Tin toboggans are all the rage in Switzerland, and can be found in over 24 locations, some seasonal, some open all year round. Tracks are usually around 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) in length, and you can reach up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) per hour.
—Slide Down the Alps in This Awesome Mountain Coaster
Apparently the rides are safe, but I’d rather go more slowly and take in the scenery. What about you?
March 12, 2016
wow.
apparently you can slow down by yourself at the control… or he would have run into the guy in front of him. what if you had a bad driver behind you?
they had something similar at breckenridge but not such a long track I think.
don’t even know if it’s still there.
but oh…
the scenery!!!
thanks monk. very unusual and fun find!
I can see why some people would love this, but I prefer my scenery at a slower speed. 🙂
I would give it a bye too. I too would like to come down gently and stop now and then to smell the flowers and enjoy the scenery.
I had a chance to do that once in the Bavarian Alps. I took a cable car to the top of a mountain, then walked down through Alpine meadows with fantastic views. One of the best walks of my life.
WOW monk!
what a wonderful experience.
Yes, it was a great weekend. I was alone and a bit nervous at first about my German being up to the visit (it was a small town and no one spoke English) but it worked out fine. Apparently it had rained for a week or so before I got there, and it started clouding up when I left, but it was sunny and the air was sparkling clean while I was there. One of the highlights of my life.
It seems a shame to spoil a beautiful landscape with a massive metal toboggan ride. I’d like to try the ride, it’s probably quite exciting, but why not put it where it belongs – in an amusement park?
That was my reaction, too. 🙁
i think they have that kind of thing down in Rotorua – sorry behind with blog reading
I’m with Nick, though. Don’t ruin the countryside building one.