Winter’s icy magic calls for heart-pounding winter sports, and let’s be real—it’s all about skiing, snowboarding, and those epic snowy adventures. As for snowboarding, it’s time for late January, and that means that X Games Aspen 2025 is in full swing! This is the annual spectacle of winter action sports that is brightening up Aspen, Colorado, with breathtaking stunts by the best athletes.

From January 23 to 25, X Games Aspen 2025 is serving up intense action in skiing and snowboarding, including Men’s and Women’s events in SuperPipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, Knuckle Huck, and Street Style. But wait—here’s the plot twist that’s got everyone buzzing. A 19-year-old snowboarding prodigy just dropped jaws and sent shockwaves through the crowd by landing yet another mind-blowing ‘first-known’ trick in the history of the sport.

X Games Aspen sees a historic trick!

X Games set the internet ablaze on January 24th, sharing an epic video of Hiroto Ogiwara pulling off the unimaginable—a jaw-dropping 2340. They posted, “Never. Been. Done. The stomp heard ’round the world: Hiroto Ogiwara surprised everyone on the planet by stomping the first known 2340. Ski or snowboard, contest or practice. Needless to say the rookie won #XGamesAspen 2025 Big Air gold. Spinning into the future.” And let’s just say, they weren’t exaggerating.

So, what exactly is the crazy trick 2340 that Hiroto Ogiwara did at the X Games? Well, let’s break it down—it’s called the Switch 2340, and trust us, it’s as wild as it sounds. This trick is done by spinning around 360 degrees in the air while riding a switch–that is, with your weaker foot forward. Yeah, not exactly your average snowy stroll. So before you even attempt to ride this monster, you have to first get the hang of regular and switch riding. Why?

Because this trick isn’t just about spinning; it’s a dance of rotations and grabs that make it a total visual stunner and a technical masterpiece. The switch 2340 is not some sort of slope flex. It is a slope of extreme snowboarding displaying incredible controlled artistry that demands persistence, trials, and perseverance that only great icon hopefuls can offer. And here’s the kicker—this isn’t the first time Hiroto has left the snowboarding world absolutely shocked with his tricks!

Another year, similar story for Hiroto Ogiwara!

According to Forbes, in April 2022, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland at The Nines progression session, when riders were stepping it up, Ogiwara was out there writing history. A Japanese snowboarder who was only 16 years of age managed to achieve something that made the world stand still—the backside 2160 on a snowboard. Yep, that’s six full rotations. Talk about next level! All of it happened in April, when Hiroto arrived with the intention of completing backside 1800, a trick he attempted the day before but failed.

But once he nailed that move faster than expected, he couldn’t help but look up and think, ‘What if I can push it further?’ And that’s when the magic happened. “After my first hit, I thought the jump was perfect and I could go for the 1800,” Ogiwara shared. “When I landed the 18, I realized I still had some time left over, so I thought, ‘Maybe I can go for it [the 2160].’”

Five tries later, Hiroto stomped snowboarding’s very first backside 2160—complete with a clean Indy tailbone grab. “On the last try, the takeoff felt so good and everything in the air was right, so I knew I had it,” he recalled. “The instant I landed it, I was kind of shocked and wasn’t sure if I’d actually done it. I watched the video and was stoked and surprised to see that I had actually spun six full rotations!” So it is no surprise that he went on to do the same at the X Games Aspen!