E-book Category: Entertainment, Sports E-book Title: Snowboarding for Beginners Author: Chris Kohut Book Description: Everything you need to know as a complete beginner (we assume you know nothing about snowboarding)
The easiest way to get up with the board on your feet (without taking all day about it)
The proper way to get around with a snowboard (when you're not heading downhill)
The best and safest way to get on and off the chairlift (without holding everyone up behind you)
How to just get down the mountain your very first time snowboarding
How to fall the right way without hurting yourself (IMPORTANT if you don't want to ruin your snowboarding holiday)
How to stop (safely without crashing)
If you're on the wrong side of 40 and really want to learn to snowboard... (you haven't had much success at skiing and haven't skied for years....) should you still give it go?
How to slow down... (especially when you're going fast and start feeling insecure)
How to position your body and keep your balance on a snowboard
Should you wear a helmet
If you've never tried snowboarding, how to stay safe (no broken bones) and warm and dry (and upright as much as possible)
The basics of how to setup your board to suit a beginner (for example angle of boot bindings, angle of heel supports)
The type of board and what size of board you need
The advantages/disadvantages of step-in bindings vs. strap-in bindings
What the heck is with the terminology (what these funny sounding terms actually mean)
Why they call it a front side board slide if you're moving backwards (that's weird)
How to distribute your weight correctly (maybe you've heard that you should put your weight on the front foot, but your reflexes tell your body to lean back)
How to switch from front edge to your back edge properly (you're scared to ride on your front edge, but when you do, you don't know how to switch back to your back edge without falling hard)
How to stay in control when traveling downhill at speed in a straight line
