I only ever used a runner sled so that’s what I picked.
Ditto.
Although I do have a classic toboggan, a classic sled [the 4 foot long one that also steers] and a pair of old 30s vintage alpine skis, and my competition Castle cross country skis from high school knocking around the house near Rochester NY …
My ability to climb hills and enjoy sledding or skiing of any sort are long over. I might be convinced to borrow someones skidoo however. I still absolutely love winter, I think it is in my bones and blood. My favorite thing to do is sit somewhere near a roaring fire, or wood stove with glass windows where I can sit comfortably with hot coffee and a book and look out to see falling snow. This would be amazing.
Who wants to join me, I have a huge pot of beef stew, a few loaves of fresh baked bread, some apple cobbler and a fresh pot of coffee waiting … oddly enough I am playing Lord of the Rings online and watching The Two Towers right now as well… [bread today is a simple ‘Italian Feather Bread’ from Beard on Bread]
Another vote for Cafeteria Tray
I’ve lived nearly all on the list (and then some), but big black over-sized inner tubes were our mode of sledding! We were the envy of all on the slopes!
Growing up, our neighbors had a genuine bobsled which we tried out a few times but always, always landed in or crossed the creek. That thing just went too far and it was hell lugging it back up the hill. We lost interest pretty quickly.
I knew I liked you for some reason. It is clearly your good taste.
I voted for a plastic toboggan. Despite trying a score of times in a bunch of different types of snow, we never got a runner sled to go anywhere.
Two things popped into my mind when I read the OP. First was the red saucer sled we had that was all kinds of great when I was was a kid. The second was, I think they called them Magic Carpet Toboggans - thin sheets of plastic with a couple of holes for your hands which sucked.
I’m trying to figure out whether my dogsled and team of Huskies would survive the downward trip.
Back in the olden days, when it still snowed in the winter, there was a large hill near our house which had an undeveloped lot at the top. We had runner sleds - which had the advantage of being somewhat steerable (important, as the lots at the bottom of that hill had houses on them). So I’ve got some fondness for the style.
If control isn’t a worry, give me a snow tube. Many ski resorts actually have tubing hills with lifts, to attract non-skiers, and I’ve had loads of fun at those. Though I do remember one trip, where the combination of weather in previous days led to the surface having a bit more true ice than was ideal, my inability to control it led to my smacking, HARD, into the bank of snow at the end of the run. That could have injured me surprisingly badly if I’d hit at a slightly different angle - as it was, my neck hurt for a bit.
For my own kids, we just got a couple of the plastic saucer sleds - we don’t have enough snow around here that there are many opportunities to sled, and the one hill nearby is across a busy road, so they didn’t have many opportunities.
Just get a sled long enough that the dogs can ride on it with you when needed 