airboarding

**sk8norcal** · 02-14-2009 08:20 AM

YouTube - 150km/h on a mattress?! Meet airboard

YouTube - Snow Bodyboarding Airboarding Trailer

**Beelzebubbles** · 02-14-2009 08:39 AM

So... Its an inflatable sled with rubber runner grooves on the bottom?

looks fun but I question its long-term survivability when competing in the same market as skiing and snowboarding.

and jumping an inflatable flotation device on snow is original? Wow I feel like I got ripped off because I used to do that years ago when I had snow days in elementary school.

**pvking233** · 02-14-2009 09:32 AM

so its an inflatable sled? i had one of those when i was little.

**lollygag** · 02-14-2009 10:16 AM

The ticker really shows theyre idiocy

**gordito8me** · 02-15-2009 12:54 AM

yea there seems to be a gap in the market for things like these.... not really though.

but in all seriousness, does it bug them that their feet just drag in the snow like that?

I would attach skis to them.

**thokk2** · 02-15-2009 03:01 PM

I'd ride it like a butt board. But maybe that's just because when I crash I'd rather my feet hit first than my head.

**Sweet Natured Sadist** · 02-15-2009 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by lollygag

The ticker really shows theyre idiocy

Yeah, That's the first thing I noticed.

I thought at first that this whole thing was a satire, but it would appear that they are serious...

**austinn** · 02-15-2009 03:16 PM

should forget the whole airthing, just like tubing? if the made something fiberglass that would be sick, id try it

**phil6x** · 02-15-2009 04:58 PM

lol i would try it on a hill
looks dumb though

**CarlTheSmokingCrab** · 02-16-2009 04:25 PM

I happen to have gotten suckered into buying one, and i have to say ITS THE #### I love it! I can almost barrel roll (bring on the star fox jokes!)

**chrismcb** · 02-23-2009 12:25 AM

I JUST got home from a week of airboarding.

Yeah its fun. Yeah its fast. Yeah you can turn. Yeah you can jump. Yeah your feet can drag in the snow.

Is it sustainable, still to early to tell. They've only been around for about 5 years. Unfortunately there are only a handful of slopes in the states that allow them.

**sk8norcal** · 02-23-2009 12:48 AM

cool, where u do it at?

how does it ride luge style?

**chrismcb** · 02-24-2009 02:21 AM

Well you ride it head first. To turn, you roll in the direction you want to go, and/or shift your body weight over. You do use your feet (toes) to help steer, and slow down, as well as braking.