SNOWBOARDING HISTORY SNOWBOARDERS
Friday, March 26th, 2010
`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 Follow five snowboarding icons (Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Terje Haakonsen, Shawn Farmer and Nick Perata) on this epic Alaskan journey as they ride the most challenging and dangerous mountains on the planet. Featuring some of the most jaw-dropping snowboard footage ever caught on film, this incredible motion picture tracks the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial evolution of snowbo… |
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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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No Limits: Burton Snowboards’ Pro Riders $0.01 Learn about all the top riders in snowboarding today, including Shaun White and Ross Powers. With its rider profiles, career highlights, and photo-heavy magazine-style layout, the book will appeal to a wide audience of snowboarding fans, novices, and reluctant readers. … |
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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 … |