When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy hears nothing ...

In the oddly niche realm of sand skiing speed world records, there’s a new sheriff in town: Mahé Freydier, a ski instructor from France. On September 25, 2025, Freydier raced down the side of a dune ...

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Zooming down a sand dune in Peru faster than a car on a highway is Mahé Freydier (France). But this determined athlete didn’t have any wheels, rather, he was flying down the hill on a pair of skis!