You call it a Ktrak of course, and its a new invention by a pair of construction workers from Vancouver Island.

With a ski on the front and rubber track around the back wheel, Ktraks allow riders to pedal through powder and soar over jumps.

It’s the brainchild of Kyle Reeves.

Mr. Reeves has taken out a second mortgage on his house and, along with his business partner and childhood friend Jason Scoffings, has invested more than $700,000 in a quest to create a brand new winter sport.

This week, the duo appeared on the CBC reality show Dragons’ Den, where investors offered them $500,000 in return for 50 per cent ownership in the company. They turned it down.

“I’m not one of those guys who’s going to be pressured to cave and just give away my company,” says Mr. Reeves, 37.

He has reason to be optimistic. Since the company began production in 2006, more than 1,000 kits worth about $500 each have been sold, and Ktrakkers are now tearing down the slopes in Europe, Canada and Japan. A Russian dealer has ordered 750 more kits since September.

It seems pretty cool to me. Apparently they’re easy to ride, and they’ve been getting a lot of attention. In terms of a viable business for the owners, there are a few challenges they have to overcome, including letting resorts giving them a green light to let riders use the Ktrak. They have been doing safety trials up at Whistler, and I hope things work out, because I wouldn’t mind giving it a try! Read the full Globe & Mail article.

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