Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> Winter Sports - Snowboarding

When Tina Basich grabbed her rented snowboard and headed to the mountains in Lake Tahoe, snowboarding wasn't even considered a sport . . . yet. It was the beginning, and could have easily gone the way of many other sports and become dominated by male-driven competition.

But not with Tina on the scene . . .

Comments like "You're pretty good . . . for a girl" only pushed her harder to be the best and to prove she was more than just a token player on the slopes. Representing for women everywhere, she became a snowboarding all-star, started her own signature board and clothing...

While snowboarding didn't become a commercial success until the early 1980s, the roots of the modern snowboard go back to at least 1964, when Sherman Poppen invented the "Snurfer" by bolting two skis together and adding a rope for stability. Today snowboarding is one of the most prominent and appealing youth sports. Want proof? Professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White was the highest paid athlete entering the 2010 Winter Olympics with an estimated annual salary of $10 million.

The book is a highly accessible and extensive overview of snowboarding,...

adventure. And no one is better qualified to write this guidebook than Martin Volken and his team at Pro Guiding

Service, based in the Cascade foothills.

The all-new guidebook includes 80 routes throughout the state plus one in British Columbia ideal for intermediate

to expert skiers or snowboarders. It features routes ranging from accessible day trips suitable for relative beginners to

more challenging multiday traverses. It's

Snowboard Wisdom is a book for anyone who has ever ridden a snowboard or is interested in this amazing sport. Inside are 25 illustrations that accompany each chapter's theme as well as 100 entries which can be read in sequential order or randomly. As any rider will attest, the thrill of sliding down a snowy slope can tremendously impact someone's perspective and trajectory of life. Naturally, the introduction to euphoric, fulfilling states of mind will create a desire for more. Since snowboarding is seasonal and not always accessible, this book aims to inform and inspire...