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Night Skiing with Light Suits Is Like Being in Tron for the Winter

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Inspired by night surfers wearing LEDs, Switchback Entertainment made this video for Salomon Freeski TV showing skiers wearing their own light suits. Strapped with EL-wire on their bodies, the skiers slalom down the powder covered mountain like it’s The Grid. Awesome.

https://gizmodo.com/does-anyone-else-think-these-light-up-surfboards-are-an-5868112

According to MAKE, the video was filmed with just small headlamps, the EL wire suits and the moon as the only light sources. The Tron-esque action really picks up around the 2:22 minute mark. It looks so ridiculously fun. [YouTube via MAKE]

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