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Spending dough for the Snow - Dough for winter Snow Sports |
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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Thursday, 02 November 2006 |
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Page 7 of 12
 SLEDDING
Hop on a saucer for nearly-free fun
Have you noticed the hay bales stacked around the trees at the bottom of the City Park hill in Fort Collins? That’s so you don’t crack your noggin while racing down on your sled after that next snowfall.
It doesn’t matter if you have an inner tube, cafeteria tray, plastic sled or Radio Flyer sit and steer — and it doesn’t matter if you are 6 or 60 — the fact is, sledding is always fun.
Naturally, sledding has become pretty fancy with high-tech sleds designed to go more than 20 mph and others made for half-pipes and bumps at ski areas (after hours, of course).
Try the Hamax Sno Taxi Sled with double runners connected to its steering wheel — so dodging drop offs, your sister, pets and trees is easy.
Around town, however, those are simply overkill — no $100 sleds are needed.
Just bundle up with waterproof or thermal gear, fill a thermos of hot chocolate, grab that saucer, toboggan, tube or whatever and head to City Park or the hills near Hughes Stadium and go for a ride — again and again.
Best of all, it’s a great family event that, despite the occasional crash or two, should leave everyone with rosy cheeks brimming with laughter.
Glenn BurnSilver
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ESSENTIALS
Warm boots, like Sorrels
($55 and up)
Warm wool/synthetic blend socks
($14.95 and up)
Sled, inner tube, cafeteria tray, etc.
(free and up)
Waterproof jacket and pants
($100 and up)
Helmet
($35 and up)
Thermos of hot cocoa
($10 and up for thermos, $0.30 and up for cocoa)
Prices from online research and area sports shops reflect a representative amount.
GET IT
Target, Wal-Mart, Sports Authority and eBay are all good sources for sleds.
In and around Fort Collins:
- City Park, hills around Hughes Stadium,
- Edora Park off Lemay,
- Fossil Creek Park, and
- Cameron Pass
In and around Greeley:
- Behind Nottingham Field,
- Cottonwood Park,
- Mountain View Elementary School in Windsor, and...
- Rocky Mountain National Park
ONLINE
All about sledding:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledding
How to bust your noggin’ www.youtube.com, search for “extreme sledding” for examples
IN PRINT
“Curious George Goes Sledding” by Margret and H. A. Rey
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