On a perfect, sunny winter day, I watched helplessly as my son was slammed to the ground by a girl hurtling down our local sledding hill on a giant inner tube. She was moving at such velocity that she ...

Even amid the winter gloom and bitter cold, there is some solace. It involves hurtling yourself down a hill. Preferably with a giant inner tube or sleek toboggan fastened securely underneath you. We ...

On the road up to Mount Spokane, less than five miles from the ski hill, Bear Creek Lodge has 15 rooms for overnight skiers, but on weekends it's the inner tubing hill that fills the parking lot. Pick ...

As a young lad coming of age in my Fortress of Solitude on the steep slopes of Cooper Mountain, there was no thrill greater than snowfall. The streets and the hilly local vacant lot were instantly ...

The sledding hill is open on Saturdays and Sundays, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 in the evening. Two-hour sessions cost $8 for adults, $5 for ages 5 to 18 and ages 5 and under sled for free. Inner-tube rentals ...

IS THE GREAT OUTDOORS REPORT. GREG WEGNER FROM NEBRASKA PARKS JOINS US AND THIS IS A PERFECT TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS. WE TALK ABOUT SLEDDING, SPECIFICALLY SLEDDING AT MAHONEY STATE PARK. >> EXACTLY.

Here's a sampling of where to find sledding and tobogganing in the suburbs. Naperville Park District's sled hills are open Dec. 1 through Feb. 29, weather permitting. Sledding is available at ...