On sunday after the snowbroader Spring Party in Lyon, we met up with Arnaud, the guy who brought Freeboarding in France. Arnaud had called up some of the local freeborders and fixed us with some decks. The guys brought us to a nice spot, gave us some good advice about how to nail it and we got our first tries.
The idea with Freebord is basically very simple: don’t think skateboarding, think snowboarding.
At first it’s really strange but after trying and trying again, we managed to get our first rides going!
Frankly it’s the best thing I tried since a long time. The feeling is really like snowboarding…the streets!
I had a blast and I think I’m already addicted to it.
Arnaud was kind enough to offer us a board so that’s it: I’ll Freebord the whole summer for sure!

It took me a good 30 minutes to feel confident and get some cool rides. It only took Kevin Pearce 2 minutes to be an expert…at least that’s what Arnaud told me. But I believe him and this video proves it! Try a Freebord as soon as you can!