A Sled Maker's Journal

We live in a world dominated by the temporary. Modern retail landscapes are flooded with cheap, mass-produced plastic items designed for convenience but destined for the landfill. From flimsy plast...

It's not just the right pair of snowshoes that make for a great snowshoeing experience. It's also about the bindings. For snowshoe enthusiasts, the bindings on their snowshoes make all the differe...

There's something truly exhilarating about stepping out into a fresh blanket of snow, the world hushed and pristine. But for anyone who's tried to walk through deep powder in regular boots, that ma...

The Best Snowshoes May Not Be What You Think There’s something almost mystical about walking across deep snow without sinking. It feels like defying gravity, like stepping into a winter dream. But...

How We Select, Steam, and Bend Wood to Hand-Build Toboggans & Snowshoes When you hold one of our toboggans or a pair of handcrafted snowshoes in your hands, you’re holding a story. It begins in...

At Northern Toboggan Co, we've always prided ourselves on crafting sleds that stand the test of time and terrain. Our sleds are more than just wood, hardware, and rope; they're a testament to exc...

Like any trade, our woodshop has received many requests and product suggestions over the years. From time to time we test some prototypes and play with processes to make unique and useful lifetime ...

It's a sleigh, it's a dogsled… no… it's a kicksled! In Scandinavia, kicksledding is a highly popular ‘classic activity’ dating back several generations. Kicksleds are also popular & easy to use...

Around the time of the ‘Great Minnesota Get-Together’, also known as the Minnesota State Fair, we northerners know it’s the time of year to start thinking about our snowy season gear. I know of sev...