On the south side, Mishawaka's George Wilson Park is home to the city's most popular winter toboggan spot, as well as an 18-hole frisbee golf course.

The mountain rescue service on the cross-country routes, the toboggan slopes, footpaths, alpine ski pistes and rough terrain is provided by the Bergwacht Harz.

* Monte-originally a summer refuge for the wealthy, due to its mild climate, Monte is symbolized by the toboggan drivers that race tourists down to the central town ; today it is one of the more populated areas of Funchal with over 7500 inhabitants ;

Communication is also used to warn of an arriving carrier with a passenger missing a ski, or otherwise unable to efficiently unload, such as patients being transported in a rescue toboggan.

Popular pastimes include skiing, snowboarding, and hiking, and nearby there is also the world famous Cresta Run toboggan course.

A tuque ( English:, also spelled toque but still pronounced tuque ), knit cap ( British English ), or beanie ( North American, UK, Australian, and New Zealand English ), also variously known as a knit hat, toboggan ( Southern US ), burglar beanie, cora cap ( Pacific Northwest ), or stocking cap among other names – is a knitted cap, originally of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter.

Sledding ( US ), sledging ( UK ), sleding or tobogganing is a common activity in wintry areas, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known in the US as a sled or in other countries as a sledge or toboggan.

Opposite the Velodrome is Africa's first toboggan track, Cool Runnings.

It is now used as an off-leash dog park, and has a cross-country trail system and a toboggan hill.

The traditional toboggan is made of bound, parallel wood slats, all bent forward at the front to form a sideways ' J ' shape.

The toboggan is a recurring prop in the Calvin and Hobbes comic.

Andy Green is also the captain of the RAF team at the Cresta Run, where he uses an experimental French toboggan.

Ski patroller with toboggan in towA Ski Patrol is an organization that provides Emergency Medical and rescue services to skiers and participants of other snow sports, either at a ski area or in a back country setting.

Due to the remote location and terrain, transportation is often limited to toboggan, snowmobile, snowcat, and helicopter.

The Cresta Run is a natural ice 1, 212. 5 m ( 3, 978 ft, over three-quarter mile ) long skeleton racing toboggan track in the Swiss winter sports town of St. Moritz, and one of the few runs dedicated primarily to skeleton.

A pulk ( from Finnish pulkka ) is a Scandinavian short, low-slung small toboggan used in sport or for transport, pulled by a dog or a skier.

The toboggan run is a popular destination during the winter.

Mittersill is also located near the municipality of Bramberg am Wildkogel which boasts what is estimated to be ( at 14 km ), the longest toboggan run in the world.

Along the main road on the western edge of the site is the large Waterworld indoor swimming complex, a ski-slope, a ten-screen Odeon cinema, a ten-pin bowling alley, and a toboggan run.

Possibly belonging to T Parker & Sons, Landscapers, who were based at what is now a housing estate at beside Worcester Park Station, Parker's Field was the best toboggan run until the top half was built on in the 1970s ( despite being Green Belt ), when it became unusable.

There are a number of cross country trails near the Cathedral ( Cresta Run ) and a toboggan run at Dingo Dell, both of which are ideal for beginners cross county lessons with the mount buffalo ski school, and many cross-country ski trails for more experienced skiers.

These areas additionally house one of the region's most sought after toboggan hills at Green's Creek, a series of outdoor soccer fields, known collectively as the Hornet's Nest, which host international soccer tournaments and a cooperative garden maintained by residents for over 25 years.

Some parks include designated toboggan hills where ordinary sleds are not allowed and which may include toboggan runs similar to bobsleigh courses.

The Winter Carnival featured a temporary " ice castle " or " ice fort ", which would be " stormed " in a mock attack, as well as several events, such as snowshoe races, toboggan slides, skating carnivals and ice hockey tournaments.

" L. A. Barkman Park contains a famous landmark known as " Abe's Hill ," which serves as an ideal toboggan hill in the winter months.

During the ensuing 8 years, the CCC constructed many of the best-known buildings at Pokagon, including the Gate House, the Spring Shelter, the Saddle Barn, the first three editions of the toboggan run, and the CCC Shelter, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sled dogs pull various sorts of sleds, from the small sprint-racing sleds, through the larger plastic-bottomed distance racing toboggan sleds, to traditional ash, freighting sleds and the trapper's high-fronted narrow toboggan.

