Extreme Sport activities in North America
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H20 Heli-Guides
To a certain set of unhinged individuals, Valdez is legendary not for its oil spill or its earthquake, but for being the place to strap on skis, slip from a helicopter and plunge into the snowy abyss. This is the Holy Land of extreme skiing.
H20 Heli-Guides has three-day heli-skiing packages - including lodging. Alas, the ski season lasts only from February to the end of April; after that, extremists will have to settle for H20's mellower summer offerings - for instance, spending a day with crampons and ice-axes, scaling a sheer blue-ice cliff on Worthington Glacier.
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Skycoaster
The most adrenaline-pumping experience in central Florida is the Skycoaster. Picture this: you and up to two other people are wrapped in an apron that’s hooked onto a long rope, which pulls you more than 300ft straight up into the air. You dangle helplessly for a few moments, release and shoot down head first, 120ft free fall at speeds of up to 85mph. At the last second before impact, you’re suddenly soaring over the water.
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Miller Motorsports Park
Feel the need for speed? Head 30 miles west of town, where you can take a lesson and get behind the wheel of a 325 horsepower Mustang GT race model (reservations required), kart race or do a zip-line. Book ahead. Utah Jazz' late Larry Miller built the raceway.
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Alaska Canopy Adventures
Fly through the trees! Uses eight zip lines, three suspension bridges and 4WD vehicles so you can zip 4600ft down a mountain. Afterwards you can watch bears feast on a salmon run.
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Skydive Moab
Skydiving and base-jumping.
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iFly
Take off on an indoor skydiving adventure at iFly; reservations required.
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Farabee's Jeep Rental & Outlaw Tours
Four-wheel-drive rentals, self-drive and fully guided off-road 4WD tours.
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