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A sledge, toboggan is too short, one of two runners and a frame consisting of winter sports equipment for sledding.

It is used to slide a slope or a toboggan run down after he was recently moved by human power or by means of a lift to a higher position. Since sledge need less snow than skis, they are also widely used in areas with less snowfall.

The sledge develops as a recreational device from the drawing carriage for the hay and wood transport - the modern sports equipment is the Luge

A sledge is traditionally made ​​from ash or beech wood with iron-shod runners, with newer also be made from plastics. It offers mostly for 1-2 people and has a cord where it can be pulled over flat stretches. The toboggan, unlike the Davos Sled oblique iron- runners. The runners of the Davos carriage lie flat on the ground on which the Rodels are only on one edge. The runners of the Rodels are slightly curved in the longitudinal direction, in combination with the verziehbaren construction of Rodels allows the driver just by shifting your weight and leg work on the toboggan ( soles of the feet against the front frame bow press: press right to left curve and press the left for right-hand curve) to control this; the driver of a carriage Davos, however, must press your feet against the ground to move the carriage ( press on the left for left turn, and right for right curve). The toboggan is also significantly faster than the Davos sledge.