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im taking the family sledding, the closest hill to me is ruby hill, if any of you have been there its like little mexico on weekends and holidays. Do any of you guys know any good hills, i dont mind driving if its fun. if any of you guys want to go the more the better. oh and were can i get a decent sled that wont brake after the first run
StagLefty
12-31-2010, 11:47
The hills in back of the Westminster Rec Center are GTG. The old American Flyer sleds are the best-wood top and steel runners. Don't even know if they're still made. [Coffee]
newracer
12-31-2010, 11:54
You can still buy American Flyer sleds but they are not cheap
The hills in back of the Westminster Rec Center are GTG. The old American Flyer sleds are the best-wood top and steel runners. Don't even know if they're still made. [Coffee]
i think the metal sleds are illegal to sled with now. but ima check behind the westy center
StagLefty
12-31-2010, 11:58
i think the metal sleds are illegal to sled with now. but ima check behind the westy center
Damn-probably falls under "putting an eye out" policy nowadays [ROFL1]
Sleds are running about $80 at Northern Tool-WOW
i think im just gona go to ruby hill
Myers Ranch in Conifer. Huge hill, lot's of people, kick ass jumps for the kids. -8F right now though. Might want to wait until tomorrow.
StagLefty
12-31-2010, 13:13
Myers Ranch in Conifer. Huge hill, lot's of people, kick ass jumps for the kids. -8F right now though. Might want to wait until tomorrow.
Great hill-we used to go there with the Scout troop and then go to the hot dog place for lunch-I think it's been moved since those days. [Beer]
Beprepared
12-31-2010, 13:49
The cheapest round and toboggan sleds are our favorites. Tubes are awesome if you have enough snow to cover hazards.
For pricey heirloom sleds try http://www.mountainboysleds.com/index.html made local and sold world wide (still on my list).
StagLefty
12-31-2010, 15:01
Damn after web searching looks like a new good old fashioned sled run anywhere from $80-$150. I'd be keeping my eye out at thrift stores,craig's list,and garage sales for used sleds. [Beer]
we ended up just goping to a park off exposition and navajo, Alyssa had a blast. whent a bought her new snow boods and snow pants. good family time
StagLefty
12-31-2010, 16:30
we ended up just goping to a park off exposition and navajo, Alyssa had a blast. whent a bought her new snow boods and snow pants. good family time
That's what counted in the end. How's she doing ?
Byte Stryke
12-31-2010, 16:47
hm,
Plastic Sled + Extreme cold + Impact of any sort = Breakage
As Pricey as they are I would go with the wooden ones.
newracer
12-31-2010, 21:58
We have a hill in the greenbelt behind my house. I can watch my boys from the warm house through the window. :D
My son got his first staples tonight, 3 in the head as a reminder not to be stupid when sledding, good times.
hurley842002
12-31-2010, 23:15
Oh man, sorry to see that, hope he's doing ok. Reminds me of a time my best friend and I were sledding, in our elementary school days. It was a VERY steep hill, that produced speed quickly. Apparently the speed wasn't enough, because we thought it would be fun to build a "ramp" 3/4 of the way down. After that got boring, we figured it would be fun to see if we could launch a sled across the path as we were going down, to jump over the sled. Needless to say, that sled wound up making contact with my buddies face, and by the end of the day, both of his eyes were swollen shut. Good ole sledding war stories.
BPTactical
01-01-2011, 22:51
hm,
Plastic Sled + Extreme cold + Impact of any sort = Breakage
As Pricey as they are I would go with the wooden ones.
Aluminum Grain Shovels!
You just gotta watch the handle[Kick2]
4 person Tobbogans are hazardous to your health(along with the other 3 aboard)
Lex_Luthor
01-03-2011, 10:50
I always used a saucer. Man I loved those!
ghettodub
01-03-2011, 10:54
Do people still sled up at Burland Hill off of 285? That was always the best one when I was a kid
Oh man, sorry to see that, hope he's doing ok. Reminds me of a time my best friend and I were sledding, in our elementary school days. It was a VERY steep hill, that produced speed quickly. Apparently the speed wasn't enough, because we thought it would be fun to build a "ramp" 3/4 of the way down. After that got boring, we figured it would be fun to see if we could launch a sled across the path as we were going down, to jump over the sled. Needless to say, that sled wound up making contact with my buddies face, and by the end of the day, both of his eyes were swollen shut. Good ole sledding war stories.
HAHAH... my brother and I as kids in Germany: "Is the hill or icy stairs quicker to get down in snow?" I took the hill. Brother had 24 stitches in his butt from the stairs. We used old metal trash can lids as sleds and the stairs shredded his into shrapnel, lol. Good times.
To get the effect, these were stairs going down said hill... so like three stories worth of stairs in one continuous stretch... fantastic.
Byte Stryke
01-03-2011, 12:11
My son got his first staples tonight, 3 in the head as a reminder not to be stupid when sledding, good times.
Helmet?
Do people still sled up at Burland Hill off of 285? That was always the best one when I was a kid
Someone bought the property and fenced it off.
Helmet?
Nope, doing it old school. Actually just doing something very dumb and against my rule of no sleeding in the street.
Byte Stryke
01-03-2011, 12:23
Child Moving at speed on a low friction surface riding a low friction platform near solid objects in high gravity environment = Trip to ER
Maybe not today... maybe not this week.
But it will happen
:D
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