15 Degree Sledding: Tools of the Trade

This is the sleek ride I take down the hill next to our house and on the smaller hill that is in the center of the campus. You can see some of the snow that collects on the inside of this plastic hot rod as it careens down the rock and tree-filled hill. What you can't see are the huge scratches on the bottom from when it slides off the hill at the bottom and slides across the gravel road between the hill and the maintenance shed. It's good that I wear a thick jacket, gloves and jeans or I'd really be hurting on the way down. One of the other obstacles on the hill is the building at the bottom which you have to try and avoid by flailing your arms and legs to gain some kind of steering. Good stuff!