Sandboarding.-

In case you were wondering what I´ve been up to! Here you go... A pic and a brief explanation. Special thanks to my lil Juanita and her board. Which you will see pics later on.. Damn we did everything from scratch (not the board but the DECO hehe). I can´t NOT mention Necochei and all the munchies! Hehe...

Pretty Good Indeed.-

Sandboarding is a recreational activity similar to snowboarding that takes place on sand dunes rather than snow-covered hills. For some, it involves riding across or down a dune while standing with both feet strapped to a board, while others use a board with no bindings. The latter method is considered much more dangerous than the former.

This boardsport has adherents throughout the world, but for obvious reasons tends to be most prevalent in desert areas, or coastal areas with beach dunes.

It is less popular than snowboarding, partly because it is very difficult to build a mechanized ski lift on a sand dune, and so participants must walk back to the top of the dune after every run or ride a dune buggy or 4 wheel drive back to the top. On the other hand, dunes are normally available all year round with numerous locations compared to winter-only snow sports.

The sandboard base is much harder than a snowboard, built mostly out of formica or laminex with special base materials now being made for this sport. To glide in the sand, the board bottom is often waxed, usually with a paraffin based sandboard wax, before a run. After use, the bottom of the board may have a lightly sanded look to it while 'Race Base' tends to polish smoother and glossier with use. Most terrain sandboards are composed of hardwood ply while 'full size' sandboards are a wood, fibre glass, plastic composite. However, a snowboarding base will some times work on steeper dunes.





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