Kicksled Race

Stand on the runners of a chair-fronted kicksled and kick off the snow; time kicks, steer and coast through a snowy town course or frozen lake race.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Finland, Sweden, Norway.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.