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What's needed...

is a fluid or vapour layer to lubricate the contact patch, or lift the ski off the abrasive grains. That means backpacks or dragged "trailers" with extra volatiles, sort of like a snail trail on the Moon!

Or alternatively, enough power to overcome the friction, and a thick enough "ski" to allow for abrasion and heat build-up...

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