Skeleton sledding, winter sport in which the skeleton sled, consisting of steel runners fastened to a platform chassis, is ridden in a headfirst prone position. It is a dangerous and thrilling sport in which riders, with their faces just inches above the
The first dog sledding race was held in winter festival at Minnesota at 1886 and it continues even today. In 1920's sled dog racing were brought to England by returning gold miners where it became popular. It was included as a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics and again at ...
We asked Hank and Tanya about a terrible scandal that happened in Whistler after the winter Olympics where a company slaughtered their dogs due to the economic downturn. Hank and Tanya said it was heartbreaking and that they didn’t understand why someone would do that. “The dogsledding commu...