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Subject: sledding

Author:
Heaves

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Date Posted: 10:52:17 02/26/13 Tue

The highlight of the weekend was our sledding trip down to the Alps. It was easily top 10 most daring, exciting and dangerous things I've ever done. It really confirmed for us that Germans are crazy sons of bitches. The sledding course was basically a winding ski slope designated for sledders. The course was narrow and steep at times, and there was usually one side of the trail that was the face of the mountain...with no netting. We were on old-fashioned wooden sleds with metal rungs. We steered with our feet! I preferred what I quickly designated as the "cowboy" method, with one hand out front hanging onto the rope tie, and the other hand behind, grabbing the back of the sled. Steering was pretty good, but these sleds were not precision instruments and were greatly influenced by the trail conditions. I wiped out on a number of occasions -- probably because I was going too fast as I squealed with delight. We got to the mountain pretty early and had a really good first run that took about an hour to get down. Kate did pretty well and we were all getting comfortable handling our sleds by the end of it. On the 2nd and final run, bodies were piling up everywhere. It was more crowded and the conditions on the trails had worsened. We heard one person had a heart attack and we saw 2 others being medically evacked on rescue sleds. In hindsight, maybe not the best thing for a pregnant lady to be doing, but I was not expecting the sheer balls of this activity. I would do it again without hesitation. Maybe during the week when it's less crowded. In the middle of the 2nd run, we also refueled with gluhwein, beer and sausage. After that, we continued on the easier, bottom part of the trail. We raced to the finish line to make things more interesting. If my friend had not played so dirty, I would have claimed the checkered flag. The only time I've been bruised more is when I ran that silly gauntlet during paintball.

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