SNOWBOARDING HISTORY SNOWBOARDERS
`Old guy’ Anderson is still the master
It struck Olympic champion Jasey-Jay Anderson as a perfect passing of the torch scenario.
Nidecker – Snowboard History
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First Descent (Widescreen Edition) $2.98 Talk about good timing (and shrewd marketing): the release of First Descent, a thrilling documentary about the snowboarding phenomenon, exactly coincided with the 2006 Winter Olympics, where some of the very same athletes featured in the film mined gold and glory on the slopes near Turin, Italy. But while Shaun White and Hannah Teeter both won gold medals in the halfpipe as the U.S. dominated the … |
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The Snowboard Book: A Guide for All Boarders $0.98 A world-class instructor explains how anyone of any age — from confirmed skier to rank beginner — can quickly get in on the thrill of the hottest sport in the world!Snowboarding, the sport that has generated more excitement — and caused more controversy — than any other since Alpine skiing was invented, gives new meaning to fun on the slopes. Learning to snowboard can be surprisingly easy -… |
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(Sick): A Cultural History of Snowboarding $22.95 “Snowboarding,” writes Susanna Howe, “has burst into our lives and become a vessel of meaning.” Hyperbole? Sure, but as sports go, snowboarding is hyperbole. Showy, daring, dramatic, and hip, it’s pure hotdog; Sick covers all of it. Mixing healthy doses of snowboarding’s colorful history, fashions, techniques, competitions, and competitors, Sick whizzes by fast and rebellious–like the sport… |
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The Way of the Snowboarder $6.70 As extreme sports have risen in popularity, snowboarding has exploded with a fame all its own that extends beyond the world of sports to music, movies, clothing, and art. The latest addition to Abrams’ “Way of” series, The Way of the Snowboarder is the most comprehensive history of the sport to date, covering everything from its modest beginnings as a backyard toy to the current superstardom of … |
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