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Snowboarding instruction book(s)? Like the "Mike and Allen's" series preferrably...

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I've signed up for an absolute beginner's snowboarding lesson in just over two weeks time in Trysil, Norway. It'll be my first time with a board strapped to my feet. I'm not necessarily committed to learning in the long run, I just thought I owed it to myself to have a go at some point in my life.

Does anyone have good recommendations for instructional snowboard books? I've had a forum search and have only found skiing books.

I particularly like the Mike and Allen's series, because of:

(1) the focus on what stuff should *feel* like
(2) acknowledging that there are multiple ways of thinking about and experiencing the same thing.
(3) full of individual things to try out if you're stuck in a rut.

For instance:

http://littleboingmarks.blogspot.com/2008/11/mystical-truths-revealed.html
http://littleboingmarks.blogspot.com/2008/11/spreading-peanut-butter.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Really-Telemark-Revised-Better-ebook/dp/B004LB4C94/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1330948708&sr=8-3&tag=amz07b-21

I essentially taught myself to telemark using that book. Is there anything similar for snowboarding?
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The dvd that comes with this book is very good - better than a book as you can see the techniques demonstrated

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Go-Snowboard-Neil-McNab/dp/1405315741?tag=amz07b-21
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The Allen + Mike telmark book is excellent (and IMO way better than Paul Parker's suposedly definitive reference). I've never seen anything similar in slowboarding but McNab's is the best approach I've read.
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+1 for McNab
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fatbob, yeah, I've got the Paul Parker book and it's useful but not practical enough to actually learn from, at least for my taste.

Thanks all for the McNab suggestions, I consider that a good sign that 3 snowheads in a row recommend it Happy DVD sounds useful, but I'll certainly be looking to take a book on the slope with me to peek at in times of desperation / boredom. I have an incredibly basic phone, so ripping the DVD to play on my phone isn't an option either.
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+1 for McNab, especially if you're goofy - all the demos are.
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pam w, strongly suspect I'll be regular. I'm better with my left foot in front and right foot trailing when telemarking.

Mind you, I'm OK thinking spacially so mirror-image instructions don't normally phase me.
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Just ordered myself a copy of the McNab book, thanks for the suggestion everyone.

Any more recommendations welcome too...
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ap96,

How about

http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=545850&highlight=snowboarding#545850

http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=576164&highlight=snowboarding#576164
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cad99uk, I'd read part 1, which is mostly about gear (very useful though) but my searching didn't come up with part 2, which looks very useful indeed, thanks.
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ap96, what are you doing??


ARE YOU INSANE??

You obviously tele and are a disciple of the OTF (one true faith)- enough to have read and learnt to love the Gospel of Mike and Allan and even have links to the holy icons.
















BUT NOW YOU ARE A HERETIC AND WILL BURN IN THE ETERNAL FIRES OF HELL




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Well my mini darksider loves the McNabb book as well so guess it is as good as any if you want to go over!
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I'm not "going over"! I'm just like those Amish teenagers who have to go out and experience other things before returning to the fold! Happy
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ap96, just enjoy whatever floats yer ass over t'white stuff. I've pretty much slid or fallen off everything and had a lot of fun ... and some pain... on them all. Ignore t'sad boogers who'll never have the zen experience of a board in powder or a race ski on a prepped piste Twisted Evil
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Words of great wisdom.
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Thanks for the help everyone, the McNab book turned out to be very helpful. My instructor at Trysil got me up and running and after a bit of practice by the end of the day I could link turns on a green run (slowly!). Main tips that helped me were "only turn your head, not your whole body" and "wait, don't rotate".

Next time I go skiing and the visibility is rubbish but the snow is good, I'll be hiring a board. I might even consider trying my luck at Chill Factore on the bottom bit of the slope in the meantime.
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