Hoping to be a professional snowboarder like her father, sixteen-year-old Jessa Castillo ignores an approaching storm to practice snowboarding with her brother, Pax, fourteen, but soon the two are trapped in a blizzard.
"Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of snowboarding. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category"--Amazon.com.
Hoping to be a professional snowboarder like her father, sixteen-year-old Jessa Castillo ignores an approaching storm to practice snowboarding with her brother, Pax, fourteen, but soon the two are trapped in a blizzard.
"An in-depth survey of the popular extreme sport of snowboarding, from its Michigan roots to its current Olympic presence, as well as its techniques, records, equipment, and famous boarders"--.
Rivalry flares between twelve-year-old Freddie and his fourteen-year-old brother Dondi both on and off the snowboarding slopes, nearly leading to disaster.
Skiing and snowboarding are dangerous enough. Bringing the unpredictableness of the wind into it is truly for daredevils. Snowkiting provides an incredible new kind of rush to the snow sports. Catching the wind with a kite gives extreme athletes a chance to take flight for a bit while using a snowboard-like blade to cut through the snow. From learning the basics to watching the pros in action, readers see how dangerous and thrilling snowkiting is, and how they can learn it for themselves, if they dare.
It is easy to look at the lives of professional athletes through the lens of fame. This lens filters out the hard stuff and paints a picture of a life without process- But, life is all about process. In this book, I set out to define what motivates me while helping others discover what might be motivating them. I help people change the ?rose-colored? lens that leaves them apathetic and entitled, to a lens that brings the whole picture into focus. - Kelly Clark.
