Snowboarding Skills: The Back-To-Basics Essentials for All Levels

This best-selling guide is ideal for those starting out as well as the more experienced boarders looking to fix a persistent problem or just improve their skills. Along with dozens of color photographs, Snowboarding Skills features:

• Pro tips from the world's top boarders
• Action photo sequences with explanatory diagrams
• Directional arrows showing exactly how and where to turn
• "Don't" and "do" photo comparisons
• Troubleshooting sidebars
• Lessons to improve skills
• Explanations on understanding snow and weather conditions
• Safety tips and equipment maintenance
• Hill etiquette, avoiding injury, and more.

From the basics of standing up and stopping to the challenges of pivoting and jumping, Snowboarding Skills covers everything a boarder needs to know.

Cindy Kleh is an avid snowboarder who has written for various outdoor magazines. She began competing at the national level in 1999 and has won medals in boardercross, giant slalom and slalom for women. A certified Level 1 AAS1 snowboard instructor, she lives in Colorado.