Writing for "AllGame", Shawn Sackenheim considered the "highly technical" control scheme of "1080° Snowboarding" one of the game's strengths despite its initial difficulty. Alex Huhtala of "Computer and Video Games" positively reviewed the control scheme, but disagreed on its difficulty, noting "the controls have been implemented so brilliantly that you're able to play perfectly well with just one hand on the stick and Z button". "GameSpot" called the game's control "thoroughly involving" and said that "he crouch move alone which makes for supertight turns makes this fun to play". The music was also generally praised, with Matt Casamassina of "IGN" calling it "a shining example of what can be achieved on the format" and Sackenheim calling it "one of the best N64 soundtracks to date". Sackenheim also praised the game's sound effects.