A beginner's guide to the sport profiles gear, basic techniques, safety, lessons, exercises, and etiquette.
Describes the history, equipment, personalities, and contemporary practice of extreme snowboarding.
JACKSON HOLE Location: Wyoming Type of riding: most famous for steep runs and access to off-piste Difficulty level: 3 of 5 Season: November to April. Jackson Hole Jackson Hole is one of the world's best resorts for riding steep, ...
Surveys the history, equipment, techniques, and safety factors of skateboarding.
Snowboarding - eine Mischung aus Schifahren, Wellenreiten und Skateboardfahren - vermittelt schon nach wenigen Uebungsstunden ein vorher nicht gekanntes Glücks- und Lebensgefühl von Ungebundenheit und Freiheit.
From the goofy foot to the heelside turn, follow clear step-by-step instructions to get you started or tune your skills. Learn from the best and pick up tricks from photographs of top stars in action.
Garlands are a series of half turns down and across a hill . They make looping tracks in the snow that look like holiday decorations . A garland begins with a glide downhill on the toe edge of the board . To turn the board , twist your ...
Chapter 4 The Newest Competitions Today's extreme snowboarding competitions also include new events . Boarders looking for new challenges have helped create these events . These events include big air and boardercross competitions .
Having just begun to learn how to snowboard, thirteen-year-old Dennis faces a frightening challenge when he allows a bully to shame him into racing on a difficult slope.
Fascination Snowboard
"Describes how snowboarder Eric LeMarque survived a week stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains"--Provided by publisher.