Snowboarding [Paperback]

Effin Older (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999

60 color photos, 6 x 9
Snowboarding techniques described and illustrated
Advice from experts and celebrities on this increasingly popular winter sport

In the early days of snowboarding, bruises and body slams were part of the learning and teaching process. Not so today. In Snowboarding, Effin Older discusses the basic and advanced techniques of pain-free snowboarding using expert advice from the instructors at Smugglers Notch Ski Resort and step-by-step, full-color photos of the instructors in action. Equipment and gear selection, care and maintenance of your board and body, as well as boarding techniques for the halfpipe, moguls, and powder are a few of the topics covered that will enable boarders of every age to have fun and develop their own style.

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About the Author

Effin Older is an outdoor writer and photographer. She provided instructional photographs for Stackpoles Cross-Country Skiing for Everyone. She lives in Albany, Vermont.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811729311
• ISBN-13: 978-0811729314
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,017,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid book for snowboarding newbies, November 16, 2000

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Matt Cohen (Sherman Oaks, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowboarding (Paperback)

After a fairly aggravating first-time try at snowboarding last winter (lousy snow, mediocre instruction, ... rental equipment), I got this book, among several others. Ms. Older lays out the basics of getting started in this sport in clear, jargon-free language, covering areas such as proper clothing to wear, boots, bindings, the right board, beginning exercises and then actual riding technique. After reading this book, I have some hope that even a middle-aged guy like me, with a somewhat beat-up body, can eventually make it down a mountain in one piece.