link to park's site:
http://www.glenwoodcaverns.com/contest.htm
They have several other intense rides. A high speed Zip Line & Giant Swings that swings out into Glenwood Canyon.
http://www.ukridesvideos.myqth.co.uk/alpine.htm
Another great site:
http://www.gaponline.de/landkreis/oberau/bilderwelt/2003_09_05_Alpine-CoasterImst.html
and this one too: :)
http://www.geise-engineering.com/coaster_photos.htm
Worlds longest Alpine Coaster:
http://freizeitparkweb.de/cgi-bin/dcf/dcboard.cgi?az=printer_format&om=1643&forum=DCForumID39
Robo, I smell a road trip. I desparately want to hit Lagoon before I move back to the midwest at the end of this summer. This would be a great stopover between Denver and Salt Lake. Could also hit some more traditional alpine slides while we're in the mountains.
The Alpine coaster looks VERY sweet!
-Tina
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I really got to find the closest alpine slide to NJ since they took the one away from Camelback in the Pocono Mountains. I really miss that ride.
http://www.glenwoodcaverns.com/gc_video.html
Darn thing has 3400ft of track!!! That's longer than most theme park coasters. NICE!!
UBRhino said:
They have something similar at Pico Mountain in VT. The car isn't attached to a track like that is. It's more of a bobsled type ride.
You would be talking about an alpine slide! I've hurt myself on these dozens of times growing up. Real fun stuff. They use to be all over the northeast part of the US, usually at ski resorts to bring in money during the summer.
Doing a Google search, it looks like there are quite a few still around. If anyone is too far from Colorodo (like me) for an alpine coaster, a slide should hold you over.
I'm visiting in July so I'll be riding that sucker then!!
Song Mountain ski area in Tully New York right outside of Syracuse still has one which they don't use anymore. I remember going on it probably 7-8 years ago and it hasn't been open in at least 5.
I was at Gore Mountain and riding up the Straightbrook Quad the top of the best skiing in New York I had conversation with a guy who actually does the inspections for these things. He said that for the most part they are safe, but only if they are maintained. He said that he also helped inspect the one at Pico, and I think he worked for the company that made them as well. But he also said that some designs have been more problematic than others and have forced them to closed. Whether it be to tight of turns, too much speed, or too little speed.
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