Frontside Noseslide
also known as: Front Nose · FS Noseslide
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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.
How it works
A noseslide onto a toe-side ledge: the rider quarter-turns frontside so the nose presses onto the edge while their back turns toward the run-out, sliding semi-blind with the body closed off. The physics match the backside version - front-leg support, waxed corner, cantilevered tail - but the closed position makes both the lock-in spot and the exit harder to see, and the turn-out at the end releases toward the rider's back. Often ridden to fakie because the blind forward turn-out is the trick's crux.
Step by step
- Roll at the ledge on your toe side, shallow angle, moderate speed.
- Ollie and turn 90 degrees frontside, setting the nose's underside onto the edge.
- Land with weight through the front leg, back turned partly toward the landing zone.
- Hold the closed position, hips quiet, nose pressed just enough to slide.
- Track the end of the ledge over your trailing shoulder.
- Turn out blind to forward (or drop to fakie), lifting the nose off the corner as the wheels come down.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Bears the slide on the nose; modulates edge pressure to control slide speed. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Floats on the tail keeping the board at 90 degrees. |
| Shoulders | Quarter-closed frontside; upper body stays coiled ready to unwind the exit. |
| Arms | Trailing arm reaches back along the ledge line for balance, leading arm across the chest. |
| Gaze | Over the trailing shoulder at the ledge's end during the slide. |