Today I got to cover the 2nd annual Wolf Mountain “End of the Season Soapbox Derby”. I am not sure why they called it a soapbox derby because there was certainly no soap, soapboxes or even derby racing involved in this event. What was involved was about 15 different teams, each of whom had constructed some sort of snow vehicle in which they would navigate down the mountain.

Their ski creations ranged from rafts, couches and toilets to blow-up dolphins, Barbie fun jeeps and outhouses. Some of these devices, like the raft, couch, and dolphin did not make it down the mountain, as the snow was very slushy and didn’t provide for the best sliding surface. Surprisingly, the guy skiing while sitting inside the outhouse had one of the fastest times, coming in just over a minute. Unfortunately, the women in the whitewater raft could not get the raft to slide and they were disqualified for taking over five minutes to complete the course.

I think it would fun and interesting if they did use real soapboxes to ski down the mountain…but I think that is called bobsleds.