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Snowboarding $10.81 Snowboarding is no longer just an offbeat winter sport for bored surfies – it has come of age and joined the mainstream. Here at last is the complete practical guide to snowboarding. For the beginner, Snowboarding: The Fundamentals and Beyond provides the ideal background preparation for the reader’s all-important first lesson, when confidence is low and nerves are high. For the intermediate snowboarder, here is a chance to consolidate basic skills and progress to more advanced and thrilling maneuvers. Generously illustrated with informative line drawings and inspiring color photographs. |
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Beginner Guitar Lessons-Level 2 $11.99 Beginner Guitar Lessons-Level 2 |
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Beginner Guitar Lessons-Level 1 $11.99 Beginner Guitar Lessons-Level 1 |
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Practical Lessons In German For Beginner $15.59 Buy and sell [Practical Lessons In German For Beginner] at great prices. |
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Snowboarding (book) $13.95 A complete guide to the fastest-growing outdoor winter sport Here is the source for readers who want to learn more about the fastest-growing outdoor winter sport Snowboarding! This book helps beginners get started and veterans get better. Snowboarding includes advice on selecting the right board and accessories, in-depth explanations of key snowboarding skills, safety tips, and detailed descriptions of 20 of the world’s best snowboarding resorts from authors who have been there. The book features clear and accurate instruction and beautiful full-color photos and illustrations throughout for demonstrating proper technique. Less-experienced riders will discover tips for waxing and storing boards and sharpening their edges, along with advice for falling safely and riding through soft snow. More advanced participants will learn how to get started in freestyle, racing, and riding on ungroomed trails. And everyone will appreciate the hints on handling crowds and finding the best snow. Snowboarders looking for places to try their skill will be pleased to read about 20 of the finest snowboarding destinations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The descriptions of each resort include vertical drop, summit elevation, number of lifts, size of the area, resort access, where to write for information, and snowmaking capabilities. Readers will also find a complete fitness program to help them prepare for their time on the slopes, along with practical advice for coping with high altitudes. There is even a glossary of snowboard-speak to help readers master the lingo of this rapidly evolving sport. Like all the books in the Outdoor Pursuits Series, Snowboarding emphasizes safety, environmental responsibility, and most of all the fun of outdoor activity! AUDIENCE A how-to book for beginner snowboarders and a reference for experienced snowboarders CONTENTS Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1 Going Snowboarding Chapter 2 Snowboarding Equipment Chapter 3 Snowboarding Correctly Chapter 4 Snowboarding Safely Chapter 5 The Best Places to Snowboard Chapter 6 Pursuing Snowboarding Further Appendix Snowboarding Lingo ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ever since his teens, Rob Reichenfeld has witnessed the evolution of snowboarding firsthand from the original snurfer boards of the 1970s to the high-tech carving boards of today. At resorts in Austria, Switzerland, and Canada, he gained extensive mountain |
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Snowboarding Skills $11.49 With its breakneck speed, upstart attitude and stunning locales, snowboarding is the definitive sport for those who thrive on adrenaline rushes and winter activities. No longer the exclusive province of renegade hot-doggers, huckers and shredders, snowboarding earned its own venue for the 1998 Nagano Olympics and was very popular at the Salt Lake City Olympics 2002. Today people of all ages are participating in this sport of athletic prowess and extreme spirit.The number of snowboarders is exploding and will likely exceed downhill skiers. Whether you are a novice, an experienced snowboarder, Snowboarding Skills will help you improve your technique on the hills. Features include: Pointers from the top prosAction photo sequences with diagrams to explain techniqueStep-by-step lessons to improve your skillSafety and equipment tipsFrom the basics of standing up and stopping to the challenges of pivoting and jumping, Snowboarding Skills covers everything you need about the sport. |
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Backcountry Snowboarding $15.48 Snowboarding is the fastest-growing winter sport in the United States. As more and more riders reach advanced levels, they look beyond the resorts to the deep powder, steep challenges, and solitude of the backcountry. But before heading out, boarders also need to be prepared for the backcountry’s unique demands. Backcountry Snowboarding covers everything the advanced freerider needs for safe ascent and descent. Van Tilburg discusses essential backcountry safety equipment and debates the merits of crampons, skis, snowshoes, and splitboards for ascent. He offers lessons on route-finding, avalanche and glacier safety, survival and self-rescue, geology, meteorology, plus cross-training and nutrition. Not one to forget the thrill of the ride down, he also covers techniques for all types of terrain and snow: steeps, trees, powder, corn, ice, and crud. |
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A Beginner’s Guide to Zen and the Art of Snowboarding $10 This book is in Like New condition |
