While snow, especially if it comes early enough in the season, may be met with eye rolls and groans, it also makes possible some of the best fun you will ever have. My memories of sledding in the winter are some of my favorites.
The big hill that once bordered Rose Hill Cemetery saw a lot of traffic from my neighborhood. And, on rare snow days at Western Kentucky University, we'd all march up to Van Meter Hall at the top of the hill. It was next to an irresistible steep slope. It was incredible fun.
I can't really recommend either for this story, however. The first one no longer exists, and there may now be rules in place for the second one with all the changes to the campus. But no matter. The following suggestions are all top-flight, so grab your tube and feel like a kid again.
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