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Can’t-miss winter adventures

January 03, 2013

The cold season can ice our spirits and bury our good natures under a half-ton of ash-colored slush. Or we can grab winter by the snowballs, pack it in our mitts, and chuck it around. From mattress races to Snowman Adventures, there’s plenty of activity to help you stave off winter psychosis.

Toboggan run by winter, extremely painful waterslide by summer: U.S. National Toboggan Championships in Camden

January 31, 2012

Competitors in the U.S. National Toboggan Championships find out first hand what it’s like to rumble down the 400-foot-long chute and coast out onto a frozen pond. First timers might focus on their costuming (a cape and a pair of underpants are a surefire hit) and hitting the finish line without losing knuckle flesh to the unforgiving wooden chute walls.