The Complete Snowboarder [Paperback]

Jeff Bennett (Author), Scott Downey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1994

Following the revised step-by-step system of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, this manual illustrates the winter sport of snowboarding. It includes sequential drawings and photographs of all manoeuvres, as well as tips from some of the biggest names in the sport: John Calkins, Mike Estes, Matt Goodwill, Lowell Hart, Mike Jacoby, Craig Kelly, Hillary Mayberry, J.D. Platt, Jimi Scott and David Sher. The text is geared to the needs of beginners and intermediates, but also includes plenty of advice for experts. What began as a teen sport in the Northeast and the West of the US is catching on with adults. This guide covers the absolute basics (which end is the front?), building gradually to difficult manoeuvres.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Attention skiers: have you looked down from the chair lift with envy at the ever-growing legion of snowboarders sailing down the slopes and hooting gleefully to each other? Does surfing on snow look pretty fun? You bet! The Complete Snowboarder can introduce you (as well as non-skiers) to their world. With tips from the pros, you can be surfing down the mountain, too. Or, if you're already an experienced snowboarder, this guide can take you to the next level. Beginners and intermediates alike will learn new tricks and techniques for getting the most out of a lift ticket.

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Snowboarding is a combination of surfing, skateboarding, and skiing. It has been around since the 1960s and, like many other participatory (as opposed to spectator) sports, has gained greatly in popularity during the 1980s and 1990s. Technical refinements have transformed the sport from an alternative to skiing to a full-fledged pursuit in its own right, complete with a unique lexicon and recognized strategies and procedures. Bennett and Downey present everything the prospective snowboarder needs to know to get started. Nicely illustrated and diagrammed and including a glossary and tips on the terrain and conditions necessary for the optimal snowboarding experience, this is definitely a book for the sports-minded. Mike Tribby

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070051429
• ISBN-13: 978-0070051423
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,997,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy the Illustrated Guide to Snowboarding instead., December 5, 2000

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David J. Morgan (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Snowboarder (Paperback)

This book is decent, but the Illustrated Guide to Snowboarding is a much more in-depth and well written book. It is also more entertaining with funny drawings and tips. This book really only skims the surface on all the areas you need to start snowboarding.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Learn-How-to-Board Book!, February 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Snowboarder (Paperback)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars (no title), November 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Snowboarder (Paperback)

This book is great for begginers and also explains advanced tricks and techniques like methods, spins, cliff drops, carving and explains a little about racing and competative snowboarding. It also gives you usefull info like what to eat before you go, warm-ups, getting on and off chairlifts, ect.