Bobsledding through the Rainforest: Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Bobsledding through the Rainforest: Ocho Rios, Jamaica 1

A Winter Sport Reinvented in the Caribbean To practice for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, the Jamaican bobsled team raced down the island’s Blue Mountains in a modified pushcart. Famously spoofed in the 1993 film, Cool Runnings, the idea of bobsledding without any snow or ice got plenty of well-deserved laughs. It was admittedly … Read more

Skeleton & Bobsled Runs: Lake Placid, New York, U.S. A.

Skeleton & Bobsled Runs: Lake Placid, New York, U.S. A. 2

Sliding Downhill, Face Inches from Ice A skeleton sled ride at the race track that hosted the 2009 International Luge Federation World Championships and the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Championships is a heart-stopping, hair-raising experience. Your face is just inches from the ice as you careen downhill reaching speeds of up to 30 … Read more