Want to learn to ski or fancy learning to snowboard? Then this is the guide for you: everything you need as a beginner, whether you want to ski or snowboard. It has accessible guides so you can learn how to ski cross country, downhill and how to go about learning to snowboard, which explain the basic techniques alongside illustrations. There is also a chapter on mountain safety and a glossary of useful phrases. Chapters will include detailed information on what skiing and snowboarding clothing and equipment you will need, what is worth buying before you go and what is worth renting while you're there, ski schools and how much they are likely to cost, ski lifts, nursery slopes and ski passes are all covered. There is also a section on where you can learn to ski or snowboard and practice right here in the UK with helpful country profiles if you don't know where to go or would like to try somewhere off the beaten track. Author: Kate Burke