Back in Time for Winter

Evolution of sledding

This winter pastime has been around for much longer than you’d think

Sledding through the decades

5 years ago
Duration 0:59
Watch as the Carlson family sleds through multiple decades of winter on different types of fun winter gadgets.

What's a Canadian winter without sledding?

The recreational toboggan is based on an Indigenous design and has evolved with the technology each decade's brought us. In our Back in Time for Winter time-travelling experiment, the Carlson family got to experience five decades of different sledding methods.


Watch Back in Time for Winter Thursdays at 8 p.m. (8:30NT) on CBC Television and CBC Gem.