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1 <br /> 1 Check Out The Hilll-Sled Safe <br /> 1 <br /> 1 • Must have a level area at the top of the hill to allow for safe gathering and <br /> 1 seating on the sled prior to take-off. Many hills have sloped take-off areas, <br /> 1 where the sliding device cannot be held in place while loading. This area <br /> 1 is crucial to the safety of the ride and keeping people on their equipment, <br /> because it takes time to properly tuck in feet,legs and hands before shov- <br /> ing off. If the hill is popular,the take-off area should also allow room for <br /> 1 at least one other party to wait at the top of the sliding lane. <br /> 1 <br /> 1 • Must have an orientation <br /> 1 that does not face into pre- <br /> i wailing winter winds. ' Nw& <br /> 1 Wind can limit comfort of V' ,. <br /> the participants,con- <br /> tributes to frostbite,and <br /> 1 blows snow off the hill. <br /> Hills should be oriented won EW <br /> to prolong snow cover POOR <br /> and reduce icing. (South <br /> facing hills are more likely <br /> to have icy conditions, <br /> I because of daytime melt- s <br /> I ing,or to lose their snow check prevailing winds for your area. choose or <br /> ► entirely in the spring.) orient the hill to protect the slope from wind. <br /> ► Figure 2-Sliding Hill Orientation <br /> I 0 Must be either flat or convex so that sledders have space between sled <br /> tracks at the bottom of the hill. No one should sled on concave-shaped <br /> I hills. <br /> ► <br /> IL Ij <br /> I <br /> y► <br /> I <br /> 1 ✓Flat-shaped HM-YES! ✓Convex-shaped Hill-YESI x concELve-shaped Hy-NOI <br /> 1 Figure 3-Sliding Hill Form <br /> A Community Resource Guide Page 9 <br />