Extreme winter sports #3 Snowmobile

Hello everyone

Snowmobile is a vehicle adapted to different surfaces covered with snow and it is a combination of sleighs and scooters.

The scooter is suitable for driving on roads, but also on off-roads. He drives very well on snow-covered surfaces. It is adapted for ice riding, but the person driving the scooter is forced to reduce speed.

The most important elements included in the scooter are, of course, the engine with a power not exceeding 1000 cm³, usually two gypsum, from which the drive is carried and two skids that help maintain the balance of the scooter. The first scooter was created by the French motoring pioneers Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion and engineer Georges Bouton.

Their concept was based on the construction of the Norwegian sleds. There are several types of snowmobiles. One of them is freestyle designed for extreme riding and performing tricks. Another type is a tourist intended for quiet driving in the terrain, and the third one is 8 cylinders intended for racing.

See you later next time

Vanessa

Extreme winter sports #2 Snow-kiting

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Snow-kiting is a winter kite-surfing discipline, this sport involves riding on a special parachute board. For kite-surfing we need favorable winds and snow or ice surfaces.

Snow-kiting is easier to learn than kite-surfing. Because of the hard surface before driving, buy a set of pads and a helmet, and check for durability before entering the ice.

For snowboarding we can use a board or skis, in the case of kite-surfing, we can choose only a board, however, the professionals of snowboarding more often choose a board. Another necessary piece of equipment is a kite divided into an open chamber and a closed chamber:

flying with open chambers - they are kites not adapted to the angle with water because then they lose their properties.

flying with closed chambers - they do not have their own shape. The structure of the kite is similar to the construction of wings, but in the case of this kite the air is kept in its center, and the lock is used to release it.

see you later next time

Vanessa