Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #321982 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
If you think snowboarding is just too cool for you, then think again. Claiming to be "the first guide aimed at the post-teen crowd", this book will tell you all you need to know to get going, whatever your age or cachet.

The first chapter, "The Evolution of a Revolution", tells you where boards came from and where they're going. Once you know the history, successive chapters teach you about the correct equipment, getting started and making your first turns. And when you're proficient in the basics, you can move on to "freestyle", "almost vertical" and other death-defying moves.

Aimed at every level of boarder, the book's full colour diagrams and photography sequences make sure you know what you're letting yourself in for, and breathtaking action shots give your adrenaline all the motivation it needs. A superb guide for beginner and enthusiast alike.

Synopsis
A practical guide to learning to snowboard. The book starts off on familiar terrain - in the living room - where readers can practice key movements. From here they are guided through descents, stopping, turns, side-slips and garlands, before moving on to intermediate and advanced freestyle riding.

Customer Reviews

Out of date by todays standards
I bought this book based on other readers' reviews. Whilst it's an ok intorduction to snowboarding, I feel a lot of the techniques the author talks about in this book have long been superceded. I thought the book would go into more advanced manouvres such as buttering and park tricks but that part of the book is almost non-existent.
My advice would be to buy a more up-to-date snowboarding book.

Free-reading freeriding
Comprehensive introduction for the novice. I've read the book and practiced on a local dry slope and feel confident of going abroad able to have a good time from day 1 of my holiday.

Makes you want to get out there!
I've only given this book a 4 out of 5 due to the fact that it makes me SOOOO jealous that I don't live anywhere near Lowell Hart ie: America!

The pictures are fantastic and the book is so easy to read it's near perfect. I took it snowboarding with me last year as a very scared beginner who had a number of bad experiences with the sport. This book put the whole learning process in perspective and now I'm happy to say that I am a solid intermediate boarder, aiming higher all the time!

And I thank the book (and some decent teaching) for that!