Book Description
A comprehesive introduction to the history, the heros and the skills needed to ride safely and swiftly regardless of snow or weather conditions.
Publisher comments
In the 16 months since Marco Siffredi of France became the first person to snowboard down Mt. Everest in May 2001, the sport that was once the domain of thrill-seekers and slope "outlaws" has turned into one of America’s favorite pastimes. For those who had any lingering doubts last winter, the U.S. sweeps of the men’s halfpipe and 18-year old Kelly Clark’s spectacular win in the women’s halfpipe in the 2002 Olympics was more than enough to convince them of the limitless excitement snowboarding offers.
This action-packed collection of essays and interviews about the sport which has lured in 1/3 of ski-area visitors climaxes in an expose of Alaska, the mysterious land of snowboarding extremes where "the scale is immense, the exposure is terrifying, and the weather can be more brutal than you thought possible." Still there are adventurers who come by the thousands to conquer the fierce and beautiful slopes, and Ultimate Snowboarding shows us why.
