Here's a great action shot my friend got of me in a sled race:
This part of the run is VERY tricky. See those bumps? If you're not careful, you could find yourself in some serious trouble!
Oh, and here's a really embarrassing shot!
I had just barely missed the snow-ramp there, and instead caught my sled on a bit of the log. Well, as you can imagine, I went FLYING! I flipped right off of my sled and did a 10-point face-plant, right into the snow. Ouch! I skillfully avoided smacking into the tree, though, so all in all, it wasn't so bad.
2 comments:
Those are some really great action shots, GF!
You really should have been prepared for the rigours of the run before attempting the log jump. Hopefully next time, you'll ask for a map before attempting this again. The trail should have been marked, though, and that's the fault of the owners of ___ Mountain.
Thanks, stamppy!
See, that's the thing -- I had been given a course map prior to the race, which I thought would be adequate. (After all, why wouldn't the people running the race give their racers the best possible map??) Little did I know that there was another, more detailed map available at the main Lodge, which would have shown me exactly where all the bumps and logs were. There were no markings anywhere along the run, other than the tracks of previous sledders, so it was really easy to get yourself off-trail accidentally. I'm with you -- ___ Mountain really should mark their trails better. Someone could get really hurt!
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