Favorite way down...

My favorite way down a peak is on my sled (Suprise, suprise!) The first 2 (ski and board) are pretty insane ways down a hill, but kudos to those who can! I find sledding to be much more efficient than glissading or on foot and a helluvalotta fun! Long live MAD RIVER ROCKET!!!!

I am all about the sleddin'. Swiss bob style!

sledding!

I've often wanted to find an alternative way down due to my knees. What kind of sled do you use? And can it be used on the 4000+ peaks? How do you carry it?

Thanks,
Bill

I use a swiss bob sled. You can get em at rei, ems, and campmor for about 25 bucks. I just strap it to the back of my pack with bungee cords for the way up and on the way down I put the poles away and just carry the sled. No one has ever said anything to me about sledding down hiking trails but I have seen some threads that suggests that it packs down the trail making steep spots slick and such. Thats why I bring crampons when hiking in winter . One of my fav's is hiking up kinsman ridge trail on cannon and sled down the ski trails, just watch out for skiers.

the best way down

I prefer a nice warm cozy helicopter, being tended to by two hotty nurses! ! Bird

Snowshoe plunging

Just taking big steps down in snowshoes when the snow is deep and soft and you slide a little with each step. It's one of the things I love about winter hiking.

Butt sliding is good too, as long as I can remember to pull up the side zips of my windpants first.

I was boot skiing down a steep section of Monadnock in fresh snow once when I was passed by a young guy with a sturdy staff. He had his feet spread and was leaning back on the staff so that it formed a third leg; he was going like sixty.

Prior to 2/14/2004, glissading would be my vote. Tailbone broken is two places, and 1.5 inch crack in sacram changed all that. After that, "other", by which I mean "in one piece" is my vote.

Have a video from some sledding we did on Street and beyond this year. Here's the link: The ADK Extreme Sledding Video Hope ya like!

Head said:

Have a video from some sledding we did on Street and beyond this year. Here's the link: The ADK Extreme Sledding Video Hope ya like!

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Dude, That is frigging AWESOME...... Great stuff. Thanks

Great video!!! I'm definitely going to have to give that a whirl next fall.

One of those last jumps looked kinda like a D-spin. I loved the the mute 360', next time try a tail grab for stylie points! Rad video and great choice of music!

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It's hard to call one a favorite, but I love snowboarding down a mountain. I'll never forget my first run down Mt Washington, from the summit, over the headwall, down the bowl, and all the way to the truck, on a perfect day

Bob Kittredge nicely describes those big , long strides on fresh powder in snowshoes. I love being off-trail, coming down through sunny hardwoods in deep powder.

My favorite way down is off-trail, whether in boots or snowshoes. My typical hike is to hike to a peak, where I'll rest and study the terrain for an interesting route down. This is always the highlight of my hike.

mavs00 said:

Dude, That is frigging AWESOME...... Great stuff. Thanks

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Artex said:

Great video!!! I'm definitely going to have to give that a whirl next fall.

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Darwin said:

One of those last jumps looked kinda like a D-spin. I loved the the mute 360', next time try a tail grab for stylie points! Rad video and great choice of music!

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SherpaKroto said:

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Right on! Thanks guys.