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A [[Snowboard]] allows a person to progress across snow by slipping on its surface faster than on foot and having to push through it. In form it is a single large board with both feed firmly attached to the surface. Downhill, the speed can reach 30-70kph in the hands of an experienced skier on a prepared surface. A snowboard does not include Ski Poles for propulsion and thus can only be used in a limited fashion for flat country movement.
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A [[Snowboard]] allows a person to progress across snow by slipping on its surface faster than on foot and having to push through it. In form it is a single large board with both feet rigidly attached to the surface. Downhill, the speed can reach 30-70kph in the hands of an experienced skier on a prepared surface. A snowboard does not include Ski Poles for propulsion and thus can only be used in a limited fashion for flat country movement.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 11 July 2020

Snowboard
Type Personal mobility
Tech Level TL–0
Cost Cr30
Size 4 liter (1m long)
Weight 3 kg

A Snowboard allows a person to progress across snow by slipping on its surface faster than on foot and having to push through it. In form it is a single large board with both feet rigidly attached to the surface. Downhill, the speed can reach 30-70kph in the hands of an experienced skier on a prepared surface. A snowboard does not include Ski Poles for propulsion and thus can only be used in a limited fashion for flat country movement.

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