---
title: BS 360 nose roll
seo_title: How to butter a backside 360 nose roll on a snowboard
skill: do a butter BS 360 Nose-Roll
tags: [butters, spins]
switch: true
image: bs-360-nose-roll.webp
image_source: https://youtu.be/ejWLQXRJ7Qw
image_credit: Ryan Knapton
image_credit_url: https://www.youtube.com/@RyanKnapton
image_clip: https://youtu.be/ejWLQXRJ7Qw?4:54.2-4:58.2
prerequisite: backside-360
authors:
- renec112
published: 2026-08-13
---

A backside 360 nose roll is a full rotation buttered out on the snow, spun backside. You carve in on your toes, press gently into the nose, roll the board 180 degrees around it, then [switch](glossary:switch) to your heel edge and ride the last half of the spin out in a heelside carve. It's the mirror of the [FS 360 nose roll](/snowboarding/fs-360-nose-roll) - toes in, heels out - and it's the one a lot of riders end up doing every single lap once it clicks.

## The idea

Don't think of this as a press-and-pivot. Think of it as a **backside 360 off a jump** that happens to be on the ground. The upper body does exactly what it would do off a kicker - one committed backside rotation - and the nose press is just a gentle nudge on the toe edge that lets the board pivot around instead of leaving the snow.

## Before you try it

You want [carving](/snowboarding/carving) and [switch carving](/snowboarding/switch-carving) to be comfortable, plus a solid [nose press](/snowboarding/nose-press) and [backside 180 noseroll](/snowboarding/backside-180-noseroll). A clean [backside 360](/snowboarding/backside-360) off a jump helps a lot, because the upper body motion is the same one you'll borrow.

## How to do it

**Step 1 - learn the motion with no butter.** Ride a slight toe-side carve, do a backside 360 pivot on the flat base, switch onto your heel edge and ride away in a heelside carve. No nose press at all. This is the whole trick minus the trick, and it teaches the single edge switch that keeps you safe.

**Step 2 - set up on your toes.** Come in on a toeside carve with a bit of speed. Weight centered, chest open, nothing forced yet.

**Step 3 - start the rotation, then feed the nose.** Begin the backside upper body rotation like you're spinning a 3 off a jump - head and shoulders leading, committed. While that's happening, put **just a little** pressure into the nose on the toe edge and let the board pivot around it. Gentle. This is a nudge, not a full press.

**Step 4 - switch at 180.** At the halfway point, roll onto your **heel edge** and let that edge drive the rest of the rotation. Don't go back to your toes.

**Step 5 - absorb the landing.** This one tends to come down hard on the heels. Stay soft in the knees and take the impact gently, then keep carving out on the heel edge.

## Common mistakes

- **Carve, press, rotate as three separate beats.** It stalls and looks stiff. Start the rotation first and let the nose pressure live inside it.
- **Too much nose pressure.** You only need a little on the toe edge. Heavy pressing kills the rotation and makes the board hook.
- **Switching back to the toe edge after 180.** That extra edge change is where you catch an edge and where over-rotation comes from. Commit to the heel edge and stay there.


Learn more here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejWLQXRJ7Qw

*Video by [Ryan Knapton](https://www.youtube.com/@RyanKnapton)*