Giant water slide on Salt Lake City street provides break from the heat

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Riders slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Riders slide down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Riders slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

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Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Riders slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Riders slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Riders slide down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Riders slide down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City, Saturday August 22, 2015. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Riders slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A rider slides down Main Street on a massive slip 'n slide put up by Slide the City, in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· August 22, 2015 8:53 pm

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Some Utahns got a break from the heat Saturday on a giant slip 'n slide in downtown Salt Lake City. Participants could buy a one, three or unlimited slide pass to go down the 1,000 feet of padded vinyl on Main Street above North Temple. Salt Lake City-based Slide the City said it is donating a portion of the event proceeds to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area. A similar event is planned for Sept. 5 in Orem, according to Slide the City.