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Revised and Updated
In this revised and updated version of Ultimate Snowboarding, NBC 2002 Winter Olympics correspondent Billy Miller explores the “ultimate fusion of sporting fun and self-expression,” with:
§ Breathtaking photographs of some of the most challenging slopes in the U.S., from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Mt. Diamond in Alaska § Complete boardfinder and style guides § Fully illustrated step-by-step lessons to perfecting hot moves like The Ollie, Frontside air, Backside 360, and Rodeo Flip § Interviews with the snowboarding greats such as Ross Rebagliati, Michele Taggart, and Craig Kelly § Personal advice from Tom Burt, the big-mountain pro who coined the term “free-riding”
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.
Billy Miller has been snowboarding for twenty years. He was Senior Editor for Transworld Snowboarding magazine, his work has appeared in Snowboarder, Newsweek and Esquire. He has also worked on snowboard TV production for ESPN, and the 2002 Winter Olympics for NBC. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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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.
A
great Christmas Gift,