Snowboard! : your guide to freeriding, pipe & park, jibbing, backcountry, alpine, boardercross, and more

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Book

Title:

Snowboard! : your guide to freeriding, pipe & park, jibbing, backcountry, alpine, boardercross, and more

Author:

Masoff, Joy, 1951-

ISBN:

9780792267409

9780613606110

9781404610583

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

64 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 21 cm.

Series title(s):

Extreme sports (Washington, D.C.)

Contents:

Wild rides: Stoked to ride -- Freeriding -- Backcountry -- In the pipe -- Boardercross -- Alpine/Speed -- Jibbing -- Terrain parks -- Sandboarding -- Moves: Ripping with style -- Ollies & nollies -- Basic grabs -- Tough grabs -- Grab bag -- Spinning jumps -- Competition: Who's in charge -- Extreme games -- Olympics -- Legends: Great beginnings -- Great feats -- Get smart: Oh, behave! -- Which board, which boot? -- Caring for yourself -- To find out more.

Summary:

Describes different kinds of snowboarding--freeriding, in the pipe, jibbing, backcountry--and the techniques, equipment, and terminology involved.

Subject(s):

Snowboarding -- Juvenile literature.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Willamina Public Library	JNF 796.93 MASOFF	Searching... Unknown
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Summary

Describes different kins of snowboarding -- freeriding, in the pipe, jibbling, backcountry -- and the techniques, equipment, and terminology involved.

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

Reviewed with Pamela Pollack's Ski!. Gr. 9-12. Sharp, action-packed photos and punchy, magazine-style prose add to the appeal of these small, square titles in the Extreme Sports series. Chapters are brief but packed with information for beginners, introducing various styles of skiing and snowboarding; equipment and techniques; tips on training; and useful resources. Most of this is material that's frequently covered in well-written sports magazine articles; but teens will appreciate having a basic, approachable overview all in one place, written in colloquial language (a chapter called "Get Psyched," for example). They will also like the insider sidebars such as the glossary of snow terminology in Ski!("champagne powder" vs. "mashed potatoes") and Snowboard!'slist of cool moves ("McTwist" vs. the "Pop Tart"). Relaxed, readable, and filled with helpful information, these are introductions for any teen collection where such materials are in demand. Gillian Engberg.