to commit. Commitment is everything.

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In skateboarding, kids can tre-flip before they can ollie these days. In snowboarding all the groms might want to just get doubling before their switch back 1 is on point. But say a kid wanted to step to a double cork. What advice do you have for them?

First of all you need to have it in your head how you want to do it. But you also need the basics of the trick. If you want to do a backside double cork you should be able to do a backside 1080, and an inverted back 7. Take it step by step. Learn all the 540s and 720s before you try a double.

What’s the best way to make your tricks look better?

Get good pop. Tweak it. Try to stay mellow and don’t flap your arms everywhere. If you’re in control of a trick, it usually looks stylish. Control is kind of style to me, seeing someone in control is stylish as well.

Any other tips you want to add?

Instead of just sending it you need to know how to do a proper ollie. Keep the style and don’t just send it. You wanna look stylish while you do the trick. Just have fun, shred as hard as you can.