toboggan

Christmas toboggan on a steep hill, 1959. Via Ross Dunn/OttawaStart Flickr Pool Toboggans, sledding, tubing, sliding … whatever you want to call it, we have it covered on our map of Ottawa and Gatineau’s best hills. It’s one of winter’s most fun and inexpensive sports. ...

Posted today on the Cheshire Cat Pub Facebook page : On March 28 – Earth Day around 9:24pm – The “Steamwhistle” toboggan was stolen from our front entrance. This is a note to the two guys that took it. We have full footage of your theft. ...

Here’s a video shot earlier this year by Ottawa unicyclist Tim Bouma. Tim often commutes on his unicycle on the streets of Ottawa and has posted several cool videos featuring unicycles, juggling, rubik’s cubes and more. This is why the invented the GoPro HD camera. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2008-05-06-toboggan.jpg) ** Tobogganing at the Arboretum in the Experimental Farm. ** P _ hoto by [ Juliette Giannesini ](http://correresmidestino.com/) . _ Looking for your opinion: ** Should we call the act of sliding down a snowy hill on a wooden or plastic device “tobogganing” or “sledding”? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/screen-shot-toboggan-map.jpg) Last night I finally launched a little project I’ve been working on for a few weeks – the ultimate guide to tobogganing Ottawa and Gatineau . I’ve taken data from the City of Ottawa, Ville de Gatineau and the National Capital Commission, sprinkled in some user suggestions for “unofficial” hills, and come up with an interactive map that lists nearly 90 local hills. ...

Check out this fun new video from Ottawa band Epyllion for their song “Cutthroat Kid”. It features some “epic sledding” on one of Ottawa’s toboggan hills. ** See also: ** Ottawa Toboggan Guide

There’s a great list of Ottawa snow stats on Forestdragon’s Weblog. Keep in mind, these were all compiled before the apocalyptic snowfall this weekend. Some highlights: ** ** * Number of days without snow: 25 * Amount of salt used: 220,000-plus tonnes * Amount of snow moved: 2. ...

Check this out: Stadium Snow Tubing . ** Related: ** Ottawa Toboggan Guide

Two press releases caught our eye last week: * First, from the City of Ottawa: [ City’s approved sledding hills open ](http://www.ottawastart.com/story/7080.php) * Second, from the National Capital Commission: [ NCC’S TOBOGGAN HILLS IN THE GREENBELT ARE NOW OPEN ](http://www. ...