Snowskate

Unlike a snowboard which uses bindings to secure the board to a riders feet, a snowskate is typically bindingless.

The lack of bindings allows the rider to perform more skateboard-like flip tricks on the snow as opposed to what can be done on a traditional snowboard.

[1] Single decks are preferred for riding in snowskate parks and urban terrain but can also be ridden down hills, however, they are rarely permitted on ski resorts.

[4] Bi-level snowskates were reportedly invented by a Stevens Pass (Washington) local named Steve Frink.

[citation needed] In the year 2001, after many prototypes, he completed a final and finished product which he marketed under the brand "Bi-Deck Snowskates".

[citation needed] They have four small skis, each replacing a wheel, and are generally very similar to average skateboards.

[citation needed] The Snurfer is considered to be the first snowboard to ever hit the market, but it could arguably be called the first snowskate, since it was without bindings.

[citation needed] Around 1970, a product called the "Snow Skate" was sold in local toy and sporting good stores.

The "Ski" portion of the snow skate is made of a hard plastic with rubber straps that went over the skateboard wheels to hold them together.