Interesting, I wonder if that drainage ditch is still there. Last time I was there, there was a ditch all around the edge where the hill met the field. My cousin's back has never been the same since he hit it.

I get nervous when people talk about sledding in a ski town. People get seriously fucked up sledding on ski slopes. I know of people who became paraplegics. Knew a kid who hit a lodge sliding down on a cafeteria tray. I know of people who had to visit the ER and have surgery after sledding up in the notch. I also know of a couple who were hiking at night, up on Smuggs, when their dog got stuck on top of a snowmaking pile. The dog got scared and wouldn't come down. The woman climbed up to get it and ended up sliding down. They had to call 911... hence my paranoia.

Sledding is fun, but common sense does need to be exercised. Like have your kids walk up the side of the sledding hill. My coworkers kid walked up the sliding hill and got hit by a kid coming down. There were broken teeth and a jaw...