Most people find their first backflip an all-round terrifying experience – heart in your mouth kinda stuff. You can try learning on an airbag but there’s not really any practice to build up to backflips. You’ve just gotta commit and 100% give it your all. But good god does it feel good once you’ve stomped it.

You can read a full blow-by-blow account of how to backflip here.

1) Stay low and relax on the approach. Imagine yourself leaning back and throwing your head/arms back to look at the tail of your board.

2) Remember! Your body will follow where your eyes are looking – so at the lip, commit! Extend your legs into the pop, throw your arms up and lean back. Keep looking back!

3) Square your shoulders to the jump as you take off. You’ll be able to spot your landing as your body comes round, so you can control your rotation speed.

4) Realign your board to point downhill, absorb the impact and relish in the fact you’ve just gone upside down.