What is this "Slalom Survivor" nonsense???
A Gold Medal Connections original, we developed SLALOM SURVIVOR © as an alternative to traditional slalom races, offering an easier to organize, more inclusive, and zanier competitive event that can be done anywhere there's water and wherever people with boats want to play.
The game promotes the same precision paddling skills, competitive strategies, and "beat the clock" excitement of a typical slalom race, but dispenses with formalities to the extent that all comers are welcome and all are encouraged to participate in whatever style fits the mood of the day.
Other than that, the only limit to how it works is your own twisted creative thought process. For more on how the game is played, read on below ...... as well as check out our introductory VIDEO showcase.
"I loved Slalom Survivor and focusing on those really fundamental aspects of my paddling .... plus, I always like mixing it up with other boats ... How in the world do you serve such a disparate group of paddlers? You guys do a great job!."
"I about wet my shorts laughing that hard."
"Seemed ridiculous at first, but then that turned out to be the beauty of the whole thing .... incredibly fun!."
"I was surprised how challenging it was. To do the moves well took some real planning and concentration ... great game!."
The series of tasks in a Slalom Survivor course (the equivalent of passing through a series of slalom gates in a race) classically draws inspiration from a hybrid conceptual format, somewhere between Biathlon, a scavenger hunt, and "Deal Or No Deal". Imagine instead of charging into an eddy and whipping through a tight upstream gate on a pivot, you have to use the same water-reading proficiency and boat control to whack a dangling milk jug with your paddle in haste on your way to the next task.
.or performing an s-turn stern first ... or doing 360's using only crossbow draws.
. Ah, the exhilaration of risk taking.
It will add amazing zest to all the trash talk.