Snowboarder's Start-Up A Beginner's Guide to Snowboarding

by Werner, Doug

• ISBN13: 9781884654114
• ISBN10: 1884654118
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Tracks Publishing

Summary

Here is the essential beginner's guide to the fastest growing sport in the country according to the National Sporting Goods Association. The most important questionshow to stop, how to turn, and how to avoid the crash and burn syndromeare answered because the author takes the reader along as he learns the sport himself. Basic gear, preparation, technique, and safety are also discussed.

Author Biography

Doug Werner is the author of nine books in the Start-Up Sports series. He lives in San Diego, California.

Table of Contents

Preface: Safe & Sane	5	(4)
Introduction: Charge!	9	(4)
1. Isn't Snowboarding Like...	13	(4)
2. Classroom	17	(10)
3. Gear	27	(12)
4. Carpet Riding	39	(6)
5. Preparations	45	(8)
6. On the Flats	53	(8)
7. On a Small Hill	61	(12)
8. Lifts	73	(6)
9. Down the Mountain	79	(12)
10. Turns	91	(12)
Carving	100	(3)
11. Interview: An Instructor's instructor	103	(8)
12. Safety	111	(4)
13. History	115	(12)
Glossary	127	(6)
Resources	133	(4)
Bibliography	137	(2)
Index	139