More skaters switching to longboards
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 19:56
in Earth & Climate
Maneuverable and grippy, these outsize boards are newly cool and enticing participants of all ages. IT WAS the lure of the snow that drew Jia Yee to longboard skateboarding almost two years ago. The UCLA biology student loved the feeling of schussing down a mountain on a snowboard -- but she was less enthusiastic about the cost of the winter sport, its seasonal nature and the necessary travel.