Are you one of the sledging slope rowdies? Do you prefer to go into the curves without braking? Or do you prefer to take it leisurely? Find out which “sledge-type” you belong to!
The five sledge-types
1. The rowdy
He prefers hiking trails instead of sledging runs, because that would be too monotonous. He is not very popular with winter hikers and the other sledgers. Mostly he is very young, travelling in groups and makes a lot of noise on the way. But what he certainly doesn’t lack is fun on the sledge.
2. The oldie
In addition to his metallic one-piece suit he wears a classic cap and, of course, UVEX ski goggles with bright orange lenses. A helmet? No, it was not yet available in its heyday in the 90s. Always with you: Grandpa Hans’ thermos flask and a self-made sandwich with cervelat and cheese. After all, sledging makes you hungry.
3. The cautious one
During a day of sledging, you will meet the cautious one again and again, as it takes him what feels like three hours for a downhill run. He prefers to take it easy. Equipped with a helmet, knee pads and back protectors, he slows down before every bend – you never know. Unfortunately this also means that he has too little shot for flat passages. The cautious one is often visible from afar: he is one of those sleders who regularly pull their vehicle.
4. The ambitious
It is exactly the opposite of the cautious. With him, things cannot go fast enough. He is often lucky that he can brake at all. In contrast to the rowdy, however, his driving style is more controlled and more practised. His motto: acceleration instead of deceleration. He is always on the hunt for new best times, personal altitude records and maximum speeds.
5. The pack animal
You will never find this type of sledge alone on the slopes. When he goes sledging, it’s only with his friends. The pack animal is very social and always waits until even his slowest friend comes after him with the sledge. The sledging fun is an opportunity for the pack animal to chat together. Where better to philosophize about God and the world than on a sledge? The best way to do this is, of course, if the whole group rides next to each other – they don’t notice that the pack animals usually block the whole runway (much to the annoyance of the ambitious one who misses another best time).
