This book really works for beginners and advanced riders alike. It offers lots of helpful illustrations and diagrams, as well as a glossary and advice on riding conditions and difference in terrain. The Complete Snowboarder is a nice introduction to the sport, covering all the basics and topping it off with added tricks and skills that will make you shine on the slopes as well as in the terrain park. Bennett covers everything from purchasing your equipment to how to use the ski areas. He introduces free-riding techniques, carving techniques on alpine boards, freestyle and terrain park techniques, backcountry riding, as well as racing and equipment maintenance and more. I especially enjoyed Bennet’s section on half-pipe riding where he offers quite detailed instructions that go beyond the scope of what is generally intended to be an introduction to the sport.
