_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoElectric Skis With Treads Are Here, Is This Skiing’s E-Bike?www.powder.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkElectric Skis With Treads Are Here, Is This Skiing’s E-Bike?www.powder.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
The E-Skimo aims to make backcountry skiing easier and more accessible with batteries and a tread system.
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoThis is the dumbest thing I’ve seen in a while. The skis are going to be very heavy Sucks to be you if you don’t like the design or feel of them. The skis have holes in them for the tracks The tracks don’t add much help given that skins have little forward resistance. I suspect that the skis will do very poorly in powder conditions.
This is the dumbest thing I’ve seen in a while.