A Sled Maker's Journal

Of the materials that go into our toboggan and sleds there is none more important than Red Oak. It is the traditional material that my mentor used, and it is the preference of our long standing par...

Each year there is the inaugural "first order" that gets me excited that the season is about to begin. I am grateful for the start of this year happening a bit ahead of schedule. While it is common...

Well it seems that there are mixed reviews on whether or not we will see a decent snow fall for the season ahead. If there is one consistency we have had in our 19 years of wood toboggan and sled m...

(…continued…) Our Mission Statement was: “To build High Quality, Practical Sledding Equipment at a Value”…Hmmm…why not scale down our 12’ 3-Board Dog Toboggan? Make it to fit the family for coasti...

I often think about the name we coined for our Downhill Toboggan… The toboggans we had been building prior were called Dog Toboggans or 3-Board Dog Toboggans (Traditional Canadian Toboggans) when ...

It was in 1995 when Northern Toboggan & Sled was born through the guidance of my mentor Milton Chaboyer. It was he who taught me the techniques and craft of traditional toboggan and sled maki...

  Here is a pictorial testimonial from a happy customer who hauls around their family and a  8' downhill toboggan in a Toyota Prius! 

Hi John, Thought you might like a few photos of your sled in action. My two grandchildren aged 1.5 and 3.5 years get a kick out of the toboggan run which I had a friend create with his snow machine...

An interested winter camper asked if we could connect him with an existing customer about a hand toboggan that was purchased and has been used for over 10 years:) Thank you for sharing your story...