Speed Skiing - you'd have to be nuts wouldn't you? Graeme and I, have never in our lives seen such a crazy endeavour....well hang on a minute, now we come to think about it, bungy jumping and zorbing in NZ is not that sane either? But here, in the Alps, going as fast as you possibly can ie., pointing your skis directly down a 1km steep slope without turning once, doesn't seem that sane to us.
But we were fascinated to watch these guys. Professionally sponsored with all the latest technology and aerodynamic equipment, these guys and gals took their sport very seriously.
2/ Check out the length of those skis!
The current speed record for men is 251.4km/hr and for women 242.59 km/hr. Yes folks, I am correctly quoting those numbers! That's faster than terminal velocity when you freefall normally (193km/hr). Imagine what a slip and fall would feel like at that kind of speed. Apparently, their worst injury is burns from abrasion with the snow. The mind boggles!! Here's some fab professional footage of both those world records. Here's our own spectacular footage on the day!!
3/ Trying to catch these speedy guys on film was just about impossible!
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