Attractions include Ski Pembrey, an artificial ski centre and toboggan ride, mountain walks and picnic areas, the traditional links golf course, Pembrey Old Harbour, Pembrey Country Park, the Pembrey Circuit-the National Motorsport Centre of Wales, horse-riding, a working airfield and flying club at Pembrey Airport, and St. Illtyds Church.

; Ragin ' Racer: Riders race down the eight-lane slide on head-first toboggan mats similar to those used on High Extreme.

The Palace included an indoor Swimming pool ( 25 x 10 meters ), an aquarium featuring the tiger shark from the famous shark arm murder case, a Great Hall that could be used as a roller skating rink, Canadian toboggan ran down the hillside for over 70 meters, a herd of 14 donkeys to ride as well as swings, whirligig's rocking horses, toy boats, aviaries, flower beds, bandstand and an open air bar.

* A type of toboggan used on the Cresta Run

The term is also used for a light covered cart or a dog-drawn toboggan.

Carl Eliason of Sayner developed the prototype of the modern snowmobile in 1924 when he mounted a small gasoline-powered marine engine on a long toboggan, steered with skis under the front and driven by a rear, single, endless track.

For example, T A Cook records that in 1895, various experiments were made by women on the Cresta testing different riding positions on different styles of toboggan ; although at that time women riders were encouraged to use only the lower half of the course.

After the opening of the Disneyland Skyway in 1956, Walt Disney conceived the idea of a toboggan ride on the mountain with real snow but the logistics caused vehement objections by Disneyland construction chief Joe Fowler.

He was impressed by the beauty of the real Matterhorn, and merged the toboggan ride concept with the thoughts of a bobsled coaster ride that would run around and through the structure.

* 2001: La Merveilleuse Odyssée de l ' idiot toboggan directed by Vincent Ravalec

Another feature of the wall at Mutianyu is an alternate method of descent by single-rider personal wheeled toboggan.

While toboggan tracks were not uncommon at the time, the added challenge of curves and bends in the Swiss track distinguished it from those of Canada and the United States.

It includes diamond plate floor, rear steel walls, a 9, 500-pound winch and a roof-mounted toboggan.

This park features campgrounds, hiking trails, a beach, the Potawatomi Inn, and a toboggan track.

The first amusement ride at Cedar Point, a water toboggan ride consisting of a ramp that launched riders into Lake Erie, opened in 1890.

The Cresta toboggan does not have a steering or braking mechanism although the Cresta riders use rakes on their boots in addition to shifting body weight to help steer and brake.

The sport of skeleton can be traced to 1882, when soldiers in Switzerland constructed a toboggan track between the towns of Davos and Klosters.

: Mepps, a thin, yellow alley cat dressed in a ratty blue vest and toboggan who speaks with a whiny voice.

Mount Pilatus has the longest summer toboggan track in Switzerland ( 0. 88 miles or 1, 350 m ) and the biggest suspension rope park in Central Switzerland.

* 1987: The Daydream Ridge area opens, featuring the Mountain Slidewinder water toboggan ride ; Mountain Dan's Burger House ; Sweet Dreams Candy Shop ; The Rainbow Factory blown glass shop ; and the Critter Creek Playground.

Trappers in deep snow conditions using the toboggan will hitch their dogs in single file with traces on either side of the line of dogs.

The earliest governors general added amenities such as a curling rink, a skating pond, toboggan runs, tennis courts, and the like, and many of the guests at Rideau Hall would partake in these outdoor activities, including prime ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King and Robert Borden, who would often skate on the iced over pond with the viceregal family.

) Curran re-engineered the banana hooks with chairs and created a machine with greater capacity than the up-ski toboggan ( cable car ) and better comfort than the J-bar, the two most common skier transports at the time — apart from mountain climbing.

The popularity of the ' Happy Valley Entertainers ' open air theatre having declined, the theatre closed in 1985 and likewise the two miniature golf courses closed and were converted in 1987 to create a artificial ski slope and toboggan run.

Other names include: knit hat or knit cap, sock cap or stocking cap, watch cap, skull cap or skully, snow cap, ski cap, toboggan, tossle cap, or chook.