Zipfy Freestyle Mini Luge Snow Sled | ZIPFYR, ZIPFYB, ZIPFYPK, ZIPFYG

While we groan over shoveling out the car and slush tracked into the house, snow days are a holiday for children: no school, an excuse for hot chocolate, and best of all, sledding!

Your child will be the coolest kid on the slopes with the award-winning Zipfy Freestyle Mini Luge Sled, which, believe it or not, is both exceptionally fast and exceptionally safe: it's easy to steer, and even easier to stop.

Shaped like a colorful little boat with a black handle sticking out of the top, the Zipfy Sled crams a lot of fun into a very small package, only 20 inches long and 3.4 pounds of plastic. Lugging your sled up the hill is remarkably painless with a Zipfy, especially since the descent afterwards is so exhilarating. To ride Zipfy, sit upright with your legs in front and steer by leaning into your turn; reviewers report that steering is easy, intuitive, and allows for unprecedented control (no collisions with trees, cars, or other sledders). Dig your heels into the snow to slow down, and lean back on the handle for a quick stop.

And Zipfy is fast: there are Zipfy racing teams in snowy countries all over the world. It's so popular internationally that a German blog even pulled an April Fools prank by claiming that a mountain climber had used a Zipfy in his descent down Mount Everest in 2009!

Zipfy is also a fantastic way to get otherwise sedentary kids to get some exercise. Hiking uphill works up a serious sweat, and the incentive to put in the effort is powerful - the higher you climb, the faster, longer, and more thrilling your sled ride will be.

The Zipfy Freestyle Mini Luge Sled is suitable for kids from age 6 and up, but adults love it too. You may find yourself begging your tot to give you a turn – or, you may want to get your own.