The Burton Academy at Northstar is back with another awesome trick tip. The Backside 180 is a classic, stylish trick, and a true must-have for anyone looking to progress in park, pipe, or all-mountain freestyle. Practice the Backside 180 everyday, and you'll quickly develop the ability to 180 over various terrain and obstacles around the mountain.

Check out this video to learn the basics of how to master the trick:



The Academy:

The Burton Snowboard Academy at Northstar is the only one of its kind. They strive to make snowboarding simple to learn and fun for all participants. By utilizing highly-trained coaches, specially-designed terrain, and unparalleled methodology, they have created the most fun, full-immersion learning environment possible.

The Burton Academy at Northstar breaks down all aspects of snowboarding into simple, easy-to-accomplish steps that enable each rider to achieve their goals. Burton hopes to help you learn how to shred and fall in love with the culture of snowboarding. The Academy believes that snowboarding will change your life, and is excited to share their trick tips with you.

The best 240 snowboarders from approximately 30 nations have traveled to Oslo, Norway for the World Snowboarding Championships. This week, February 10-19, they'll partake in one of the most highly respected contests in freestyle snowboarding, which takes place just once every four years. Surrounded by fellow riders, friends, and peers, these talented athletes will compete for the acclaimed title of world champion. Male and female winners will be named in the halfpipe and slopestyle competitions. And the last weekend will feature a massive quarterpipe event in the legendary Holmenkollen ski jumping arena.

"By and for snowboarders" is the common theme surrounding the event, since it was founded by Ticket to Ride (TTR) and the World Snowboard Federation. This aspect garners admiration for the event among the snowboard community, given that many contests aren't carried out the way that the majority of riders would prefer.

"The title of it isn't as important as, I think, the fact of something big happening," says Russian-born rider Iouri Podladtchikov, one of the top halfpipe riders on the scene today.



Half a million dollars in prize money might also be a tad important. But more than anything, the athletes are pumped to be riding a world-class setup against the best snowboarders in the world.

Louie Vito also shared his thoughts on the event, "I'm stoked that someone really stepped up to make a more official World Championship. I mean, you have different titles you can win throughout the year and there are other world champs, but it's really rare to find everyone at one place."

With the support of top riders and snowboard federations, the WSC serves as a great display of what snowboarding is and will be in the future.

Qualifying rounds start today, Tuesday, Febuary 14. Stay tuned to GrindTV for results and recaps.

Photo courtesy of WSC/Eleonora Raggie, Rider Chas Guldemond

The sixth stop of the The Chosen Tour rolled through Mt. Seymour, just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday. The second-to-last event of the Tour was action-packed, with many amateur snowboarders throwing down on the progressive course.

Ryan Paterson, a member of the Seymour Crew, competing in the Nike Chosen Crew Video Contest, gave us the inside scoop on what went down at the contest.

Here's what he had to say:

What was the set up of Nike Chosen Tour stop at Mt. Seymour?
The setup was awesome, super original and super fun with good flow.

What were your crew's feelings about going to the contest?
I think we were all just really stoked to be part of a contest like this because of how unique it is. The atmosphere was sick and we all had a really good time boarding with everybody up there.

What was the best trick you or someone from your crew threw during the contest?
That's hard to say. There were a lot of tricks going down. I think Quinn, who's the twelve-year-old in our crew hitting the jump was one of the best parts. It's great watching somebody that small fly through the air. It definitely got everybody fired up.

What has it been like to be a part of the Nike Chosen Crew Video Contest?
It was an unreal experience being a part of the Nike Chosen Tour. It was something new for sure, and getting to ride and film with some of the guys from Nike was really fun. The rail jam at the end of the week just topped the whole experience off. Thanks Nike!

Who won the Seymour stop of the Chosen Tour?
Cody Wilson from Whistler. He was killing it all night and definitely deserved to win that cash. Props Cody!

How many spectators would you say there were?
The rain probably kept a few spectators from showing up, but all the homies not riding in the contest came out to support. They were getting loud for everything from big tricks to big slams and they made the boarding that much more fun.

What was your favorite part of the contest?
My favorite part of the rail jam was getting to ride the set up with all my buddies that were up there. You can't beat riding with your friends and the unique atmosphere. All the crazy lights and music made it even more fun.

Check out all the photos from the event: The Chosen

If there's one thing that undoubtedly coincides with the life of a snowboarder, it's road trips. Road trips, smelly vehicles, and a severe lack of hygiene. Rome Snowboards affirmed this with a short edit of their Am Army traveling by van to various mountains, cities, and street spots last winter to shoot urban riding.

What can one gather from watching this video? For one, Rome's amateur team can get down on a snowboard and stomp super technical tricks with style. They also have a knack for cramming a large group of young guys in vans and hotel rooms. This team is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the seasons to come.

Good morning. Yes, we know it's Monday. And yes, we know it's terrible. Once again, Grind has arrived with an uplifting collection of snowboarding edits to help you forget that it's the start of another work week. Enter the "Moody Monday video montage".

Sure, you'd rather actually be snowboarding. So would we. However, to fund that habit we have to put time into these weird things called "careers." Enjoy the latest group of shred videos that we've compiled to help you through yet another miserable Monday.