 Poster: A snowHead
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Just read an article in Fall Line about grass skis...they look a bit different. Has anyone used/got a pair? I can see them being fun on steep hills in the summer
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks boreddrivinagoodcar, I'll take a look
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Gummymark, I know several people who have had a go at 'turf-boarding' or whatever it's called - basically same as grass skiing but on a snowboard on wheels. And they had a lot of very impressive bruises to show for it...no-one was hospitalised, but I think that's just a matter of time.
Falling on snow with your feet strapped together must be painful enough, doing it on a grass hill seems like madness to me!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I bought a pair off ebay last year. Been out about four times with friends since. One guy ended up in hospital with twisted knee ligaments. The rest of us usually finish off the session with lots of bruises. They weigh a ton, but are a laugh. Word of advice dont take a mad Boxer Dog with you as he insists on chasing you down the slope trying to bite the skis.
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I seem to remember grass skis first appeared about 20 years ago. They were hyped up quite a bit as the next big thing and at one time their was an organisation called something like The British Grass Ski Association.
Enthusiasm faded away pretty quickly if I am correct, partly because as other posters have pointed out, the injury chances were pretty high.
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Sharkymark, -cleared- steep hills, i.e. raked and swept for rocks. A bit more noisy than you're used to, and don't try to hockey stop! More of an emphasis on keeping the feet apart than on snow. Vibration absorption in the boots is quite a good thing, so are lycra compression shorts and inline skate pads (well, except for the wrist ones). If you get older ones with non-releasable bindings, well, be aware that they do not work so well with some boots, particularly at the rear lug.
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SkiBod, My brother tried that a couple of years ago, he ended up in hospital having his broken wrist plastered...... Not something I'm interested in trying any time soon! (and I'll do most things  ! )
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Oh, and it was his first time too, so not a good start...
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FAQ
I suppose you could throw yourself out of a slow moving car or train to see if your frame is up to. The people who use grass skis have got to be a bit touched, may be it's just no sense no feeling. 
