Jarcode Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) This season we met a small group of snow skaters on the hill I work at, and with us being the hardboot weirdos, they quickly asked a very unusual question: “do you have a skwal, by a chance?” Turns out @roch, who was standing in line with me, happened to have two for sale. These lunatics wanted to mount them under their skate decks for more stability at higher speeds, which blew me away. I doubted I’d ever see it on the hill, until I encountered them today: I don’t think I’ve seen someone go that fast on a snow skate before. They were skidding most of their turns, but rode really nicely on the shallow slopes. Apparently they had been looking for quite some time to find this niche equipment! They apparently want to enter into a snow skate race (I had no idea this existed) with these things. This definitely goes up on my list of ridiculous encounters on the ski hill… Edited March 13, 2023 by Jarcode 6 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 We have a newer member @Harrison Bell who does this too at Breckenridge. Check his IG for more. Not sure if he has a YouTube channel. ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 I always love it when people do stuff that makes no sense. Weirdest Snurfer idea ever….but bravo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 There are so many ways to have fun on snow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilmour Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) I’d love to try that . Edited March 15, 2023 by John Gilmour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuxdiesel Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 Nice, but it's no SwingBo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmorita Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 A strong enough helmet does not exist for those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 Well... these people go 100 km/h on their longboards, in the summer. I'm pretty sure they can handle a crash or few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawdzira Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 You have probably seen those suits that inflate to protect you if you fall in your house, on the job, etc.. I am pretty sure the suit would inflate any time it was within 6' of that board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katerina Hill Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 11:41 AM, BlueB said: Well... these people go 100 km/h on their longboards, in the summer. I'm pretty sure they can handle a crash or few. And it’s nicer to fall on snow instead of concrete haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 I feel there’s a difference between “going at” 100km/h and “falling at” 100km/h…. You fall on pavement at 100km/h and I’m sorry, you’re a coin flip away from a closed casket! Quite the rush…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, ShortcutToMoncton said: I feel there’s a difference between “going at” 100km/h and “falling at” 100km/h…. You fall on pavement at 100km/h and I’m sorry, you’re a coin flip away from a closed casket! Quite the rush…. This would make a better sequal to that 90’s Sega game: Road Rash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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