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Do you live near a hill that is good for sledding and tobogganing? Have you tried going downhill standing on the toboggan?

I always fell when I tried going downhill standing up.

Posted - December 16, 2021

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  • 6023
    I live near a few of them.
    When I was growing up, the city would close off a few of the uphill streets when there was enough snow ... and naturally, those streets would become sledding runs for kids and adults.
      December 16, 2021 2:50 PM MST
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  • 44649
    Uphill sledding?
      December 16, 2021 3:11 PM MST
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  • 44649
    Yes.
    No.
      December 16, 2021 3:11 PM MST
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  • 13277
    My area (Park Slope)

    My block. Any ideas?
      December 16, 2021 3:27 PM MST
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  • 13395
    That all looks like a fine place to live.
      December 16, 2021 3:31 PM MST
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  • 13277
    But not a lot of places for sledding except, perhaps, in Prospect Park. I went ice skating as a child at a rink there.
      December 16, 2021 6:36 PM MST
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  • 10662
    Oh, yeah!  The road in front of my house is perfect for sledding.  
      December 16, 2021 4:36 PM MST
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  • 5451
    I have plenty of snow but no hills nearby.
      December 16, 2021 6:41 PM MST
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  • 53524

      It’s the exact opposite here: there are plenty of hills but never any snow.
    ~
      December 16, 2021 7:27 PM MST
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  • 17614
    Not anymore.  I used to live near a golf course with huge hills.  The kids and I always had a ball when it snowed.
      December 16, 2021 7:10 PM MST
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  • 53524

     

      My answer is the exact opposite of Livvie’s answer above: there are plenty of hills here, but never any snow.
    ~

      December 16, 2021 7:28 PM MST
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  • I own skis, but I don't own a sled or a toboggan.  My city has had only two snowstorms in its history.  If another snowstorm happens, I could ski down my street.  My block is on a hill.  It's not a steep hill.  I calculated 2,5% grade using Google Maps.  I think I would be safe skiing on my street.  No people would be driving because my city has no snowplows.  
      December 16, 2021 9:44 PM MST
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  • 3719
    I live on a hillside but it's too gentle for downhill tobogganing.

    Besides, sufficient snow falling and lying for long enough is rather rare here!
      December 21, 2021 8:15 AM MST
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