Sledding Gallery

Sledding is a popular winter activity that has been enjoyed by people of all ages for centuries, and is an easy and inexpensive way to have fun in the snow

Russian Ice Mountain on the Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg, 1850s. Private Collection

Visitors enjoying dog sledding on the ice in front of the village of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia, Eurasia

Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. Artist: Paterssen, Benjamin (1748-1815)
Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. From a private collection

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, c. 1608, by Hendrick Aver
Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634). Dutch painter. Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, c. 1608. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

Aerial view of tourists dog sledding in the snowy forest, Lapland, Finland, Europe

Suppose we found snow fairies there, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Winter Pleasures, 1710-18 (oil on copper)
471025 Winter Pleasures, 1710-18 (oil on copper) by Griffier, Jan (c.1645-1718); 49x64 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Plan and elevation for a Park Lodge and Entrance Floorplan shows kitchen and living room and separate poultry shed. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts

Children sledding and skating on ice (traineaux), early 19th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.

Ice skating and sledding on a glacier near Gentilly, 18th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris

Boys sliding on ice (glissoire) and sledding on ice (traisneau), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Two girls riding on a sled on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Elf on a sled on a Dutch New Year postcard. Date: circa 1910s

German print - Four Seasons - Winter
German print - Four Seasons, children in a winter scene, with a snowman and sleds. 19th century

Townsfolk at Christmas Date: 1929

Dogsled tour to Ilulissat, Greenland

Husky, Lapland, Finland

Husky sledding, Lapland, Finland

Sled Dog, Chena Hot Springs, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Margaret Thatcher on dry ski run at Festival Gardens, 1963
Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister but at the time of this photograph, M.P. for Finchley and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Ministry of Pensions

The Four Seasons, Winter, by John Hassall
Children having lots of fun sledging down hill in the snow. 1902

Children skating and sledding on a New Year card
Children having fun skating and sledding on a New Year card, with a sentimental verse. Date: circa 1870s

Sled dog panting, Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska, USA Date: 22/07/2010

Antarctica, Snow Hill Island, Adult emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) tobogganing on the sea ice while going to sea for feeding. Date: 11/09/2007

Eisige Lenzprachte, 1915 (pencil and bodycolour)
653000 Eisige Lenzprachte, 1915 (pencil and bodycolour) by Fidus (Hugo Hoppener) (1868-1948); 40.7x40.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Eisige Lenzprachte. Fidus (Hugo Hoppener) (1868-1948)

Sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia, 1816 (engraving)
5912681 Sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia, 1816 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); (add.info)

Sledging with flaming torch in Korketrekkeren
5954308 Sledging with flaming torch in Korketrekkeren by Hansteen, Nils (1855-1912); 95x163 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Skaters in a frozen Landscape, (oil on canvas)
989265 Skaters in a frozen Landscape, (oil on canvas) by Spohler, Jan Jacob (1811-66); 49.5x66.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Skaters in a frozen Landscape. Jan Jacob Spohler (1811-1866)

Winter, (oil on canvas)
650667 Winter, (oil on canvas) by Kane, John (1860-1934); 61.3x66.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter. John Kane (1860-1934). Oil on canvas

Sledging on a Frozen Pond, (oil on canvas)
659627 Sledging on a Frozen Pond, (oil on canvas) by Monsted, Peder (1859-1941); 40.7x61.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sledging on a Frozen Pond. Peder Monsted (1859-1941). Oil on canvas

Sledding Timber at Lebrina, Tasmania (b / w photo)
2813649 Sledding Timber at Lebrina, Tasmania (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sledding Timber at Lebrina, Tasmania)

Sledging over hummocky ice, April 1853, engraved by William Simpson
NBY332275 Sledging over hummocky ice, April 1853, engraved by William Simpson, published by Ackermann & Co. 1854 (colour litho) by Cresswell, Samuel Gurney (1827-67) (after); Newberry Library

The cold, increased by the tremendous speed, deprived them of the power of speech
3501829 The cold, increased by the tremendous speed, deprived them of the power of speech, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905)

Victorian Poster of Night Sledding, 1887 (lithograph)
1201952 Victorian Poster of Night Sledding, 1887 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Snow Sports (chromolitho)
734876 Snow Sports (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow Sports. Liebig card)

William Gray Hassler pulling his sled through snowy woods, c.1912 (b / w photo)
1078842 William Gray Hassler pulling his sled through snowy woods, c.1912 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Tobogganing in the Countryside, 1886 (chromolithograph)
2622544 Tobogganing in the Countryside, 1886 (chromolithograph) by Sandham, Henry (1842-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hoje Tstrup Church, Outside Copenhagen, 1922 (oil on canvas)
659570 Hoje Tstrup Church, Outside Copenhagen, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Monsted, Peder (1859-1941); 44x59.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoje Tstrup Church, Outside Copenhagen)

Riding out from the Gates (litho)
1195717 Riding out from the Gates (litho) by Orlowski, Alexander (Alexandr Osipovich Orlovsky) (1777-1832) (after); 50.8x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlowsky)

A Winter Landscape with Children Sledging, 1918 (oil on canvas)
823603 A Winter Landscape with Children Sledging, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Monsted, Peder (1859-1941); 68.9x48.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Winter Landscape with Children Sledging)

The Quebec Driving Club meeting at the Place d Armes, engraved by J. Smillie Jr
2632379 The Quebec Driving Club meeting at the Place d Armes, engraved by J. Smillie Jr. 1826 (etching & aquatint) by Wallace

Snowballing (chromolitho)
734877 Snowballing (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snowballing. Liebig card)

The Coachman, 1923 (oil on canvas)
1195737 The Coachman, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Kustodiev, Boris Mikhailovich (1878-1927); 98.3x81.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Buffalo Hunt, c.1822-1824 (pen and black ink and watercolour on paper)
985353 Buffalo Hunt, c.1822-1824 (pen and black ink and watercolour on paper) by Rindisbacher, Peter (1806-34); 21.2x41.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Buffalo Hunt)

Winter on Ravensdale Road, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
1764719 Winter on Ravensdale Road, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 1890 (watercolor and gouache on paper) by Cropsey, Jasper Francis (1823-1900); 31.4x48.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tobogganing, c.1873 (albumen print (composite))
995980 Tobogganing, c.1873 (albumen print (composite)) by Henderson, Alexander (1831-1913); 15.2x19.7 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

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Sledding is a popular winter activity that has been enjoyed by people of all ages for centuries, and is an easy and inexpensive way to have fun in the snow, and it can be done almost anywhere there is a hill or slope with enough snow, and are be done on traditional sleds, inner tubes, toboggans, saucers, and even plastic bags. The most important part is safety; always wear a helmet and make sure the area you are sledding in is free from obstacles such as trees or rocks. Once you have found your spot, all you need to do is sit down on your sled and push off with your feet. Enjoy the thrill of flying down the hill while taking in the beautiful winter scenery around you.