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more about #skis kagekiri: They look way more like rollerskates with handles than skis...but the handles do evoke skiing poles, I guess. The fact it's not strapped to your feet... more » twoeightnine: I'm pretty sure I had a pair of these 25 years ago. [www.atoygarden.com] #nissanaistmotorizedskis more » Sticks Calhoun: I predict many painful experiences for the user. And many hilarious moments for the user's friends as they watch him perform involuntary splits. #nis... more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: In a few years, athletes will be obsolete. We will watch robot car races, robot baseball, robot Olympics and throw robot slaves to the robot lions on ... more » -
#wintergear
The Future of Snow Sports Tech
Bright ideas and products in skiing and snowboarding, from a Norwegian hotel built into a mountainside to an inflatable pack that can save you from an avalanche More » -
#personalmobility
Nissan's Idea Of A Personal Mobility Device Is A Pair Of Skis on Stilts
I thought the Honda U3-X was weird, but this personal mobility device prototype by Nissan and AIST actually separates into a whacked out pair of motorized skis on stilts. With its unstable seeming controls, I think I'll stick to walking. More » -
#robots
When Robots Attack, They'll Also Come by Ski
Even though it's not technically an android, the skiing robot looks remarkably like a small child on the slopes, a short figure carving through turns with no real reaction to the experience whatsoever. [boingboing] -
#snowmodo
Snowmodo: The Twin Parabolic Ski Concept
In the world of downhill ski races the skis' edges are everything, so designer Charlie Pyott has mocked up a Twin Parabolic Ski concept that would add four extra edges to a skis' base. More »
