Firefighters Race on Skis For Charity
Firefighters Race on Skis For Charity
Published : 07-Apr-2023 01:33
190 firefighters in full gear convened at Arapahoe Basin resort in Colorado recently for the 16th-annual Firehose Relay.
The race is a charity fundraiser to benefit the Children's Hospital Colorado Burn Camps Program, a program that allows children burn victims to go to camp.
38 teams of five firefighters skied or rode down a slalom course on High Noon (an intermediate run) hanging onto 50 feet of fire hose.
"It was an awesome sight to behold (previous ski/snowboard experience was not necessarily required) and helped raise about $30,000!" a spokesperson for Arapahoe Basin commented.
The event this year saw the most participation the race has ever had with the fastest time from when the hose started unravelling until the team crossed the finished line, was 35.02 minutes.
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