Experiences labelled with 'sports'
Vancouver Canada is set to play host to the 2010 Winter Olympics, where the best of the worlds athletes will take center stage and battle it out for the chance to go for the gold! Entry to some of these historic events cost as little as $25 - $100 Canadian. It has been 20 years since Canada last showcased the Olympics, and this time around will play stage to over 86 different winter sports . The various sports can be categorized under, ice sports such as luge, hockey and bobsled, alpine with events such as skiing and snowboarding, and lastly those referred to as nordic, such as the biathlon, ski jumping and cross country skiing. The motto for the games was taken from the Canadian ...
A trip to Nicaragua would not be complete without trying out volcano boarding: sandboarding down an active volcano—an extreme sport that could have only been created in a place known as the “Land of Lakes and Volcanoes”. Cerro Negro, an imposing dark mass of rock and volcanic ash true to its name (“Black Hill”), is the place to test your fear. Formed in 1850, it is the youngest volcano in Central America, and has erupted more than twenty times. Best of all: it’s still active today. Although the Cerro Negro volcano is relatively small at only 400 meters high, its slopes are incredibly steep. One of these has an incline so dramatic that walking up is impossible, but because it is uniquely composed of volcanic ...
Never heard of ice cross downhill before? Neither had most of Canada until the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship exploded onto the world of hockey in 2001. Now held annually in January, this extreme sports event in Quebec City draws followers and participants from around the world. Think of downhill skiing but substitute skating instead; then add in some great roller derby action. Throw in some BMX biking jumps. Combine all of this with ice hockey athletes, a 196-foot vertical drop over a 1,280 foot track—and you’ve got ice cross downhill. This exciting new sport sends four skaters down the course as they vie to finish first while careening along at speeds up to 43 mph. It’s crazy, fun and scary all at the ...
