Product Description

"As a PSIA examiner I have worked with Kevin on and off the snow for several years. His creativity and knowledge of what works comes through clearly in The Illustrated Guide to Snowboarding. I'd recommend it as a reference to the professional instructor, as well as a how-to for the avid snowboarder and those who wish to be." -- J. Randy Price Member of the PSIA-AASI national demonstration team "As a professional athlete and instructor, working with Kevin and reading his book helped my riding immensely. One of Kevin's principles is straightforward and perfectly applicable for snowboarding, climbing or just about any sport--your mind leads and your body follows. It works!" -- Robyn Ebersfield 4-time World Cup rock climbing champion "Never in my thirty-three years of pioneering, shaping and defining the sport of snowboarding was there ever access to material explaining the technical aspects of riding in such an easy to understand manner. . . . This 'encyclopedia' of snowboarding how-to belongs on the shelf of every ski area, snowboard park and bookstore in the snowbelt." -- Paul Graves

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165647 in Books
• Published on: 1998-06-11
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Kevin Ryan has been teaching people how to ride snowboards for the last ten years. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his partner Lisa and their son Maxwell. He has set up a 3D illustration/animation studio and is currently producing a video series and eventually a CD-ROM based upon the information in this book.

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive
This is probably one of the most comprehensive how-to snowboard book out there. Maybe alittle bit too comprehensive? Or not. I find the writing not too flowing and enjoyable to read. Took me a week. The book is huge but if the writing was better, should be a fast read. There are no real photos, only hand-drawn illustrations. This is not terribly bad as the drawings are quite good, but photos would have been better. The author is more a carver/racer so most of the carving techniques are probably not possible if you have low binding angles. There is a section on freestyle, but again, the author is more a carver/racer. I think this book is alright, but I like "Go Snowboard" better because it has full-color photos and dvd.

Comentario en castellano
Mi nivel de snowboard es de dos temporadas. Necesitaba estudiar la teoría para mejor aprovechar la próxima temporada de Julio (hemisferio sur).
Este libro ha colmado y superado mis expectativas previas. Es sumamente claro, divertido, combina correctamente texto e ilustraciones, sirve sin duda para el principiante, intermedio, y supongo que para el experto.
Mientras lo he leído, he disfrutado imaginando estoy ya en la nieve. Luego de haberlo leído, cuento con claros objetivos de lo que deseo experimentar y practicar en estas próximas vacaciones.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente y sin reservas. Suerte !!

Good
You have to wonder about learning snowboarding from a book. Having said that, this is a good reference and I've used it it many times during my first few snowboarding attempts. The illustrations are interesting - they were hand drawn by the author. Unfortunately, the pictures weren't always clear to me. He takes a difficult concept, like where over the board your center of gravity is during a particular type of turn, and then tries to illustrate the concept with a hand-drawn picture. In some cases it was clear as mud. But overall, I can't imagine a better book on learning to snowboard.