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For the past five decades, Cleveland MetroParks has been operating the tallest and fastest toboggan chutes in the state of Ohio. Tobogganing, or riding on a traditional sled through hills or slopes, ...

Tobogganing changes the math. When a penguin drops onto its belly, its weight spreads across a wider surface, and friction drops. Progress speeds up without extra strain, and over long routes, that ...

Talk about a slippery slope. Toronto recently erected warning signs on 45 hills around the city that read: "Tobogganing is not allowed." The warning further clarifies that "hazards such as trees, ...

There aren't too many reasons to get excited about winter in Toronto, but speeding down a snow-covered slope on a toboggan, board, or even a garbage bag over a piece of cardboard is and always will be ...

Children need to take risks to learn and grow. But some risks are plain stupid. Some of the risks to children in tobogganing are colossally stupid. And because tobogganing is an innocent, heartwarming ...

When I was a kid in Calgary, we used to toboggan on a tall, steep hill behind the neighbourhood public school. The slope had been terraced in two places, creating a couple of thrilling little jumps, ...

Talk about a slippery slope. Toronto recently erected “Tobogganing is not allowed” warnings on 45 hills around the city. The reason for these bans is right there on the sign: “Hazards such as trees, ...

For the past five decades, Cleveland MetroParks has been operating the tallest and fastest toboggan chutes in the state of Ohio. Tobogganing, or riding on a traditional sled through hills or slopes, ...