Konnen Sie Das Bitte Wiederholen?: Night Sledding in Stoos, Switzerland

We finally got an opportunity to play in the snow this weekend! A large group of our friends and more decided to go sledding on Saturday in Stoos. Once we took the gondola up to the town, we stopped in for a bite to eat. After dinner it was time to sled. Basically, you get your sled and then this tow rope is hooked onto the lift. You sit on the sled and the lift pulls you up the slope. At the top you have to yank on this release cord to un attach yourself from the tow. Unfortunately, sometimes it is frozen or stuck and you have to jump up and unhook it before it takes your sled right back down the mountain. About half the time it works...the other half you have to book it and un hook yourself before you have to walk down the mountain.

Now these sledding slopes aren't the usual hills back in Illinois, where you are done in 30 seconds. No, these are steep hills that can take you out. I should know. I have bruises developing everywhere on my body right now. In order to slow, stop, or turn your sled you have to put your feed down on the hill. Unfortunately for me I did it on a very steep incline and flipped myself and sled over. I flew up in the air then came crashing down on the runner of my sled. I have a bruise the size of a grapefruit on my back to prove my injury. However, that didn't stop the fun. I just learned from that incident that it's better to just keep your feet up and cruise down as fast as possible. Just make sure you stop yourself before hitting the restaurant at the bottom =) Here are a few pictures to show how much fun it is to sled in Switzerland!!