Avalanche

Compared to the bobsleds built by Intamin, these cars, and the track they ride in, are very narrow.

Each car has a hinge in the middle.  It is a little unnerving to feel the car flex during the ride.  This is to allow the train to negotiate tight turns.

Avalanche is 60 feet high and 1,900 feet long.  It used to operate with eight cars are linked together in each train, but now runs with just six or seven.

©2008 by Joel A. Rogers