This one is a bit strange. Take a bike. Remove the pedals and the gears completely. Replace the wheels with small skis. Take it to the top of a mountain and get on it. Put two little skis to strap to your ski boots. Now go down the mountain, gravity powered - just like nordic skiing.
Ski biking is easier than skiing or snow boarding. You are sitting down, so you have greater control over your weight shifts (affecting turning) AND you have a steering front ski. This is much easier than just using your ankles to control turns.
You can't (or rather I can't) do moguls (very bumpy terrain), nor do you go as fast as regular skiing, but you have a lot more control and it is a lot easier to learn than snow skiing, and a little easier to learn than snow boarding. It's also involves much less falling on your butt than snow boarding.
You need to use a ski lift, (and bringing the ski bike on the lift takes some muscle) so it's priced about the same as skiing - not cheap. It's significantly less strenuous on the body than skiing, but as I said earlier, you will need some muscles to do it. Some places let you rent it at the top of the mountain and bring the bike up for you.
More men than women do it, children can do it, and if you are older and can't ski, you might be able to ski bike. If you are disabled (even missing limbs or partly paralyzed) then ski biking will be a LOT easier than skiing or snow boarding.
I did it in Breckenridge, lots of places allow it. Many rent bikes and/or offer lessons. You can learn more about it (including which mountains allow/rent/teach) here:
http://www.ski-bike.org/
Ski biking is easier than skiing or snow boarding. You are sitting down, so you have greater control over your weight shifts (affecting turning) AND you have a steering front ski. This is much easier than just using your ankles to control turns.
You can't (or rather I can't) do moguls (very bumpy terrain), nor do you go as fast as regular skiing, but you have a lot more control and it is a lot easier to learn than snow skiing, and a little easier to learn than snow boarding. It's also involves much less falling on your butt than snow boarding.
You need to use a ski lift, (and bringing the ski bike on the lift takes some muscle) so it's priced about the same as skiing - not cheap. It's significantly less strenuous on the body than skiing, but as I said earlier, you will need some muscles to do it. Some places let you rent it at the top of the mountain and bring the bike up for you.
More men than women do it, children can do it, and if you are older and can't ski, you might be able to ski bike. If you are disabled (even missing limbs or partly paralyzed) then ski biking will be a LOT easier than skiing or snow boarding.
I did it in Breckenridge, lots of places allow it. Many rent bikes and/or offer lessons. You can learn more about it (including which mountains allow/rent/teach) here:
http://www.ski-bike.org/
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