Sand skiing (occasionally sand-skiing) is a sport and form of skiing in which the skier rides down a sand dune or strides across a beach on skis. It is practised in many sandy areas, including Sossusvlei, Namibia and Peru, [1] along with other boardsports such as sandboarding. Sand skiing equipment includes a pair of skis with a laminate base and wax that needs to be applied to reduce friction from the sand. [2] An International Sandboarding and Sandski Association (InterSands) was founded in 2014 at St. Gallen, Switzerland. [3]
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Mahé Freydier, a french ski instructor, set a Guinness World Record in speed sand-skiing on 27 September 2025 on Nazca dunes, in Peru. He reached a speed of 122 km/h.
Competitions over the years have included:
- International Sand Ski Tournament in Florida held from 1949 to 1951 [4]
- Sandblast held in Prince George, British Columbia annually from 1971 to 2003 [5]
- World Sand Skiing Championships held at Redondo Beach, CA [6]
- Nevada Sand Mountain GS Championship [7]
- international European championships in sand skiing held regularly on Monte Kaolino since 2007
- Freestyle SandSnow was first held in 2018
In 2018, Fayoum University held a sand skiing event in Fayoum with students from around Egypt joining in on the fun. [8]
