High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Snowscoot is a gliding sport on snow invented by Franck Petoud in 1991.A Snowscoot is a mix between a BMX bike and a snowboard. It has two skis, the rear one being two times longer than the other. The position is standing and the feet are placed into a footstrap. Boards are made like high tech snowboards with fiberglass, 100% woodcore, and ptex soles, as well as regular stainless edges. The Snowscoot has a weight of between 8 and 11 kilograms, although some models designed for more strenuous use may weight as much as 14-15 kilograms.