Snowboarding

  • Snowboarding
    By Jim Whiting

    An in-depth survey of the popular extreme sport of snowboarding, from its Michigan roots to its current Olympic presence, as well as its techniques, records, equipment, and famous boarders.

  • Snowboarding: The World's Most Sizzling Snowboard Spots and Techniques
    By Paul Mason

    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, ...

  • Snowboarding
    By Tracy Maurer

    Surveys the history, equipment, techniques, and safety factors of snowboarding.

  • Snowboarding: The Ultimate Guide
    By Holly Thorpe

    While many incidents involve inexperienced backcountry users, Ian McCammon of the National Outdoor Leadership School in Wyoming explains that “even trained victims commonly ignore obvious clues and fail to make precautions” (cited in ...

  • Snowboarding
    By Paul Mason

    Offers information on snowboarding, including its history, basic snowboarding skills, and its presence at the Olympics.

  • Snowboarding
    By DK Publishing

    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.

  • Snowboarding: The Ultimate Guide
    By Holly Thorpe

    The Guardian. Retrieved October 27, 2010, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ 2003/dec/03/research.sciencenews Rebagliati, R. (2009). Off the chain: An insider's history of snowboarding. Vancouver: Greystone Books. Reed, R. (2005).

  • Snowboarding: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Surfing the Snow
    By Paul Davies, Jonno Gibbins

    Extreme snowboarding challenges the rider , not only physically but , maybe even more so , mentally . The outcome of the run and the fate of the rider are based on the individual's decisions regarding his line and speed .

  • Snowboarding
    By Rob Reichenfeld, Anna Marie Bruechert

    Extreme Snowboarding Just as it sounds , extreme snowboarding covers any snowboarding where the rider is risking life and ... Although the telemark challenge requires greater balance and agility than either snowboarding or alpine skiing ...

  • Snowboarding
    By Paul Mason

    Offers information on snowboarding, including its history, basic snowboarding skills, and its presence at the Olympics.

  • Snowboarding: Learning to Ride from All-Mountain to Park

    CROSSING OVER FROM SKIING If you know how to ski, snowboarding will be a lot easier to learn. Skiers understand the fundamentals of how their skis slide on snow, how to stop them, how edges work, what a fall line is, ...

  • Snowboarding
    By Matt Barr, Chris Moran

    Snowboarding. New York: Franklin Watts, 1997. Carlson, Julia. A Woman's Guide to Snowboarding. Camden, ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1999. Daniells, Greg. Let it Rip: The Ultimate Guide to Snowboarding. Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1997.

  • Snowboarding
    By Effin Older

    I tried snowboarding partly out of curiosity , and partly because show board — and I was the guinea pig . I have never been slammed so hard so many times in a sixty - minute period and still come back for more .

  • Snowboarding
    By Patricia Oudit

    با ما The Snowboard Revolution Snowboarding may look dangerous and far - out , but nothing could be more natural : to slide downhill and stop by simply turning side - on . Sounds straightforward ? It is ... Snowboarding has made its ...

  • Snowboarding: Skills - Training - Techniques
    By Dan Wakeham, Sophie Everard

    snowboarding cannot be covered without mentioning Sims, for it was Sims who really brought snowboarding to the forefront of winter sports, signing groundbreaking deals with mainstream companies and bringing heavier skateboardinfluences ...

  • Snowboarding: Techniques and Tricks
    By Suzanne Murdico

    In 1985 , less than 10 percent of ski areas in the United States allowed snowboarding . Within the next few years , however , more and more ski areas began to welcome snowboarders . Snowboard sales exploded , and snowboarding quickly ...

  • Snowboarding
    By Heather E. Schwartz

    Charlie English, “Shaun White: The Snowboarder's New Tricks,” The Guardian, February 16, 2010. www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/ feb/16/shaun-white-snowboarders -new-tricks. Julia Carlson, Snowboarding. Camden, ME: Ragged Mountain, 1999, ...

  • Snowboarding
    By Jim Fitzpatrick

    sized snowboards because no one made small boards for younger snowboarders. More people are beginning to choose snowboarding as their favorite way to enjoy snowcovered slopes. So today's snowboards come in a range of sizes and ...

  • Snowboarding
    By John Hamilton

    airdog 4 alpine snowboarding 18 Aspen, CO 26 B Bailey, Forest 27 berm 16 big air 26, 27 boardercross 16, 17 Brunswick Corporation 6 C Canada 7 carving 13 Clark, Kelly 27 Colorado 25, 26 EESPN 27 FFarrow, Benjamin 25 freecarve ...

  • Snowboarding: The Ultimate Guide
    By Holly Thorpe

    This book provides a comprehensive look at the snowboarding phenomenon, including its history; techniques and equipment; biographies of the sport's pioneers, athletes, and heroes; key sites and events; and future directions.