2007-11-03 18:02:32 · 7 answers · asked by strother15688 1 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Snow Skiing
No they're easy but you can't do much on them because of their size. Plus they look terrible and they are worthless. People who use them look so ridiculous especially when they use poles. At my mountain U always have a bunch of renters who use them and they're all crouched over and look like a bunch of idiots. Its kind of funny because they think they're so cool when they go off a little *** jump and get like a foot off the ground. And then they go to their friends in the liftline and they're like "dude did U see that I got some sick air" and then his friends are like "Yeah man that was totally sick dude."
In conclusion: Snowblades suck and so do the people that use them!!
2007-11-04 13:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Kyle 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think they are hard to use if you have good skiing abilities already. They do take a few runs before you get the feel for them.
Some people swear by them and use them all the time. Some people just use them for tricks or for fun. Personally, I like to use them when I'm teaching handicapped skiers. I often have to ski very close behind them or have to wrangle the massive sleds the non-walking skiers sit in to ski.
They are good for doing tricks in the pipe/park and I've seen kids at Jay just rip through the trees on snowblades. It looked awesome.
They are slower and can be a little shakey, but once you learn to edge with them they can be a lot of fun. They also are not good in deep snow, however there are some newer fat blades supposedly good in pow, but I've yet to try them or even see them in action.
Rent a set first and see how you like them.
2007-11-04 01:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Willie D 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I agree blades look silly, and most people on them don't have a clue, however I have used them in instructions to teach 1. Centered stance (there is no backseat on blades - you will be on your butt) 2. Isolate leg rotation (rotation from the hip not the pelvis) and 3. as a lead in to skiing bumps.
So if you have a good stance and proper leg rotation, they are easy, otherwise they will broadcast your problems to the world.
FYI, They are also good for back country skiing on those winter hikes, much less weight than full skis.
2007-11-06 07:00:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Used Snowblades
2016-12-11 11:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by walko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really recommend them. But if you think you might be interested, demo a pair first.
I tried them once. They don't edge well, and I can't imagine anyone learning how to edge the things effectively.
They can be used for cute little tricks in the terrain park, or just while skiing, but those "tricks" don't look nearly as cool as when performed on regular skis.
2007-11-04 07:50:17 · answer #5 · answered by powhound 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They are harder to use than regular skis. They are not very useful. People buy them for tricks, but you can do everyting on full size skis too. Snowblades are slow, unstabe, and many dont have release bindings
2007-11-03 18:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by jkl;;khg 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
YES! BE EASIER TO USE!!!
2007-11-03 18:10:49 · answer #7 · answered by Kaity 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