Sand Dune Skiing???

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Loner

Im gonna be going to White Sands National Monument in New Mexico over spring break and I was wondering if anyone has ever went sand dune skiing, Im thinking it would be alot of fun.

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Mar 7 2009 2:57AM

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onearmwanderer

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snowboarding didnt work at all... haha good luck

Mar 7 2009 2:59AM

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Steezyshred

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^ fail

Mar 7 2009 2:59AM

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waterfordsam

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Yeah I saw somebody doing it and it was not working at all. Just jumping off the lips on the dune and doing tricks is fun though. Besides, hiking up to a good height from where you could ski a good amount would be fuckin hard in the dunes. ( with all the gear)

Mar 7 2009 3:46AM

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Powdered_Donuts

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make sure to bring your osama pro's

Mar 7 2009 6:49AM

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Snowgoner

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yes

Mar 7 2009 6:52AM

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highaltNM

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It doesn't really worth. Not worth the trouble to bring your skis.

Are you from that area? I live an hour from White Sands, NM in Cloudcroft, NM.

Mar 7 2009 8:18AM

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highaltNM

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work^

Mar 7 2009 8:19AM

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pello

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ooo dune sking!!!

that´s siiiiiiiiiiic

there are nice edits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TGlNnxgTUY&feature=related

Mar 7 2009 8:30AM

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highaltNM

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Its a shame that the sand isn't like that at White Sands....... It can get pretty crusty and hard.

Mar 7 2009 8:38AM

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king.tubby

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i've seen some pretty sweet TR's on telemarktips and TGR. it looks super fun and ive wanted to try it for a while. there are sand dunes a few hours from me so i might try to make it down there this summer

Mar 7 2009 12:51PM

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IceCreamer

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Mar 7 2009 12:53PM

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switchieski

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screw sand,, lets do some summer cliff hucks

Mar 7 2009 1:02PM

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hnosyalnif

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It doesn't work. When I was sandboarding in Namibia I asked if they had ski's and they said there was too much friction for them to work (the sand is like really sticky spring snow). The boards are better for some reason and although I can't snowboard for shit it was still fun (apart from the concussion --> faceplanted). Certainly worth doing once. You can try with your skis but take a board as it works whereas the skis dont' really.

Mar 7 2009 3:18PM

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Taucher

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doesnt really work at all, i tried and just got stuck and ragdolled down this huge dune, get yourself a dirtbike and have way more fun

Mar 7 2009 3:21PM

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Steezyshred

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^ alright thanks man, good thing i have an old Shitty Avalanche board sitting in my basement. Also hiking in sand in ski boots prolly sucks

Mar 7 2009 3:21PM

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Slinger1x1

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well skis work by creating friction with the snow, which then creates water that the ski can glide over.

sand is not like snow in anyway when you look at it like this ^

Mar 7 2009 3:33PM

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