The Cardboard Classic

On the morning of March 3, 2012, I rose earlier than I had in months to make the trek up to Jack Frost-Big Boulder for Preston and Steve's Cardboard Classic.  The Cardboard Classic is an annual competition hosted by 93.3 WMMR's Preston and Steve, in which competitors construct sleds completely made of cardboard and other basic building materials (glue, duct tape, paint, string).  There were over 100 entrants in the competition and hundreds of people bundled up and lined the foggy snow-covered mountainside to watch the sleds try to make it to the bottom without falling apart.

Now, if you're picturing a bunch of people sitting in a refrigerator box trying to sled down a hill, you would be mistaken.  The competitors go all out for a chance at cardboard glory.  Below are pictures of some of my favorites.

We heard them talking about the R2D2 sled on the radio on the drive up.  It was well over 20-feet tall.

These sleds, inspired by the movie Cars, raced down the hill one after another.

This Tiki Bar sled had well over 20 people on it and was disqualified because it incorporated a working flat-screen TV.

This replica of the Rocky statue over a miniature Philadelphia Museum of Art was the overall winner.  It was very impressive.

After spending about three hours freezing outside we moved inside to the ski resort's lounge where WMMR was broadcasting live for the afternoon.  It was definitely a lot of fun and I can't wait to go again next year!  Who knows, maybe my friends and I will enter a sled...