Another Happy Skiboarder's Testimonial Autumn of '95, my little brother and I stopped in to our local rollerblade shop to buy some new wheels. Sitting in the window was a pair of Klimax skiboards - neither of us had seen anything like them, but we were heading up to Tahoe that weekend and decided to each rent a pair. I'd gone through the learning curve of a number of snow sports - telemarking, downhill skiing and snowboarding - so I was expecting a slow weekend on the bunny slope with lots of falls. Imagine my surprise when my brother and I were jamming down black diamond slopes by the end of our first day! That weekend, we tried everything from groomers to backcountry powder, from moguls to the terrain park. We were both hooked. I sold off the rest of my gear the next week - I knew I'd never be going back to any of the other winter sports - and I picked up my first pair of skiboards.

They're so effortlessly fast and graceful, I have an easy time showing my skiing and snowboarding buddies the error in their ways. In fact, between my brother and I, we've made quite a few converts, and their experience has universally matched ours: whatever their background, they've picked up skiboarding amazingly quickly and have never looked back.

In short, I'd recommend skiboards whole-heartedly to anyone looking to maximize their fun on the mountain, regardless of prior experience. And I'd recommend buying those skiboards from Skiboards.com - the guys there have been a pleasure to deal with and a real credit to the sport.

Josh,
Age 22
New York, NY

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