Lazboard or petranboard,
is a tool used for skiing on snow in Petran Plateau of
Ä°kizdere
Ä°kizdere is a town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
Etymology
Formerly known as ''Dipotamos'' and ''Kuray-ı Sab'', İkizdere means "twin streams" in both the Pontic Greek and Turkish languages, and indeed the ...
district of
Rize
Rize (Greek language, Greek: Ïίζα, Laz language, Laz: á ááááá, Georgian language, Georgian: á ááá,
, Ottoman Turkish: ۱ÙŰČÙ)
is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey.
Rize ...
in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, TĂŒrkiye ), officially the Republic of TĂŒrkiye ( tr, TĂŒrkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. It is known for the Lazboard festival, which held every year. According to a research, villagers from
Petran
Petran is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Përmet. The population at the 2011 census was 1,622. are the oldest group who are actively using a tool similar to
snowboard
Snowboards are boards where the user places both feet, usually secured, to the same board. The board itself is wider than most skis, with the ability to glide on snow."snowboarding." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 17 Mar ...
.
Lazboard name is derived from
Laz people
The Laz people, or Lazi ( lzz, áááá ''Lazi''; ka, áááá, ''lazi''; or áááá, ''ch'ani''; tr, Laz), are an indigenous ethnic group who mainly live in Black Sea coastal regions of Black Sea Region, Turkey and Georgia (countr ...
of the region.
Properties
The size of the board is designed to be suitable for the weight and height of the person who will use it. The pine tree is soaked in boiling water in the cooker until it reaches the desired flexibility. The front of the board is bent so that it does not sink as it slides, and the board is left to dry. After the timbers dry, they are brought side by side and joined with laths. The slats are attached according to the sliding position of the person. Then the wood is sanded. Finally, beef tallow is spread to the bottom of the board to reduce friction. A stick made of hazelnut wood is used to direct the Lazboard, and a rope tied to the Lazboard is used to stay balanced. The Lazboard can travel at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
Emergence
The inhabitants of Petran village
prayed on the wood they had cut and rubbed the surface of the wood with snow to clean it. According to a rumor, one of the children cleaning the board tries to slide with the board because he is bored. Seeing this, the villagers begin to use the griddle board to go from the village to the city.
History
It is debatable how long the straining board has been used. It is thought to have been used since the 1600s. The board, which was thought to have been used for transportation purposes, is now used for entertainment purposes.
90% of the village residents stated that they used Lazboard before.
American snowboarder
Jeremy Jones named the board as Petranboard in 2008, inspired by the old name of MeĆeköy, Ä°kizdere. Petranboard/Lazboard Ski Festival has been held in the first week of February every year since 2008. The documentary called ''Foothills: The Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding'' is covering Lazboard. With this documentary, Lazboard's worldwide recognition has increased.
Petranboard Ski Festival was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to covid.
References
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External links
Villagers who do Lazboard Individual sports
Recurring events established in 2008
Turkish traditional sports
Laz people