Patent ID: 8814212
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling movement of a user on snow, the apparatus comprising: a support member comprising a shaft, the shaft made from a substantially rigid material; a snow interface coupled to and extending from a first end of the shaft, the snow interface comprising a gliding surface opposing a propulsion surface, the gliding surface comprising a continuous uninterrupted surface extending along a gliding section of the gliding surface and a raised or grooved gliding member extending lengthwise along the gliding section of the gliding surface; an engagement member coupled to one of the gliding surface and the propulsion surface; and wherein the snow interface is positionable between a gliding position and a slowing position, wherein in the gliding position, the gliding surface of the snow interface is positioned in contact with a surface of the snow, the gliding member engages the surface of the snow to facilitate tracking of the gliding surface along the surface of the snow and the engagement member is positioned out of contact with the surface of the snow, and wherein in the slowing position, the engagement member is positioned in contact with the surface of the snow.