A Minnesota dad builds a gigantic ice luge in his backyard for the neighborhood kids to sled down — all with a 'good old shovel'

• A Minnesota dad built a large snow luge in his backyard.
• He told Fox9 he built it with just a t a "good old shovel and a little hard work."

A Minnesota dad built a large snow trail in his backyard for all the neighborhood kids to sled down, Fox9 reported.

The dad, whose name was not reported by Fox9, said he he started off building a straight track about five years ago to keep his kids engaged outdoors.

He built it with just a "good old shovel and a little hard work."

"Some people go to the gym, I shovel snow in the backyard," he told Fox9.

Over the years, he began to add more jumps and turns. One kid told Fox9 that the track was "really fun, fast, and scary."

"We call it a luge track. It takes anywhere from 45 to 50 hours of straight work to build it," the dad said.

The dad said he likes the fellowship that he developed with friends, family, and neighbors through the luge.

"We do get a lot of little kids that I hear them go up to their parents and say, 'Hey dad, you should build this in our backyard,' and I get the 'Oh jee thanks, way to set the bar,'" he joked.