Jumps, jumps, jumps!

When learning how to go off jumps on a snowboard there is a few key pointers that can make that goal a lot easier to achieve. The first, and probably most important, part is making sure that you are not going too fast because you can overshoot your landing. Your landing is the part of the jump that declines back down onto the flat surface of the mountain, overshooting this can result in injury.
As you are approaching the jump it’s important to be going head on with the “lip” of the jump, going off the jump at an angle can result in you going off the side or spinning in the air. This can be something you want to do once you conquer the basic jump, but for starters it’s best to just go straight off the jump. Going off the jump straight also makes it easier to be ready for your landing, which also requires you to be straight on with the bottom of the mountain. If you land at an angle you will most likely “bite an edge”, which is where the side of your board digs into the snow and you land face first into the ground. Trust me this is no fun, but it happens to everyone when learning how to do jumps on their board.
The last thing you want to do is to bend your knees as you land because it braces your impact. You want to support yourself and take the stress of your knees, which you can do by bending your knees, just as you would by bending your knees when jumping off a chair. This will keep you stable and less vulnerable from hurting yourself.
These pointers will help you out when learning how to do jumps, but it’s really a trail and error process. The best way to learn is by getting out there and doing it, so I suggest you get out and do it!