Bummed About Snow? Sledding Chases Away Winter Blues

Grab the sled and head out to one of these area sledding hills!

The Shoveling is Done, Time for Fun

The city offers great options for sledding and ice skating this winter season.

Editor's Note: This article was originally published Jan. 14, 2011, on Waukesha Patch. You've shoveled and snow-blowed, salted and cleared the walkways. You've done enough of the work that comes with winter, now give yourself a break and enjoy some of the fun that comes with it. Sledding and ice skating are two activities that are not only great fun, but also provide the exercise (but don't tell the kids that) most of us are lacking during these cold months. And the City of Waukesha's Lowell Park, 2201 Michigan Ave., has some great options for both. For starters, the park offers a great sledding hill, said Mona Bauer, the city's customer and administrative services manager. "We also have a wonderful toboggan run (at Lowell Park)," she said…

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Gregg Wandsneider

11:14 am on Friday, January 14, 2011

Would you believe that I've never been on a toboggan? I've only sleded before, and it's been a while due to a near traumatic experience I had at a New Year's Eve church event about 9 years ago. Could someone explain to me what a toboggan is?   more ›

Where Do You Go Sledding?

Check out these sledding hills in Waukesha County and the surrounding area.

4-6 Inches of Snow This Weekend? Maybe, Maybe Not

Two chances exist for our first 'real snow' of the season and include a potential for 4-6 inches on Sunday, but meteorologists say confidence is not high, which means a record for snowless days could be set instead.

Records are made to be broken, and our snow-less streak could break the old record (set in 1999) of 279 consecutive days without a measurable snowfall. As of Thursday, the Milwaukee area has gone 277 days since the last day with measurable snow, which is the 3rd longest streak on record.  The last time Milwaukee had measurable snow was on March 4, 2012, when 0.9 inch was measured. For many, that's good news. However, don't get too comfortable. While we could be able to add more days to the streak and tie for 2nd place on Friday (278 days, previously set in 1908) the next chance for some snow also comes on Friday night.   So far, meteorologists have been tap dancing a bit, and downplay the precipitation to come on Friday to be 'rain events…

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Sledding & Tobogganing – Lots of Great Choices!

Gentle hill or need for speed, the Milwaukee area has a sledding spot for everyone.

So you say you are ready for lots of snow and outdoor fun. Well, bundle up, get your sleds, saucers and toboggans ready and bring it on! Whether you’re looking for the thrills of doing down a more challenging sledding hill or if you want to bring the little ones for some winter fun on a gentler slope, there are plenty of great sledding and tobogganing options available in the greater Milwaukee area and throughout southeast Wisconsin. Patch has you covered with the following listing of favorite sledding hills in our area: Whitnall Park – Hales Corners The main hill at Whitnall Park, 5879 S. 92nd St., near the Boerner Botanical Gardens, comes highly recommended by local residents and is located right next to the golf course clubhouse. This …

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CTCMom2009

11:14 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

I grew up in Menomonee Falls and did Killer HIll often as it was in walking distance from my house... I don't remember anyone dying, but a friend of mine broke his arm and I ended up in the river that is at the bottom of the hill!   more ›