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Skibobbing (also called skibiking or snowbiking) is a

winter sport Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. Most are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such games were only played in cold area ...

involving a bicycle-type frame attached to skis instead of wheels and sometimes a set of foot skis. The use of foot skis is what defines "skibobbing". Although skibobs are often called ski bikes or snow bikes, they are different, and the sport should also not be confused with

snowbiking Cold-weather biking, cold-weather cycling, or winter biking is the use of a bicycle during months when roads and paths are covered with ice, slush and snow. Cold weather cyclists face a number of challenges in near or below freezing temperatures ...

, which is the sport or recreation of bicycling on

snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...

. Type-1 skibobs have no suspension. Suspended designs are Type-2 'freestyle' skibobs.

History

Although the original idea for a bicycle with skis was patented as early as 1892, and skibobbing had been a form of transportation in the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

, it was not until 1954 that the first international race was held. Seven years later, the FISB (Fédération Internationále de Skibob) was formed, which since 1967 has held an annual Skibobbing World Championship. Originally, skibobbing was one of the very few methods by which could

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, but it soon became a popular sport amongst the physically able, too. The main attractions are said to be the speeds attained (in some skibob

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

races, speeds of or more can be reached) and the feeling of

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on snow. Austrian skibobber

Erich Brenter Erich Brenter (born February 23, 1941) is an Austrian who was noted for his skill at skibobbing. In 1964 he set the world record for downhill skibobbing speed, with a recorded top speed of . He reportedly held that record for 30 years. He is marri ...

is noted for setting the first world record for downhill skibobbing speed in 1964, at .Time (magazine): 1967
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