The half cab is one of the most well-known tricks in snowboarding. Basically a switch frontside 180 spin (but don't ever call it that—it's a cab spin), it's a great trick for beginners to learn ...

Let’s be up-front about this: If you overdo the downward push on a Frontside 180 expect to lose the board (and with it any semblance of skating competence that you might have had). You need delicacy.