Mountain Boy Sledworks Slalom Sled

After reading the reviews on Amazon and elsewhere, as well as the reviews for a lot of other sled designs, I was pretty sure this was the sled for my family. We received it quickly. The Amazon price was great, which isn't always the case, and it was just as beautiful as the pictures and descriptions indicate.Unlike the Mountain Boy Ultimate Flyer sled, it comes in two pieces, and you have more control when you assemble it over how easily the steering mechanism turns. That's good and bad, as the screw that determines tightness seems to loosen a little over with use, and I'm concerned it will rust over time as well because it is not sealed away like the turning screw of the Flyer. On the other hand, its great for grown ups to have additional turning sensitivity.We tried the sled out over Christmas on a long, moderately sloped hill with around a foot of powder. It was faster AND more controllable than the other two sleds we tried, including the 52 inch Flyer. I think it will be even faster on packed hills. Unfortunately, the curved, plywood steering arm broke the third time I put it in the car, so I will have to wait to fix it to find out. I wish they had used two pieces of straight, 1 x 3 oak for the steering arm instead of the plywood. It might not have been as pretty, but the extra strength clearly would have been worthwhile so this is what I will use to fix it.All in all a great buy.

After years of plastic sleds and saucers, I thought with the youngest ready for sledding we would get a flexible flyer metal runner sled. Then the Mountain Boy Sledworks Slalom sled appeared on my radar. Not sure where I saw it first about a month ago but it went the Christmas list of things to get for the boys.We had 4 inches of snow last weekend and the wife and I thought it would be OK to open a present early.Wow! Good move all around. This sled is simply wonderful. Made of plywood with several coats of polyurethane over a medium stain, it is sturdy, stable and great looking.It is easily steerable either sitting or laying down. We preferred sitting because the boys thought it was too fast when on their stomachs (or dad's back).Things to make it go from great to the best ever:1 - the tow rope is a little short when pulling it back up the slope. Solution: another rope and a plastic J-hook to hook to the pull rope and allow it to go in a pocket on the way down hill.2 - their website recommends ski wax on the bottom. I thought it was for speed, but it will preserve the underside of the sled and make it truly an heirloom sled. Try any rub on ski wax.The real test will come at Grandma and Grandpa's house over Christmas and snow in the snow belt of PA. 40" already.UPDATE: As other reviewers had noted, the handle broke. We had a thicker, solid wood handle sent from the company at no charge within a couple of days. And buy a block of wax - it helps the sled run faster. It was a hit in 4" of packed snow, as well as 24" of powder.

Purchased this as a Christmas present for my son - per-tradition we wrap all the presents Christmas eve while he lay snug in his bed. However, I noticed upon putting this sled together it was missing an essential bolt to hold the front and back sections together. The packaging was fine, no where it could have fallen out, it was simply left out. Thus Christmas morning he awoke without a very cool sled I was very excited to give him. Very very disappointing, and do to the holidays, their offices weren't open to get the essential bolt until several days later. When I finally did get a response, a expected a bit more than "sorry, we'll send one out" as this was a Christmas morning present and I relied on this company to provide a quality product for the significant price they are charging. A week later the bolt arrives, and the snow was gone. Due to work & school schedules we were never able to use the Sled, how every disappointing. I will not buy another product from this company ever again, as they failed to meet customer expectations.

Beautiful looking sled but design is flawed. Steerable wooden handle is made of plywood and so not strong enough. Handle broke on first use. Replacement handle broke on next use. Returning item.

The sled looks wonderful! I just opened it up and started to put it together only to find that, like other people mentioned, I had to modify the handle to fit...I think Brice Hoskin needs to visit Huangyan, China and his good friend Yu Guanglin a little more often. How hard is it to drill 3 equally spaced holes in two parts? Brice needs to brush up on his Mandarin and let Yu Guanglin know that his drilling jigs are out of tolerance or something... I think its ridiculous to pay good money for a good looking sled only to have to modify it yourself. Hopefully the sleds made in the USA are of better quality.As for the sleds performance in the snow... I havent gotten that far yet. But, Im sure it will slide like a champ in any snow conditions... just had to get over the hump of modifying it.Again, the sled is beautiful, just needs a little drilling work to assembly the handle.