Cruising at 60 miles per hour without the protection of an automobile's steel frame can make you feel like a world-class athlete. Zamboni Camp is for those who prefer an adrenaline trickle, rather than a rush. More daring folks can try Bobsled Camp, where you'll feel the pull of two g's at 45 miles per hour. That's where I ended up. The skeleton, for everyone not from Scandinavia, is a steel sled about four feet long.
Riders lie on their stomachs and launch themselves head first down the bobsled track.
Skeleton last appeared at the Olympics as an exhibition sport in 1948, after which it was banned for safety concerns. It will make its comeback at the 2002 Games, where it will be an official medal event. Actually, it is. No one's going to rush out and carry your sled. No one's going to say, 'Hey, beautiful run' even if it wasn't.