Picture this: skiing, but with sand instead of snow. Sounds like it would look pretty cool, right? Whatever you were picturing, it's nowhere near as cool as this GoPro footage of sand skiing in the deserts of Peru:
The short film follows two skiers, Jesper Tjäder and Emma Dahlström, as they hike to the top of the highest sand dune in the world, Cerro Blanco. The sand dune sits in the Nazca region of Peru, almost 7 thousand feet above sea level.
The extreme height makes for very long runs, up to half a mile. But it's hard to say whether it's worth it, as the lack of a ski lift means potential skiers have to hike several hours in the hot sun in order to reach the top.
Still, the view is pretty spectacular. But after getting home and spending the next several months picking sand out of their shoes, the skiers might not like sand anymore.
(H/T GoPro)
