Sandboarding is very similar to snowboarding, just take out the snow and add sand. It involves riding across or down a sand dune while standing with both feet strapped to a board. Some riders chose not to use a board with bindings but this is considered to be more dangerous. Once the rider has reached the bottom the ride to the top isn't always an easy task. Unlike snowboarding it is difficult to construct a ski lift to carry the riders back up. The riders either walk back up the sand dune after each run or ride a dune buggy or 4 wheel drive vehicle back to the top.
Equipment
A sandboards shape resembles a snowboard except a sandboards base is much harder than a snowboard. The boards are often made from wood, plastic, or fiber glass. To make it easier to ride the sand the bottoms of the boards are often waxed.
Sandboarding is very similar to snowboarding, just take out the snow and add sand. It involves riding across or down a sand dune while standing with both feet strapped to a board. Some riders chose not to use a board with bindings but this is considered to be more dangerous. Once the rider has reached the bottom the ride to the top isn't always an easy task. Unlike snowboarding it is difficult to construct a ski lift to carry the riders back up. The riders either walk back up the sand dune after each run or ride a dune buggy or 4 wheel drive vehicle back to the top.
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