Product Description

Snowboarding is addictive! Join the millions of fans surfing deep powder, gliding through turns, carving through gates, and going big in the halfpipe. With stunning action photographs and clear, how-to illustrations, this new edition of "The Complete Snowboarder" gives you technique and equipment updates, expanded coverage of backcountry snowboarding, and tips from world-class pros.Grab a copy of "The Complete Snowboarder", grab a board, and head for the slopes! "Read this before you ride." - "Snowboarder". "The best book to come along on snowboarding...Everybody should read it. An excellent and thorough job on this exciting sport." - "New York Outdoors". "An intelligent, clearly written introduction to snowboarding. Every student and teacher of the sport should own a copy." - "Snow Country". "The most comprehensive and up-to-date book on snowboarding." - "Transworld Snowboarding". "Takes the reader from selecting a snowboard to freeriding and competition. Does a great job in getting the message across." - Ted Martin, International Snowboard Federation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50665 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From the Back Cover

Snowboarding is addictive! Join the millions of fans surfing deep powder, gliding through turns, carving through gates, and going big in the halfpipe. With stunning action photographs and clear, how-to illustrations, this new edition of The Complete Snowboarder gives you technique and equipment updates, expanded coverage of backcountry snowboarding, and tips from world-class pros.

Grab a copy of The Complete Snowboarder, grab a board, and head for the slopes!

Praise for the best-selling first edition:

"Read this before you ride."--Snowboarder

"The best book to come along on snowboarding. . . . Everybody should read it. An excellent and thorough job on this exciting sport."--New York Outdoors

"An intelligent, clearly written introduction to snowboarding. Every student and teacher of the sport should own a copy."--Snow Country

"The most comprehensive and up-to-date book on snowboarding."--Transworld Snowboarding

"Takes the reader from selecting a snowboard to freeriding and competition. Does a great job in getting the message across."--Ted Martin, International Snowboard Federation

About the Author
Jeff Bennett is an avid snowboarder and the author of The Essential Whitewater Kayaker and The Complete Whitewater Rafter. Scott Downey is a former top-ranked pro snowboarder who now coaches tomorrow's stars. Charles Arnell is the founder of Arnell Snowboards, one of America's first PSIA-certified snowboard instructors, and a former director of the Mount Hood Snowboarding Camp.

Customer Reviews

Good book for newbies
Covers all you need to know about the basics of snowboarding. From history too basic technique and on to advanced technique. The basics are great in this book and are written in a good clear style. However the advanced techniques could do with some more explanation. Also some more colourful pics would have been nice, but the illustrations are clear and useful. If you have not been before I would defiantly recommend reading this book before hand.

Great Learn-How-to-Board Book!
Great introduction to snowboarding. Provides all the language and techniques, from beginner to expert. It works best to reread it again after a few times out as you will pick up on many of the tips and techniques once you learn how the basic moves feel. I kept my copy in the car and reread some sections over lunch on my first day. Especially important to read the section on getting off of the chair lift. This has saved me from many falls, while I have watched others flounder and get injured for not following the advice. Still need to take a lesson first time out, but it will all make sense alot sooner.