Look Out Below!

You haven’t really experienced skateboarding until you’ve seen downhill skateboarding, a breakneck extreme sport requiring special longboards that are built more for speed than fancy skateboard tricks. And it takes a special kind of athlete to pilot one – in particular, one who’s addicted to adrenaline and probably has some right gnarly tattoos. But, since more than fifty of these hard-headed nut-cases will be flocking to Colorado from across the U.S. and Canada, you’re welcome to a front-row seat for the action during this weekend’s Buffalo Bill Downhill on Lookout Mountain in Golden.

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Beginning Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m., boarders will test the tilted twists and turns on the paved Lookout Mountain Road track during freeriding and practice runs until 4 p.m.; promoters suggest that it will be the best opportunity to chat up the pros for tips and autographs. The real racing then begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, until around 2 p.m., when the prize-passing commences. Parking will be available along South Lookout Mountain Road, via the Western Lariat Loop road and spectating is free; go to www.bbdownhill.com for detailed directions and information.
Sat., May 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., May 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2009