Slalom on a Sledge
Push a row of twigs into a gentle slope and the same old ride down becomes a course you can actually lose. Steering with your heels turns out to be a real skill.
What you need
- A sledge or a plastic snow saucer
- A gentle slope well away from any road or water
- Six twigs or bright rags as markers
How to play
- Choose a gentle slope that ends in open snow, not near a road, a fence or a pond.
- Push six twigs into the snow down the slope, alternating left and right.
- Walk the course up and down once on foot so the markers show clearly.
- Ride down and try to pass every marker on the correct side.
- Move the markers closer together for the next run.
- Count a run as clean only if no marker was knocked over.
