Sandboarding is a recreational activity similar to snowboarding that takes place on sand dunes rather than snow-covered hills. For some, it involves riding across or down a dune while standing with both feet strapped to a board. For others, it involves using a board with no bindings. This method is considered much more dangerous than the former, and is sometimes associated with speeds exceeding 45 mph.

This boardsport has adherents throughout the world, but for obvious reasons tends to be most prevalent in desert areas, notably the western U.S., some regions of South America, and North Africa. It is much less popular than snowboarding, partly because it is difficult to build a mechanized "ski lift" on a sand dune, and so participants must walk back to the top of the hill after every run.

The sandboard base tends to be much harder than a snowboard, built mostly out of formica or laminex. To glide in the sand, the board bottom must be waxed, usually with paraffin, before a run.

External links

• Sandboard magazine
  
• Duneboarder
  
• Sandboard in Peru
  

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