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Skiing on sand-ever try it?

beachrights - 12-9-2007 at 04:34 PM

I came across this website and wanted to know if anyone has tried this?
http://home.wanadoo.nl/skiting/e2.htm
I have a pair of junk skis so the deal could be made on rainy afternoon in my basement. Let me know

saskalex - 12-9-2007 at 05:49 PM

never done it but heard you can't stay up wind so I'll probably never bother

Pablo - 13-9-2007 at 09:51 AM

Well I've seen a guy booking across some really slimy muddy sand on his kitesurf board, looked to have good speed and be holding an edge. I think he was too lazy to walk back through the slop at low tide.

B-Roc - 13-9-2007 at 11:04 AM

If you're powered enough, you could ski on asphalt. :o Of course, you could only do it once per pair of skis :thumbdown: and falling would be rough :sniff:

icebird - 22-10-2007 at 03:46 AM

Yeh, I made some, quick to make and pretty lame really, I can go upwind....just...when the sand is right.
You can have mine if you want, except I'm in Australia.

domdino - 22-10-2007 at 06:09 AM

i tried snowboarding on the sand in california, it almost worked, the sand is quite fine there....
Yeah, keeping your edge is the main problem!!
Good fun trying though :)
You need quite a lotta wind as well