“A wacky winter sport in which pub tables are raced at top speeds down a mountain slope has been invented by a group of boozy students. The event was dreamed up when the sozzled scholars put their minds to work after finding themselves trapped in a cabin high up an Austrian mountain. To get out of their sticky spot they had the bright idea of flipping over a table and using it as a makeshift sledge. When they got to the bottom they promptly flipped the table over and continued drinking. Now scores of teams comprised of athletes and local celebrities have assembled to take part in a three day table-sledging event in Kuhtai, in the Alps, starting on Friday. One of the competitor’s said: ‘The great advantage we have over other sledgers is that when we finish the race we can turn over our equipment and have a great party.” w/ photos
