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# Extreme Snow Pod Racers
The Slegoon

By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-11-15 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hot-fun-on-snow-slegooning-down-slopes-out-of-control
References: [coroflot](http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?portfolio_id=63477&individual_id=56632&sort_by=1&)

I want to careen down [snow covered slopes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowmobile-lineups), and I want somebody beside me when I do it! I want to bounce around, then continue down the hill upside down. I want to Slegoon!

Slegoon won the first prize in the UK IOM3 Design Contest, and are now in production.

Here is the next extreme sport, friends. Snow Careen. Sidewinder Slushie. [It's another Talpa Contest entry!](http://www.trendhunter.com/talpa)

**Implications** - One of the best ways a company or brand can enhance their relationship with consumers is by creating [contests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultimate-ice-cream-fan) or areas on the website where consumers can submit alterations and creations featuring a company's product. By receiving, displaying and ranking user submitted creations, the company establishes a genuine connection with consumers used to being ignored by corporations.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.5/10
- Popularity: 91% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Extreme Sports Innovation:** Explore the development of new and thrilling extreme sports experiences to captivate adventure-seeking consumers.
- **User-generated Content Engagement:** Embrace user-submitted alterations and creations to foster a genuine connection with consumers and encourage their participation.
- **Design Contest Opportunities:** Organize design contests to tap into the creativity and ingenuity of consumers and generate fresh ideas for product enhancements.

### Where This Applies

- **Sports and Recreation:** The sports and recreation industry can capitalize on extreme sports innovation trends to develop new products and attract adrenaline enthusiasts.
- **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies can leverage user-generated content engagement to build brand loyalty and encourage customers to showcase creative uses of their products.
- **Design and Manufacturing:** The design and manufacturing industry can seize design contest opportunities to source innovative concepts and collaborate with consumers for product development.

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