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US resort calls a halt to snow shovel racing
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Angel Fire ski resort in New Mexico has called a halt to a 30-year tradition by stopping its yearly snow shovel racing events. The risk of accidents has made it impossible for the races - which can involve very high speeds and heavily modified shovels - to continue.
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The first organized race was held in 1975. The super modified shovel racers reach speeds of nearly 80 mph and are equipped with 5-point harnesses and a state-of-the-art braking system that uses a nitrogen gas-powered ram to push a cultivator plow into the ground and bring the sled to a stop.

This report from Natives.co.uk.

But is it any more dangerous than

wok racing???
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

David Goldsmith, I was up at Angel Fire a couple of weeks ago. Interesting place, almost a Texan enclave in New Mexico. They were saying that they have more freedom than most resorts to organise wacky events, because the land is owned by them, not by the Forest Service as is often the case with US resorts. That's probably why they were able to get away with running the shovel event for so long...
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

I used to slide on toilet seat covers...great fun
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