As we live in the highlands of scotland we see a lot off snow in winter than not to mention that avimore is only 10 miles away from where we live. Avimore has now on the hills all year round, mid july though the sun is shining , its roasting hot i can get a nice tan whitest looking at the snow covered hills yes it is very bizarre and took a while to get used too. Anyways Avimore is a holiday resort a favourite destination for winter sport fanatics due to the snow hills skiers and snowboarders are in heaven here. Around september 2010 we decided one boring weekend to have a wee day out with all the children , josh my stepson loves Avimore so we drew ...  Read the complete review

When we had the couple of weeks of snow before Christmas last year, my son wanted a sledge. The problem with this was that every other child in England obviously wanted a sledge too as we couldn't find a proper sledge anywhere. We went to our local garden centre and they had a bump and skin snow glider sledge and since this was the nearest we had found to a proper sledge, we had no option but to go for it. We took it to our local park where there is a large hill to try it out. I have to say that I had my reservations about this contraption before use and it turns out these reservations were justified. My son and his friend tried it out under our supervision. ...  Read the complete review

The snow 'bum sled' as I call it is a very compact and easy to use piece of equipment for enjoying hours of fun in the snow. The first thing I noticed when I bought this from my local pet shop is that it is very lightweight. The obvious advantage of this is that it will no longer be a chore lugging your new sledge about to the local park and indeed back up the hill after you slide down it! Made from robust plastic the 'bum sled' is perfect for the kids as they can carry it around with them on their own, but the one disadvantage is clear. The problem is that if you have ever been towed to school/the park etc. then this would stop with this product, as it just isn't ...  Read the complete review