Patent ID: 8870193

Claim:
A skiing apparatus comprising: an elongated platform having a leading end and a trailing end opposite the leading end; a leading self-steering swivel caster mounted to and extending downwardly from a bottom portion of the leading end of the elongated platform; a trailing non self-steering swivel caster mounted to and extending downwardly from a bottom portion of the trailing end of the elongated platform; and a steering system comprising: at least one steering arm connected to and extending laterally outwardly from the leading self-steering swivel caster defined as at least one leading self-steering swivel caster steering arm, at least one steering arm connected to and extending laterally outwardly from the trailing non self-steering swivel caster defined as at least one trailing non self-steering swivel caster steering arm, and at least one tie rod connected to and extending between the at least one leading self-steering swivel caster steering arm and the at least one trailing non self-steering swivel caster steering arm; wherein the at least one tie rod causes the trailing non self-steering swivel caster to swivel responsive to swiveling of the leading self-steering swivel caster.