Toboggan Runs

Browsing CS' blog, she asked about a toboggan run (not sure where that one is).

To answer her question...YES, it's for tobogganing on "flat land"...but it's also not bad...as you don't have to walk back up the mountain to take another run .

So, my question is, are there any EXCELLENT runs? Runs which stand out from others as being worth an extra few minutes driving there?

I've been to the two at Kildonan (not bad), and went to the one setup for Festival du Voyageur.

Also...what about sledding?
The big problem I've found with the toboggan runs, you can't use just "any" sled...some of them are too wide to fit nicely down the chute.

I've been to "garbage hill", and there's a little hill out in West K that's good for the under-3 crowd.

Any suggestions?
I know it's only October...and there's no snow on the ground yet...but I figured I'd ask while it's on my mind...or I might forget to ask again till May (though I may still be able to get a couple runs in then too ).

some nice hills back by woodsworth some looooooong hills that shoot down to the pond and there is a valley between two hills that gives some nice short runs.


They are not well used so often when you go you are plowing your own trail.

There is also Kimberly Hill in East/North Kildonan that is very similar to Garbage Hill. We have in the past gone to Harbourview Park, there are some decent ones there (not sure if they are still there, we went back in the mid '90's) as well as there used to be separate hills at Springhill as well as at Stony Mountain.

I've thought about going out near Spring Hill, but don't see the advantage to spending money for sledding (if I'm providing my own sled).

But the areas around the hill are always so flooded with snowmobilers...I'd be afraid to let me daughter go down the hill without getting run over.

AA.. pretty sure you guys would be happy with woodsworth.

You should go check it out this weekend whilst it is nice and warm to give you a general idea of what it will be like in Winter.

is woodsworth a street name? or a general area?
i'm not really familiar with that one.

its that area just off keewatin north of the underpass

park on Hekla right near the maintenance shack and walk south a few hundred feet.

I saw a really huge, cool one at Fort Whyte Alive the other day. It was massive, and it empties onto the frozen lake. Want to do this one.

http://sites.google.com/site/parentalsca/Parentals-Blog/winnipeg-holiday-children-activities-fort-whyte-alive



The one on my blog is at River Heights Community Centre. There's another one over at Crescentwood Community Centre too.

yes...but the Fort Whyte one costs money right?

We've never paid to use the toboggan hill at Spring Hill or at Stony Mountian but again that is many years ago. You may want to contact each place by email (see their websites) to see if they still hae toboggan hills (they aren't listed on the website as an attraction).

Snow yet?

"Dry"

95% humidity

That website is actually pretty neat!

holly golightly wrote:We've never paid to use the toboggan hill at Spring Hill or at Stony Mountian but again that is many years ago. You may want to contact each place by email (see their websites) to see if they still hae toboggan hills (they aren't listed on the website as an attraction).

I didn't see anything either (though I think I looked last season and prices were there).

It's not a fee to use the hill, it's a fee to use the lift to get back up the hill.

[quote="AGEsAces"]yes...but the Fort Whyte one costs money right?[
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Yeah. You'd have to pay admission into Fort Whyte. Which I found reasonable. I will be buying a family membership for the kids at Christmas in lieu of *stuff* and so we won't have to pay individual entrance fees.