Not side by side monoski

[Smellytele]

Saw a guy skiing a one foot in front of the other monoski.Like when water skiing. The bindings were almost like snowboard carving bindings but my kids said he had tele boots on (cannot confirm nor deny this). It was not a teleboard. It was longer than a snow board but shorter than most skis. maybe 150-160 in length. May 110-120 in width.

 

[Tin]

The "MCL Destroyer".

 

[jrmagic]

I saw a guy ride on of thise last year but can't recall what kind of boots/binders he had on. Only saw him from the lift.

 

[wa-loaf]

Teleboard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleboard

 

[Cannonball]

Saw a guy skiing a one foot in front of the other monoski.Like when water skiing. The bindings were almost like snowboard carving bindings but my kids said he had tele boots on (cannot confirm nor deny this). It was not a teleboard. It was longer than a snow board but shorter than most skis. maybe 150-160 in length. May 110-120 in width.

To get to the bottom of this I feel like we need to break it down a bit....

The bindings were almost like snowboard carving bindings but my kids said he had tele boots on .

Is there reason to think it wasn't a carving snowboard? Hard snowboard boots or AT boots could easily be confused for tele boots.

The bindings were almost like snowboard carving bindings but my kids said he had tele boots on (cannot confirm nor deny this). It was not a teleboard.

Why do you say it was not a tele board? Sounds like it could be. Maybe mounted with plate bindings?
Of course, this begs a tangential question: "is a teleboard a still a teleboard if it doesn't have tele bindings?" Are tele skis still tele skis if you put alpine bindings on them?

It was longer than a snow board but shorter than most skis. maybe 150-160 in length.

You lost me here. An adult, male snowboard would be ~158-165+

May 110-120 in width.

That's REALLY narrow. Rules out any regular snowboard (or monoski for that matter since you mentioned them). Rules out even a carving snowboard. That would be on the narrow end of a tele-board, but that's the most likely.

 

[Puck it]

To get to the bottom of this I feel like we need to break it down a bit....


Is there reason to think it wasn't a carving snowboard? Hard snowboard boots or AT boots could easily be confused for tele boots.


Why do you say it was not a tele board? Sounds like it could be. Maybe mounted with plate bindings?
Of course, this begs a tangential question: "is a teleboard a still a teleboard if it doesn't have tele bindings?" Are tele skis still tele skis if you put alpine bindings on them?


You lost me here. An adult, male snowboard would be ~158-165+


That's REALLY narrow. Rules out any regular snowboard (or monoski for that matter since you mentioned them). Rules out even a carving snowboard. That would be on the narrow end of a tele-board, but that's the most likely.

I agree Sherlock.

 

[djd66]

Jay, we better call the coast guard,.... Who the fu*# knows what that was,.... We could get some big money for that,... What ever it was.

 

[Cannonball]

Jay, we better call the coast guard,.... Who the fu*# knows what that was,.... We could get some big money for that,... What ever it was.

It's a baby WHEEEELLL!

 

[mbedle]

Did it look like this???

 

[Smellytele]

no to the carving board. feet were toe to heel with each other not at an angle. No to teleboard well no to tele bindings. They may have been carving bindings. Board was much thinner than what is shown above. length about the same

 

[Cannonball]

no to the carving board. feet were toe to heel with each other not at an angle. No to teleboard well no to tele bindings. They may have been carving bindings. Board was much thinner than what is shown above. length about the same

Here you go. Skwal (inline skiing).... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skwal

 

[Smellytele]

Skwal it is!

 

[Puck it]

Here you go. Skwal (inline skiing).... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skwal

So a teleboard with hard snowboard boots.

 

[mbedle]

A Skwaler is what you saw. Would be a really thin board with feet lined up front to back and no angle.

 

[jaytrem]

So now the question is can you use that at Alta/MRG/DV?

 

[skiNEwhere]

There was a member here a while back who monoboarded and stated that he was NOT allowed to "ski" MRG.

Not sure if it would be the same at alta/DV

 

[Cannonball]

So now the question is can you use that at Alta/MRG/DV?

"According to Erin Grady, spokesperson for Deer Valley Resort, monoskis, also called monoboards, are allowed at the resort for three reasons: monoskiers are in ski boots, releasable bindings and they move the same way skiers move."

Skwal:
#1: yes
#2: no
#3: no.

So, in theory, DV wouldn't allow them. But I bet it would just come down to how you're dressed.

Alta is a more strict, so probably not.
Disabled man ordered off Deer Valley slopes for using teleboard

 

[jrmagic]

It's a baby WHEEEELLL!

Please don't bring that back!! Two clueless idiots looking to free gaff a Mola mola. SMH

 

[makimono]

I've got one....it's a trench digger...this pic is with cheap snowblade bindings. Now I've got it set up with canted step in snowboard bindings for my UPZ hard boots with Fintec heels.

SkwalUSA Carver - Dimensions are 171cm - 17.5-11.2-16.5 - 10 mm sidecut