snowboarding

Snowboard is one of the youngest sports in the Olympics, and it was once viewed as the sport of bad boys and rebels. It might have lost some of that rowdy image, but it still has its pop pizzazz. Snowboarders do stunts with names like 540, double grab, caballerial, and burger flip. This book will explain what these tricks are and how they re done. It ll tell you where snowboarding came from and where it s going. And you'll meet some of the most colorful characters you'll find in any sport.

Tess travels back to Winterfall, after moving away and leaving her best friends Ana and Sofie behind, to surprise them by taking part in an annual snowboarding competition, but when she arrives, Sofie starts acting strangely.

When the son of the new manager of the ski resort starts a snowboard cross team and will not allow girls to join, Brian and Hannah try to think of a way to change his mind.

Describes the history, equipment, techniques, and safety measures of big air snowboarding.

Katie "Crash" Carter joins sports announcer Buzz Star to cover the Ultimate Challenge snowboarding tournament and learn about similes and metaphors.

Examines the history, techniques, safety hazards, competitions, organizations, and publications of the relatively recent sport of snowboarding.

Bored when their practice hill gets buried in snow, Slam and his friends try snowboarding instead and blame Naomi for everything that goes wrong, but when Slam tries to make up with her by bringing a set of the bicycle snow tires his father devised, things go from bad to worse.

Photographs and simple text describe the sport of snowboarding.

A guide to snowboarding for women, featuring step-by-step instructions and drills; providing information about getting started, clothing, and equipment; and including a resource directory to camps and manufacturers.