Jean-Yves Blondeau, inventor of "Buggy-Skiing"
Jean-Yves Blondeau, inventor of "Buggy-Skiing"

Meet Jean-Yves Blondeau, the legendary Frenchman who invented and is possibly the sole practitioner of “Buggy-Skiing.” 

Blondeau also created “Buggy-Rollin” which is much the same as “Buggy-Skiing” but on dry land with a leather suit outfitted with various rollerblade and skateboard parts.

Chances are this sport will never reach mainstream adoption, but we love that Jean-Yves is out there in the mountains of France cruising on all fours:

Here is Jean-Yves in Lech am Arlberg, Austria tearing up the slopes:

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