The Winter X Games are rife with all sorts of sports that we otherwise never see, such as snowmobile chess and polar bear decathlons. Mono skiing, though, is surely one of the strangest and most intriguing.
What Is Mono Skiing, Exactly?
↵Basically, a mono ski is...well, I’ll let this guy explain.
↵↵A mono ski is a bucket seat on a metal chassis with shock mounted on a single alpine ski with hand outriggers for balance. The average mono ski weighs about 50 pounds.
↵↵This is what mono skiing looks like in action:
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↵It looks like sort of a mix between skiing, curling, and sorcery. More importantly, it looks hell of fun.
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