Snowboarding : Experience the Thrill of the Ride

"Snowboarding" is the ultimate guide to the heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping thrill ride that this hot sport is. No longer a sport for hip twenty-somethings, snowboarding is now a recognized Olympic sport and a favorite winter pastime of people of all ages, around the world.Illustrated with full color photographs and illustrated sequences, informative text, and tips from the sport's pros, "Snowboarding" takes you from a brief history of the sport to your first day, to learning the boarding lingo. Chapters take you through the various stances and moves, how to turn, coping with varied terrain and snow conditions, the halfpipe, plus: -- choosing and caring for boards, boots and safety equipment-- the differences in equipment for women-- snowboard anatomy and the "physics" of riding-- stances and binding-- warming-up and the beginning moves-- moving downhill-- controlling direction and speed on turns-- advanced turns-- freestyle-- snowboard parks--competitive snowboarding-- racing-- staying in shape and avoiding injury.Daniells, Greg is the author of 'Snowboarding : Experience the Thrill of the Ride', published 2000 under ISBN 9781552095447 and ISBN 1552095444.