RIDING TIP WITH ANDREAS BERGMARK

AN AIRBORNE PROGRESSION OF THE BASIC RE-ENTRY CAN ADD A CHALLENGE AND SOME FUN TO YOUR BACKCOUNTRY RIDE

BY ANDREAS BERGMARK

Even though I have performed this move more times than I can count, I have never given much thought about what it is called. Maybe a side panel re-entry is the best name for it.

Just like some riders love doing deep powder turns, the side panel re-entry is just a more extreme way to really get that “white room” feeling, combined with some sweet airtime.

It’s not an incredibly difficult or dangerous maneuver, but it does have many layers to it and is a progression of a normal re-entry.

This move is purely for the fun factor. If performed the right way, with flow, the side panel re-entry gives you a great sense of control.

Before trying to learn side panel re-entries, riders should already feel comfortable executing a basic re-entry, where the rider does a wheelie up a steep hill and turns it around back downhill. This move is an advanced version of that, with the extra challenge of a jump added in.