Skiing and snowboarding have become hugely popular winter sports, which people enjoy all over the world. This book shows you how to get started on these adventure activities, explaining the equipment you'll need, how to get fit, the skills you should develop and practise and, importantly, how to stay safe in difficult weather and challenging conditions.

 

This book is part of a book series called Adventure Outdoors .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

Neil Champion is an experienced writer and editor of children's books.

This book has the following chapters: Let's go skiing! Getting started Skiing kit Snowboarding kit Getting fit Learning to ski Learning to snowboard Thinking about safety Hitting the slopes Where to go Cross-country skiing Competitions What do you know about snow sports? Glossary Websites and books Index