"sledding" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it when referring to the activity of traveling down a hill on a sled. For example: "The children had a wonderful time sledding down the snow-covered hill."
We might like to locate the blame for things like sledding bans somewhere out there in the unruly tort system (and indeed Messrs Ramseyer and Rasmusen do), but we must face the possibility that the blame also lies within.
Law-abiding families mustn't rush to break out the toboggans, however, for there is a trend afoot to outlaw sledding: [F]aced with the potential bill from sledding injuries, some cities have opted to close hills rather than risk large liability claims.
"We can't manage the risk at all of those places".Other wholesome locales, such as Des Moines, Iowa and Lincoln, Nebraska have also restricted sledding to certain hills posted with sled-at-your-own-risk warnings.
World competition sledding is frequently described as toboganning, but it actually involves bobsledding, lugeing, and skeleton (Cresta) sledding as well.
The rides were more elaborate than simply sledding, reaching speeds of 50 miles (80 km) per hour and earning the nickname "flying mountains".
"Devil's Mountain" (Teufelsberg), one of several hills constructed from the rubble left by World War II bombing, rises to 380 feet (116 metres) and has been turned into a winter sports area for skiing and sledding.
For various forms of sled racing, see tobogganing; bobsledding; lugeing; skeleton sledding; dogsled racing.
Luge sledding is distinctive from bob and skeleton sledding in that the sled is ridden in a supine position (lying on the back) and steered by subtle leg and shoulder movements.
He tried bobsledding and lugeing but eventually became fascinated with skeleton sledding, in which competitors ride a low-lying sled in a headfirst, prone position.
Their ice-fishing, dog-sledding and, in former times, igloos are synonymous with Arctic living.
The use of the word "snow", Welsman figured, would indicate that the holidays involved not just skiing but other snowsport activities such dog-sledding and snowmobiling, too.
