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3) Shiver
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Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
388 pages
Description
When Milla accepts an off-season invitation to Le Rocher, a cozy ski resort in the French Alps, she's expecting an intimate weekend of catching up with four old friends. It might have been a decade since she saw them last, but she's never forgotten the bond they forged on this very mountain during a winter spent fiercely training for an elite snowboarding competition. Yet no sooner do Milla and the others arrive for the reunion than they realize something...
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Series
Boxcar children volume 134
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"The winter sports season is here, and the Aldens are excited about all the snow activities--especially snowboarding. But soon they find themselves in the middle of a mystery surrounding a star athlete and a stolen snowboard"--
5) Golden girl
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After a disastrous fall stalls Lexi's plans for the Olympics, she attempts a comeback, arriving at Mountain Academy only to find everyone against her, except Logan who sets out to show her a different side of snowboarding.
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Series
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
While Axel, his father, Dag, and his dog, Grits, are testing the snow in the Teton Mountains' Glory Bowl, Axel's snowboarding rival, Kelly, starts showing off and triggers an avalanche.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley highlights winter's most gripping explorations and ultimate challenges. Witness incredible action and breathtaking ski footage from across the world (China, Alaska, Norway, Colorado, British Columbia) set to an innovative soundtrack including music from Incubus, Silversun Pickups, and Band of Horses. Includes a featurette.
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In the 1980's Rosie Kelly found herself braving the red tape, searing scrutiny and strict oversight of Chinese officials in order to lead bicycle tours in a country only recently open to the west. Mistaken for a Christian missionary, her luggage was searched for contraband Bibles and her tour groups for Playboy and other such evidence of western degenerate behavior. Although she led teen bike tours since the early seventies, she had little experience...
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"Snowboarding Is For Adults "is the perfect book for anyone who is trying to get off the couch and go snowboarding. Although it's designed for seniors, it's a great resource for anyone that wants a go easy approach to the sport. Maybe you are a life time skier that is curious about trying the sport. Perhaps your friends or spouse are snowboarders and you are thinking about giving it a shot. Whether you have set foot on snow or never even seen a flake...
10) Half-pipe panic
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume ; cm.
Description
While practicing for the Tower Hills Half-Pipe Challenge, Payton Park suffers an embarrassing wipeout, which his friend and competitor Matt posts to the internet where it becomes an instant sensation; now he is having trouble putting the fall behind him,and remembering that having talent is only part of success--it also takes a lot of hard work.
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A daring and improbable story of Olympic gold from blue-collar origins Every summer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an hour and a half away from home, he lived out of a crusty, old construction van, parked anywhere he could...
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The following are some of the points to consider when deciding to indulge in snowboarding: The Basics; The style eventually chosen will feature considerably in the actual influence the type of terrain that the individual will use when snowboarding.
Therefore, understanding the various different styles and matching them to the ideal snowboarding experience intended would be very helpful in narrowing down the style that should be practiced.
The attire...
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
87 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
While acting as a snowboard, Stanley Lambchop gets carried away by a strong wind, sending him and his new friend Nick on a cross-country Canadian adventure.
14) Girl overboard
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
339 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
After a snowboarding accident, Syrah Cheng, a billionaire's daughter, must rehabilitate both her knee and her self-esteem while forging relationships with those who accept her for who she is.
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During the 1980s and 1990s, the "Manchester and the Mountains" area of Vermont was the epicenter of the fledgling sport of snowboarding. With the presence of Burton Snowboards, the U.S. Open Championships and one of the earliest machine-built halfpipes at Stratton Mountain, the local population led the vanguard as the sport ventured from the fringe to mainstream. Ranging from Olympic gold medalists to backhoe operators and converted skiers, locals...
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