Brett D Bannon wrote: > > Greeting from a white New Mexico > > I took my children sledding last Sunday after we have accumulated quite a > snow pack on the north slopes. We have received close to 50 inches of > snow (El Nino effect). Snows, melts, snows, melts, school bus can't get > to our house unless the roads are frozen. Anyway someone suggested > waxing the sleds to help them slide better. Thought I would ask the > Bee-List if this works, how you do it, etc. Is beeswax good. How about > paraffin. Thanks in advance. > > Brett D. Bannon > Folsom, NM USA > [log in to unmask] My daughter says: "Paraffin is best. Move it in one direction, the direction of the sled, for speed. To slow it down a bit, wax at right angles to the direction of the sled. Eunice 'From The Cradle of Confederation'