The Bobsled

In high school I had some friends that were on the bobsled/skeleton teams. One of them was in the olympics in 2006. I was super jealous that they got to go "practice" every week. What I would have given to just do that once. Well, on Saturday I did a ride that ended all those years of jealousy. The Bobsled, in SLC above the avenues, is the most fun I've ever had on anything that moves. The trail involves shuttling to "almost the top," then a tough mile or so long climb. Then the fun begins. A rutted out, steep 1/4 mile descent (not so fun, but more fun than the climb). Then the run begins. It can't be better described than it's name. Fast, flowy turns with HUGE berms. The trail is built down a small canyon, and the berms are the sides of the canyon walls, some of the turns 12-15 feet above the canyon floor. A few smaller stunts and some big ones (for next time, after 'cross season is over and when I have some pads), including a huge step up to ladder ramp to huge step down. The flow of the trail is what gets to you, there are few trails in Utah that are so smooth and, well, flowy. The trail conditions were perfect, most of the trail a dried-clay, concrete like consistency. Not a lot of pics because we just rode and it was no fun to stop for pictures. On a trail like this, you've got to take it top to bottom. You can find videos online but they don't do the trail justice.