Telemark skiing on sand dunes.

Telemark sand skiing – because if there’s one thing we need in this world, it’s year-round telemark skiing (LAME). In all seriousness, I can’t imagine the leg strength needed to drop a knee on sand.

This video is a part of Henrik May’s operations, who’s been dune skiing in Namibia and other countries for a long time. Sadly his website doesn’t appear to have been updated in quite a while, so it’s hard to tell whether or not he’s still at it, but there’s always a chance. He’s done downhill skiing, telemark skiing, and cross country skiing in the dunes. Pretty wild.

Nolan Deck is a writer for Unofficial Networks, covering skiing and outdoor adventure. After growing up and skiing in Maine, he moved to the Denver area for college where he continues to live and work...