While rollerblades all but made skates a thing of the past, the roller skates actually live on. Now Tomas Leszczynski of New York is looking to Kickstarter to bring out his concept Flexiskates. Unlike other “roller skates” offer an a way for skaters to carve into turns as in alpine skiing, and this can provide the stability that roller skates offer with the speed of inline skates. Time to get skating. Video after the jump
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Snowsports Participation Report Numbers
Just because winter is a time to bundle up with extra layers, doesn’t mean all of us are hibernating. Many of us get out and burn calories on the slopes, ice and take part in other outdoor adventures. SIA, the SnowSports Industries America organization, released its 2012 SIA Snow Sports Participation Report. The top finding shows that 6.9 percent of Americans participate in snow sports, and burn 332 million calories while they do it. Continue reading Snowsports Participation Report Numbers