Photo: Charles Olsen, Angel Fire Resort, 2012
Buzzkill of the day: You missed the annual World Championship Shovel Races at New Mexico’s Angel Fire Resort last weekend. But here’s the good news: The best crashes of the day were captured in the video below. This year, local Chad Denney set a new world record flying down the course at 73.64 mph and finishing in 13.5 seconds. Don’t even think about what might have happened if the handle got in his way.
If using a shovel to slide down the mountain seems a little too pedestrian, upgrade to this: Mountain Boy Sledwork’s Slalom Sled ($149).
Photo: Mountain Boy Sledworks
This Crested Butte, Colorado-based company, founded by Brice Hoskin, who also happens to have a degree in Mandarin Chinese, handcrafts tobaggons, kick sleds, wagons, and flyers using only fast-growing, common, sustainable hardwoods like birch, willow, and maple. His Slalom Sled, made out of precision-steering marine-grade molded plywood that sits on top of formed plastic runners, fits two adults or three kids. Take it to your next winter party, wax up the bottom, sit up or lie down, then let it slide. Any way you ride this ultra-fast piece of art, you’re going to be giggling like a six-year-old by the end of the run.
Tags: Adventure, Extreme Sports
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