An Olympic Sport You Can Do – Forbes.com
Imagine sitting on a sled the size of a bath mat while wearing head-to-toe spandex. Your eyes lock on the long, curvy track of ice that lies straight ahead. You grip the metal handle on either side of you just a bit tighter. Your heart thumps as you envision a series of grisly crashes. But eventually you push off the handles, lie back and succumb to the forces of physics.Within seconds you hit 50mph and flop around like a rag doll through each sharp bend. A straightaway turns out to be a deceptive jaunt that you bump with both sides of your body, but the battering goes barely noticed because of the huge curve visible beyond. It slingshots the sled farther down the track.
I love watching the luge and bobsled events during the Olympics. It looks like so much fun! Who didn’t like slides growing up. Well this is one giant, ice covered slide where you’re guaranteed to not get stuck half way down…. If everything goes well, that is. So I was amazed when I saw this article. It turns out, for $2000 I too can experience the rush of the luge! The facility located in Lake Placid, NY offers training camps and professional training for those adventurous to take to the ice.
And I can’t help wondering. Could something like this exist on Pikes Peak? How fun would it be to hike up Barr Trail located in the Manitou Springs Real Estate area and then sled back down the mountain! Now that is an activity befitting Pikes Peak!
