Steve Klassen and his brother had a “tandom board” back in the day, but now Butch Brady and Eric Sweet, a pair of snowboarders from Jackson Hole, may have ridden a snowboard built for two into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest snowboard.
“It seemed initially like going down a mountain in a canoe without a paddle, but after taking a few runs, a light went on,” Sweet said. “You’re splitting the duties, so it feels like a marriage. You give up half of the control, and if it’s a good one you don’t crash.” . . . The snowboard, called the “XJ-13,” is 9 feet, 7 inches long.
Somehow we’re more comfortable with these kinds of boards being ridden by brothers. You know?
[Link: Associated Press]
