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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Skiing aint just for winter, skiing can be done on sand, if you live near a dune and have some old wasted skis do it, i do, heres a few vids and pics i found in the net-





And a sick pic for you-

Casey Brown sand skiing the fun box!




And sandboarding



Could we create freestyle sand skiing?!?
May 22 2008 12:05PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Also check the end of this vid for rails-

May 22 2008 12:09PM
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Ryno
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How long till the bases are fucked from the friction with the sand?
May 22 2008 1:20PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Some guys round here have tried it with snowboards, i think they laminated their base or something stupid like that so it wouldnt fuck it up, but i think the best idea is to go to your local dump and see if they have had any skis lately and get them for free or very little money.
May 22 2008 1:32PM
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Ryno
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That doesnt really answer my question...
May 22 2008 1:49PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Yeah it did really, i told you how to prevent the base from getting fucked, but probaly two or three sessions without lamination.
May 22 2008 1:51PM
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Ryno
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THAT answered my question.

I was just curious, using normal skis, about how long it would take before you worn off the base material from friction with the sand and were riding on your wooden cores. I wasnt asking about where to find junk skis...I have plenty of those.
May 22 2008 1:54PM
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jergriff
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someone should get towed into a kicker on a quad that would be sick! haha
May 22 2008 2:16PM
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solitaryman
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sand skiing


so hot right now
May 22 2008 2:18PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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This ones pretty redic, good sized cliff drops

May 22 2008 2:27PM
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king.tubby
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ive heard that lemon pledge is good to spray on your bases for sand skiing. there are apparently some dunes in idaho a couple hours from where i live, so i really want to go shred there this summer
May 22 2008 3:37PM
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Dr.Scholl
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not for me
May 22 2008 6:13PM
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blindside
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looks cool but ya not for me...
May 22 2008 6:47PM
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popNfresh44
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i would rather rollerblade
May 22 2008 9:04PM
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Nikula
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i would prob use old boots too,, dont want any sandies learking around in ur boots, ripping up ur feets
May 22 2008 9:50PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Yeah the first vid i posted with the guys on oldie skis was from idaho.
May 23 2008 2:51AM
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nonexistant
Posts: 428 - Karma: 27
yeah.....no
May 23 2008 5:20AM
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eastAR5
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that wasn't "ridic" at all... just some 12 year olds riding straight down 10 foot sand drops
May 23 2008 11:32AM
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ChanchoVelez.
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haha seriously it was actually pretty gay
May 23 2008 8:25PM
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Holte
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When my parents were ski instructing at Taos, my dad played around with a number of sand skiing materials in the summer. Apparently sheets of formica attached to ski bases slides really well. I'll see if I can throw up some pics.
May 23 2008 9:19PM
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smooticus
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Ive actually sandboarded before at florence. Its really fun at first then you fall and sand gets in between your ass cheeks and in your boots. When it gets in your boots it can pretty much just shred all the skin of the base of your feet..
May 23 2008 9:30PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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hahahaha "sandmasters, GINDERS" straight homo.

But seriously, dont just go to any dune and strap on. Dunes are actually mad important to a ton of ecosystems and just walking on them can cause them to get fucked.

It's a bad idea, just cop some turf and build a set up in your back yard for under $100 if you can't survive without being on your skis or board, or wait till the game comes out, or support one of the summer camps, but DONT fuck up the environment more then it already is.

Unless your a master grinder, then its ok. AHAHAHAHAHAHHA.
May 23 2008 9:40PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
Good point, karma + for making us aware of that. Seriously though, I don't think that will help your skiing too much ahahaha. Try making a rail instead.
May 24 2008 11:00AM
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fsscott
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meh
May 24 2008 6:11PM
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Literature
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I was hoping for some 40 footers.
May 24 2008 7:50PM
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Karcher
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yah dude. the bruneau sand dunes are way sick you should definately go there
May 25 2008 4:58PM
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