Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why I Love Winter

Chapter 1: Being Active

Winter sports are easier than ever

How and why they got started

More reasons to get out and get moving

Chapter 2: Getting Started

Where to find out about winter sports

Where to go to get started

Finding out more about winter sports

Start off right: take a lesson

Start easy and work your way up

Get in shape

Chapter 3: Staying Warm: Clothing, Accessories, and Gear

Layering: it's as easy as 1-2-3

Accessories

Getting gear

What about gear just for women?

Chapter 4: Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing at a winter resort

Getting started

The basics

Buying gear

Roughing it or not

Chapter 5: Cross-Country Skiing

Where to go

What to expect at a touring center

Techniques

The basics

More advanced skiing: skating and backcountry

Buying gear

Chapter 6: Downhill Skiing

The adventurous winter sport

Conquer the challenge

Arriving at the resort

Renting gear

The basics

Riding the lifts

Buying gear

This winter: go short and go skiboarding!

Chapter 7: Snowboarding

Winter's new adventure sport

Getting started

Renting gear

The basics

Riding the lifts

Buying gear

Chapter 8: Ice-Skating

It's not just figure skating anymore

Getting started

The basics

Buying gear

What to wear

Bringing the kids

Chapter 9: Resources

Index