This book provides a comprehensive look at the snowboarding
phenomenon, including its history; techniques and equipment;
biographies of the sport's pioneers, athletes, and heroes; key
sites and events; and future directions. 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, providing an introduction to
the sport and lifestyle of snowboarding; a historical timeline of
the rapid growth of snowboarding; techniques and equipment used;
and a discussion of key places and events, such as Alaska, Winter X
Games, and the Winter Olympics. Draws on interviews with more than
100 snowboarders Provides a chronology of snowboarding, starting
from the mid 1960s to the present Includes biographical sketches of
pioneers, athletes, and heroes, such as Jake Burton, Shaun White,
and Craig Kelly Includes numerous photographs illustrating
snowboarding in different sites, key events, and various styles of
participation A bibliography lists the most useful, reliable, and
accessible resources for understanding the topic, including videos
and organizational listings A glossary defines key terms Each
chapter includes interesting sidebars on related issues,
controversies, people, events, and even pop culture tie-ins
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