Backcountry Snowboarding

By: Christopher Van Tilburg
Copyright 1998, paperback, 144 pages, full-color photos
Book dimensions: 7.25" x 9"

Written by local snowboarder and doctor Christopher Van Tilburg, Backcountry Snowboarding is a handbook for all backcountry enthusiasts, not just snowboarders. The 140 page book divides into seven chapters. In the first two chapters, you'll find information on different snowboarding techniques plus a history of snowboarding and an in depth guide to the range of equipment. Chapters 3 and 4 are devoted to mountain and avalanche safety. Tilbourg's expertise in wilderness medicine gives credence to his fifth chapter on first aid. Chapters 6 and 7 get you out into the backcountry, ensuring that you are well prepared and well nourished. The personal sidebars that are interspersed throughout the book lend a personal touch. And lastly the detailed glossary of terms will not only improve your scrabble game but also make you knowledgeable about the different types of snow, from firm (compact consolidated snow), to graupel (round, hail-like snow) to corn (melt-freeze cycled snow).