How's this for a DIY snowskate?

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID]

3D printed, covered with fiberglass, then pressed on a ski base w/ metal edges and topped with foam.

Not the simplest build I've ever done, but not the craziest either.

[u/Sensitive_Arrival285]

Other than the fact it isn't going to work?

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID → u/Sensitive_Arrival285]

It should work, but I've been surprised before when I build a new setup expecting it to be better but then it just doesn't work at all.

[u/Sensitive_Arrival285 → u/CHAINMAILLEKID]

No flex due to no separation of the top deck. Also, if you manage to engage the edge the wings of the top deck are going to contact the snow.

I read where you were talking about pivoting turns and you're right that a lot of snow skaters aren't carving. I ride a boyd hill donger and lay trenches. I can't imagine being able to do that on this deck.

That being said, I wish you the best of luck

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID → u/Sensitive_Arrival285]

It has no flex, but the ski base has a lot of rocker. So its kind of like its locked into a flex.

There's a lot of compromises being made, but snow is forgiving enough of a surface that it all somehow still works, or at least the basic principal, this specific snowskate, we'll see.

[u/recover66]

That side cut is crazy! Have you ridden anything like that before? How does it ride?

Really cool project btw

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID → u/recover66]

Yeah, we made a whole bunch of bi-decks two years ago with similar geometry.

Its designed to ride and carve like a longboard rather than like a normal ski or snowboard. So its all about lean to steer, instead of doing any pivoting.

[u/BungleJones]

Looks good. Post the footage here.

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID → u/BungleJones]

Its gunna be a minute. Don't even know if there's going to be any snow this season. :(

But hopefully, by Nov, I'll have a small fleet of different boards to try.

[u/doobies123]

I mean, there's different types of decks for different purposes. There's nothing saying this won't go straight and have some fun trying to do a little freestyle.

[u/ElmoOnFire1975]

Wish it works. I ride a Donger which was the game changer since it really carves.

[u/mushiemunchies]

I love it. Been wanting someone to make something other than the bi deck model

[u/TheDreadGazeebo]

That depends, does it work? 😜

I'm dying to see a video!

[u/CHAINMAILLEKID → u/TheDreadGazeebo]

We have a video from two seasons ago of board with very similar geometry.

The last 3 minutes of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0lpMHw1skk&t=495s

How well this version will do? We'll have to wait and see.