Construction on the competition track at Whistler was begun in June 2005 and completed in December 2007. The track measures 4757 feet, and over that span has an elevation drop of 499 feet - about equal to the height of a 50-story building. It is the largest vertical drop of any sliding track in the world, with G-forces approaching five Gs - more than a Space Shuttle during launch and reentry. The luge speed record on the Whistler track, 152.98 km/hr (95 mph) is as fast as a baseball pitcher's fastball. The surface of the ice is a maximum of two inches thick, and is maintained by hand.

Here's a look at the complete technical data for the luge track.