Sledding

thumb|A loaded dogsled thumb|Children with their sled, 1903 A sled, sledge, or sleigh is a vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. It is built with a smooth underside or a separate body supported by runners that reduce friction with the surface. Some designs are pulled by humans, animals, or machines to transport passengers or cargo across relatively level ground. Others are designed to travel downhill for recreation or competition. Terminology varies by region, for example "sled", "sledge", and "sleigh" have different common uses in British, American, and Australian Engl

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which individual athletes or teams of two to four athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (formerly the FIBT).

Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled, down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named for the sled's resemblance to a ribcage.

thumb|250px|right|Doubles luge, Myroslav and Ivan Lenko at the 2022 2022–23 Luge World Cup|Luge World Cup trainings

thumb|A snowboard with strap-in bindings (duck stance) and stomp pad thumb|A snowboarder riding powder

A toboggan is a simple sled used in snowy winter recreation. It is also a traditional form of cargo transport used by the Innu, Cree and Ojibwe of North America, sometimes part of a dog train. thumb|Illustration of a toboggan It is used on snow to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill or other slope for recreation, or as a rescue sled. Designs vary from simple, traditional models to modern engineered composites. A toboggan differs from most sleds or sleighs in that it has no runners or skis (or only low ones) on the underside. The bottom of a toboggan rides directly on the snow

thumb|Modern kicksled with child passenger thumb|Kicksleds in Sweden, 1922 The kicksled or spark is a small sled consisting of a chair mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners that extend backward to about twice the chair's length. The sled is propelled by kicking ( or in the Scandinavian languages) the ground by foot. There is a handlebar attached to the top of the chair back. Kicksled is a direct translation of the Finnish word . Estonian calls it either a 'pushsled' () or 'Finnish sled' (). Some other possible translations are kicker and chair-sled.

A pulk (, , ; ; from ) is originally a Nordic term for a low-slung boat-like sled, sometimes without runners, capable of being pulled by hand on foot or skis, or by light draft animals such as dogs or reindeer. A toboggan could be called a pulk. They are classically made out of wood and other natural materials but are nowadays made of plastic, which makes them inexpensive.

{| align=right |200px |200px |- |colspan=2 align=center| Kulig in Gorce Mountains, February 2006 |} Kulig (sleigh rides) is a Polish winter tradition dating back to the 16th century.

thumb|Sledding in Yyteri, Finland. thumb|Children sledding in a park, 18 secs video Sledding, sledging or sleighing is a winter sport typically carried out in a prone or seated position on a vehicle generically known as a sled (North American), a sledge (British), or a sleigh. It is the basis of three Olympic sports: luge, skeleton and bobsledding. When practised on sand, it is known as a form of sandboarding. In Russia sledges are used for maritime activities including fishing and commuting from island to island on ice. thumb|right|Sledding in Podkowa Leśna, [[Poland, Feb., 2010]]

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winter campaign of the Brandenburg Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg against Sweden in January 1679

Airboard is basically a sled for one

mud flats vehicle in Friesland