Sliding Safely Into Fun With Canada's Favourite Winter Pastime – Tobogganing

With winter-related activities being significantly curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, families are flocking to local hills and slopes to ride toboggans in an effort to get children outside. Tobogganing is without a doubt a fun and memorable activity you can do as a family. However, tobogganing is actually much more dangerous than many people realize.

Just how dangerous is it? Tobogganing ranks fourth in the risk of injury among sports and recreational activities, sitting only behind diving into shallow water, parachuting and snowmobiling. So why is tobogganing so inherently dangerous?

For starters, while tobogganing is something that everyone can participate in, there are no standard rules to follow and at times little to no monitoring by parents or adults. This lack of direction and guidance on how to safely toboggan is cause for concern.