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Snowboarding Cools as Kids Embrace 'Flat' Skis

Extra-wide skies are easier to manage

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 12, 2013 2:15 PM CST

(Newser) – People who like whizzing down snowy hills at high speeds are using a new kind of ski and losing interest in the snowboard, the Los Angeles Times reports. Winter sports enthusiasts say snowboarding is too injury-prone and, in powder and flat terrain, difficult to manage—...   Read full story »

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