Tobogganing!

When the idea of throwing yourself down steep, snow covered hillsides on skis or snowboards becomes a bit passé, what else is there to do but throw yourself down less steep, snow covered hillsides on uncontrollable pieces of plastic. Yep, that’s right, it was time for some tobogganing. We couldn’t find the ‘uber’ toboggan (the one that actually has brakes and is adult-sized) so made do with what is stylishly known as ‘bum boards’ and a baby-sized toboggan.

The snow was a bit thin on the ground which meant runs had to be picked carefully, but we generally fell off before we’d made it too long anyway!

For anyone who hasn’t done it, tobogganing is o for oarsome – particularly the bit when you completely fall off and roll around in the mud (see classic example below - hopefully you don't get as sore a neck watching it as I got actually doing it!).


A bit of hiking is involved, although any and all cardio is a good thing these days considering the amount of croissant-related energy that needs to be burnt off on a daily basis…

Two styles of tobogganing were also in evidence – the planned approach and the ‘let’s just get down here whichever way possible’. As you can see by these two stills from the videos both get you to exactly the same place!