The girls’ hockey team had a much-needed off weekend, and although it was mostly full of rest, about half the team took on the toboggan chute in Lake Placid. This was the first time for many of the girls, and although they passed by it daily, they either did not have time or were too scared. It was a fun time for all of us, and we were glad we did it.
At the toboggan chute. Photo provided.
Although it was very cold us nine bundled up and walked down though the lake at right after brunch “I’ve always wanted to do this and even though I’ve been here for three years ever winter seemed to pass by and I never had the time to do it” Oceanne Thiffault-Michel ’26 said “Being a senior I’m so happy I got to do it and ever happier I got to experience it with my team”
Normally, it is $10 for kids and $20 for adults to go down, but since we went to Northwood and were considered locals, we got to go down for free. We waited about 30 minutes, which was not a warm wait, but it was worth it. “It was definitely a cold wait, especially because we took the lake across, so my feet were already cold, but the wait seemed to pass fast since we were all laughing and talking during the wait,” said Ryan Erster ’27
About to launch down the toboggan chute. Photo provided.
Once at the top, we realized it looked much steeper than it did at the bottom. We separated our group into a sled of five and a sled of four. Once we were up, we all started to get excited. “I did this once before when I was about four years old, so I do not remember anything. I will definitely remember, and I will also remember how scared I was before my sled took off. I was on the first sled to take off, and after the guy assured us that we were safe, we were pushed down. I screamed a lot on the way down,” Said Lily Pratt ’26
Once we finished this fun, thrilling adventure, we immediately went to Fresh Tracks to get hot chocolate and end a great day.