Butter 360

The butter 360 pulls together all the work you’ve done on presses and butters: you spin a full 360° on the snow, using the nose or the tail as a pivot, and finish facing exactly the way you started. You can do it anywhere on the mountain, no park or jumps needed, but it takes a lot of control. When you get it right, it looks super smooth.

How to Do It

1. Come in with slightly more speed than for 180° butters: you need more momentum to finish the spin.
2. Get into your chosen press (nose or tail) with firm pressure. The pivot has to be solid from the start.
3. Start the rotation with energy: your shoulders lead the spin, your arms help build rotation speed, and your hips follow.
4. Halfway round (180°) is the trickiest point: keep the pressure on the pivot and don’t hesitate. If you led the first half well, the second half comes on its own.
5. Complete the 360° and come back to your starting position. Flatten the board out smoothly.

Common Mistakes

• Losing the pivot halfway round: the most common problem. The fix is more rotation speed and more pressure on the pivot, and never stopping in the middle.
• Uneven rotation: a butter 360 needs steady energy all the way round. Don’t let up after 180°.
• Messy exit: a good butter 360 has to finish clean. Plan your exit and flatten the board out with control, not luck.

Progression

The butter 360 is a big milestone: it means you have full control of the board on the ground. From here you can make your butters even more stylish by adding grabs in the air (if you use a small natural jump as a launch), or start building longer, more creative butter sequences.