Zowwie, that is nothing at all like the trough style alpine slide at Bromley, VT

(pic from Google images)
When I was a kid we rode the slide at Bromley and the first sled I had must have been slow. I was able to run the whole course with out using the brakes. On the second run the cart I had was much faster, didn't realize the limits until the sled had spun out from under me a couple of times. Came down with rasberries on both elbows from sliding down the trough and getting "trough burn" (Road Rash). It was still a whole bunch of fun, tho!