...there was no longer a need to shake away off-season cobwebs? 🤔🤔🤔

...practice could happen anytime without needing to rely on there being snow on the ground? 🤔🤔🤔

...instruction from pros who set industry standards with continual feedback was provided? 🤔🤔🤔

...you could learn new skills, build & strengthen muscle memory & maintain your fitness level? 🤔🤔🤔

THEJIBLAB DOES THIS. WE EXPLORE THE ART OF GRATORI FOR RIDERS TO PROGRESS & EVOLVE THEIR FREEESTYLE SKILLS YEAR-ROUND!

gra·to·ri (also gu·ra·to·ri) / ɡrɑːˈtɔːriː (or ɡʊˈrɑːtɔːriː) / pronounced "goo-rah-toh-ree" or "grah-toh-ree"

Gratori (often called Guratori & written in Japanese as グラトリ) is a snowboarding style focused entirely on ground tricks & "buttering" on flat terrain in lieu of using park features including large jumps, rails, or halfpipes. Often described as "dancing on the snow," it emphasizes fluidity, rhythm & creative expression.

The word itself is a Japanese portmanteau derived from the English phrases of Guraundo (グラウンド) which means "ground" & Torikku (トリック) which means "trick".  

Gratori generally breaks down into 3 core riding styles - Press, Spin & Runtrick. Press entails leaning heavily on the snowboard's nose/tail to lift the opposite end completely off the ground, relying on balance & flexing the board. Spin involves performing flat-ground rotations (i.e., 180s, 360s, or 540s) by utilizing the board's natural "pop" off the ground using ollies & nollies. Runtrick is a high-speed hybrid that blends sharp, aggressive carving turns directly into immediate spins & ground tricks, creating a seamless down mountain flow.

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2. Why You Should Do A Back-to-Back Winter

3. Managing Healthy Risk Fear

4. Receiving Feedback

5. Training for Snowboarding When You're Not Snowboarding

6. Commonly Misunderstood Trick Names With Jesse Yedab

7. Receiving Feedback

8. Why Freestyle Elements Are Included in Snowboarding Certification Pt1

9. Why Freestyle Elements Are Included in Snowboarding Certification Pt2

10. Brain Buckets

11. Demystifying ATML