sam_casper 0 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 I'd love to live in the snow so you could just cruise around on one of these... anyone got one? are they fun!?!? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 What...exactly...is...it? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 That prominent leash speaks volumes... Link to post Share on other sites
Dokumanju 0 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 I test drove one of those about 2 years ago when i hijacked one off a japanese guy. Pretty fun to have around when the resorts r closed, especially if u skate. BTW thats the first one i've seen with a leash. the one i tried didn't have the metal edged mini ski on the bottom and it rode like a skateboard so i think it'd be pretty pointless to have a leash on it. Is it a possibility that u can carve on that little ski and that's why u have a leash? Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted March 10, 2003 Author Share Posted March 10, 2003 The site that i pulled that from was advertising it to be used actually on the slopes, in the parks, rails and halfpipes and carving, looks pretty fun, the leg rope i gather is for carving. The ones i have seen in shops arent quite that big they were more a skate board size, and the ski under neath was a propotionaly (??) smaller than the board its self. I gathered they were for more street skating in the winter? seems its taking off as a new sport "snowstaking!" Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I've never seen one of them things. What they call them in Japanese, anyone know? Link to post Share on other sites
RayInJapan 0 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Looks like it might be alot of fun on the "bunny" slopes but could dangerous on chopped up steeper slopes. Sk8ers would love them in the park/half pipes I bet. Link to post Share on other sites
Lama 0 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Those snow skates have actually been banned from some of our resorts here in Australia! (in particular thredbo) seems the ever happening fun police got a hold of the idea and decided that we werent allowed to use them any more, their reason being that you can injure someone if they get away from you (they musnt have had leashes attached to the decks in question). call me paranoid but i think the real reason had more to do with the fact that you didnt have to buy a lift pass to use one therefore the guys that riding them were mucking around at the base of resorts building rails etc werent needing to buy a lift pass!! this was i guess taxing on the resorts income fun spoilers suck Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 In one catalog I have, it claims you can use these for 'freeriding'. I guess that's what those guys were doing. But seriously, if you want to freeride, why not use a snowboard... Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I think the idea behind it is that you don't need to strap them on, so you can do skateboard-type tricks with them. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 How long ago did people say "if you want to ride on snow, why not just use skis?" I am all for innovation. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 that bit of kit will find a new use in Tank Commanding. However purists will prefer to use un-modified snowboard equipment. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 I have been put in my place by both Markie and enderzero... Wait a minute... Skateboard-type tricks on snow? Bollocks to that!! As somebody who has had some unhappy times with skateboards, indeed been put off all board sports for longer than was necessary by skateboards, I find it slightly amusing that companies would try to make a snowboard more like a skateboard. But each to his own. I wouldn't mind trying it actually. But I think more of this genius ought to be devoted to finding fun rides when there isn't any snow at all. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 With O11 on that one. Link to post Share on other sites
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