Skiboarding, a sport that didn't even exist until 1995, had suddenly become legitimate.

Skiboarding is a winter sport which combines elements of skating, snowboarding, and skiing.

The new manufacturing technique redefined the sport: skiboarding became wakeboarding.

Skiboarding continued to grow and prosper as all of the companies were putting out new skiboards and sponsoring riders.

It didn't hurt, he added, that a major ski manufacturer, Salomon, had already insured that skiboarding was more than a fad by introducing its own board.

Although the original Big Foot, made by KD Sports, came out more than a decade ago, skiboarding did not exist as a sport until 1995.

However, in recent years, as skiboarding has become a more established niche sport, releasable bindings have become a viable option to decrease the chances of injury.

Frontside Films, in Santa Monica, Calif., has secured financing to produce "Skiboarding: The Movie."

Skiboarding was replaced with skiing in the X Games, a hard hit to the USS and the skiboarding industry.

The United Skiboard Series and World Skiboard Federation were dissolved and skiboarding was dropping in popularity with riders, manufacturers and retailers.