This was my first year skiboarding. I was on Head 94s (yeah, I know not real skiboards) which are short, stiff, low camber, setback and asymmetrical. I rode a lot this past season in all kinds of junky East Coast conditions, including numerous times with manmade "powder" piles from the snow guns that were running continuously all day and also in deep wet spring mush. I never faceplanted on the Heads nor did I ever feel like I was going to. I did have the feeling I could faceplant at any moment while riding in very soft wet conditions on the Revolts I demo'd. That was not a pleasant feeling. 2 guys I ride with who ski did a "superman" this year when I was out with them - their skis went went into deep soft snow piles and they went flying through the air like superman after their skis slowed quickly and their bindings let go as their weight rapidly shifted forward.
I almost hesitate to ask this because it might be one of those things I am better off not knowing about but how common is a faceplant on skiboards? I understand a faceplant is basically when your skiboards dive under the snow surface causing them to lose speed quickly which then causes you to pitch forward uncontrollably. Are there certain key factors where this is more likely to occur? Anything a rider can do proacticvely to reduce the potential?
I am good with things when I know why things happen. I am not good when things happen for reasons unknown.
I almost hesitate to ask this because it might be one of those things I am better off not knowing about but how common is a faceplant on skiboards? I understand a faceplant is basically when your skiboards dive under the snow surface causing them to lose speed quickly which then causes you to pitch forward uncontrollably. Are there certain key factors where this is more likely to occur? Anything a rider can do proacticvely to reduce the potential?
I am good with things when I know why things happen. I am not good when things happen for reasons unknown.
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