Nearly 30 years ago, the trail maintenance crews used to race down the mountain at the end of the day, seated on a shovel. Hence the birth of the shovel races. It's one of those things you have to see to believe. Even more amazing is there are categories. There's the Production Class, which is a basic shovel, waxed of course.
Racers sit in the scoop of the shovel with the handle placed between their feet and legs.
And go fairly fast. One shoveler was clocked at 61 miles per hour. There's the Modified Speed class. These racers create an aerodynamic contraption built around a shovel, in hopes of going the fastest. These shovelers have reached speeds of more than 75 miles per hour.