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AN ENGLISH COMPANY called Dreamscience Propulsion thinks it has found the next big extreme sports accessory: jet engines that you hold in your hands.
The electric thrusters, which are attached to a pole that the rider holds in front of them, can get you up to speeds of 50 miles per hour on flat snow.
The company contacted Team GB snowboarder Jamie Barrow and the Swiss-born rider found the perfect place to test the contraption out – a frozen lake near St Moritz.
It takes a little while to get going:
But then he’s flying:
Up close it looks like a plane engine. Here’s the video in full (skip to the three minute mark for the good stuff).
Jamie Barrow / Vimeo