Skiboarding - Nothing Short of a Revolution

I was a skier for 20 years. Like every skier, I worked hard to progress. You know, lessons, new skis, boots, ski trips, pushing the limits of the equipment, in order to progress to more advanced levels. I seemed to handle advanced runs, but with some reservations. Then I discovered skiboards. I started on Kneissl's Big Foot Œskiboards' (which was all there was at the time). Wham! In two runs, I realized that all this time, it was the equipment, not the operator. On my first day, I jammed, had a total blast and yes, got into the double black glade runs before lunch. When I got home from my first day, I was so excited, I first told my wife who immediately bought a pair (not having even tried it), gave my K2 skis away that day and starting appearing at the local resorts on a totally more regular basis than ever before. I discovered that I had all the skills from my years of skating and blading. Skiboards totally felt familiar to me, all my previous skills transferred, the balance, the flexibility, creative freedom, it was all there.

This is nothing short of a revolution, a major paradigm shift. Old paradigms (mindsets) of snowriding are breaking down. Snowboarders were the first to breakthrough the conventional ways of snowriding. In fact, many say that if it wasn't for snowboards, skiboards probably wouldn't be here. But now skiboards are here. Skiboarding is truly a sport whose time has come. So I say, if that equipment you've been using doesn't get you there, find something that does. Doc

Doc,
Skiboards.com staff

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