Adventures of a Skeleton Slider - Year 3

So many of the sleds are boring -- just a piece of fiberglass or steel, in a simple blue, green, red or another single color.  If you're a skeleton superstar like Jimmy Shea, you can get a custom pod with a bald eagle and American flag on it, but that costs big bucks.

Last month, I did a story for Park City Marketplace on OriginalSnowboardArt.com, a company that produces TopSkins for snowboards.  They come in over 300 designs, and more are being added every day from artists around the world.  I figured if they could make one just a little bit bigger, it would be perfect for my sled. 

So I browsed around their site, trying to pick out something fun, when I found this Maple Flame model -- how cool to have a fiberglass sled that looks like wood?  Sort of like a super fancy Flexible Flyer.

As thanks for doing the story (and the free promotion), company founder Bob Lutnicki agreed to give me one for free, and then we took some pix of the application process so they could add it to the site.

Needless to say, the other sliders were pretty impressed by the design, and I expect that in the months to come, quite a few more will get ordered.  Finally, no more wondering whose sled is whose, because they will all have that personal touch on them.

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