In a downhill situation, you could always do some regenerative braking to recharge the battery! No fiddling with extra packs, or futzing with battery electrode

In a downhill situation, you could always do some regenerative braking to recharge the battery! No fiddling with extra packs, or futzing with battery electrodes with big gloves on... An electric kicker on a snowboard would be great, since it would be easy to keep up with skiers on long traverses. On the other hand, the extra weight is terrible - expensive snowboards use exotic composites to be lighter, and ounces matter when they're out on the ends of your feet.