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Differences between McNab and BASI
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I thought it was about time to learn how to go sideways. rolling eyes

So, I've bought McNab's Go Snowboard! book from Amazon, which looks pretty good, which I was going to complement with some lessons from BASI instructors I know.

I was wondering if anyone has any insights into whether there are any fundamental differences between McNab's approach and BASI's approach. Or is McNab a product of the BASI system who has "just" (and I say that advisedly) simplified and re-packaged...?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

FlyingStantoni, I had a feeling he was\is a BASI trainer?
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Not a lot of difference. In fact, I'm pretty sure Neil is in quite a few of the photos in the BASI snowboard handbook. You can buy the handbook even if you don't plan on doing any BASI courses.

I had quite a long gap between my BASI 1 and 2 and I felt that in that time the language BASI were using had actually got closer to Neil's book/methods, but that may well just have been done to slight differences between the different trainers I had.

Neil is (or certainly was) a BASI trainer as AndAnotherThing.. says. Not sure he does much/any of that anymore with being a full IFMGA guide these days.
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Don't know about the books but my snowboarding friends who have been on his courses in cham say he is as good as it gets as a teacher of snowboarding in the backcountry
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

As far as i recall Neil helped with establishing the original BASI snowboard quals back in the mid-90s. Don't think you'll find too many major differences between his approach & current BASI thinking.
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stevomcd, I dug out my Snowboarding manual to see if he had any credits. I see Kerr Stewart has a few pic's, who strangely enough did as much as anyone has for my skiing Cool

FlyingStantoni, Well worth grabbing a copy if you are interested, except for all that scary freestyle gobbledygook Skullie
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...

Thanks AndAnotherThing... I'm sure I can borrow a copy.
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

AndAnotherThing.., there's a big lanky guy in quite a few photos wearing full North Face kit and the kind of beanie with danglies that Neil used to wear. Pretty sure it's him.

I'm sure he'd love that description! (sorry Neil if you're reading this!) wink
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