Sledding

Gadgets

Do You Have The Guts To Drive This Snow Cycle Down A Mountain?

3:20AM December 29, 2010 | Sam Biddle

This gulp-inducing ride, based on a 1949 Austrian design, set a Guinness World Record for longest vertical drop—going 66 mph. Now, you can own it—though we’d advise practicing with some neighbourhood sledding before taking it up the Alps. More »


Sledding Behind A Fighter Jet Seriously Ups The Death Wish Ante

8:40AM December 17, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Sledding behind a commuter train? Yawn. A sledding bungee jump? BOR-ING. Hitching your sled up to a buddy’s fighter jet? Uh, yeah. Yeah, I guess that’s actually pretty hard core. More »


Kids Of Today Just Kill Me: The Sledding Bungee Jump Edition

12:00PM December 10, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

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At the risk of sounding like an old woman, I really despair about the youth of today. Sledding off the top of a building, attached to a bungee cord? These Ruskis have a death wish. More »


Geek Out

Sledding Behind A Commuter Train Is One Festive Death Wish

1:40AM December 10, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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Let’s say you’ve got a kickass sled and plenty of snow, but no nearby hills to plummet down. Are you thinking what this guy’s thinking, and tying your sled to the back of a fast-moving train? Please don’t! More »


How To Go Sledding When There’s No Snow

3:40PM November 16, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

All-season sleds aren’t exactly a new concept, but I still can’t help but marvel that $US90 bucks and some water for this toy’s removable ice molds could mean that I can go sledding whether there’s snow or not. More »


Cars

Slicer Brings Sledding to Summertime

6:30AM February 19, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Sledding, generally speaking, rules. Unfortunately, it only works in the winter time. Not so with the Slicer, which promises good times and grass stains.

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