A downfall of seven inches of snow just blanketed the entire town school is closed for the day. You go into your garage to look for a sled, but realize that you don’t have one. Although you can go to a nearby store to purchase one, you don’t know which one will bring the maximum amount of fun.

Sleds, like people, are usually broken down into four groups: the saucer for the mild risk taker, the plastic toboggan for the class clown, the snow tube for the chill person and the snow boogie for the out of control lunatic.

“I always ride a saucer because it’s the most fun,” mild daredevil sophomore Michael Calender said. “The best part is when you are facing backwards while going off a jump. The saucer is the only sled that surprises you.”

Although this sled surprises the sledder each ride the rider does have the tendency to fall of the saucer because of its small size. This is not the case for the plastic toboggan.

“The [plastic toboggan] is the most amusing sled,” funny guy junior Spencer Trone said. “It’s the only sled that you can ride with multiple people at the same time. This is important because you can ride on top or below each other for continuous laughs and an overall good time.”

Although this sled is very enjoyable to ride with other people, it is often slow and the sledder cannot go off of jumps well, unlike the snow boogie.

“I love the snow boogie because you can zoom past other people out of control at incredible speeds and you can get the maximum height off of jumps,” madman sophomore Ian Shemer said.

Even though the snow boogie does give maximum height, it has nothing to soften a landing with, which can lead to a broken rib. If you are looking for something safer, the snow tube is the right choice for you.

“I don’t like to take that many risks when I sled,” chill sledder sophomore Sathya Ram said. “I like to ride at a comfortable speed that I feel safe in.”