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==Modern sleds== ===Transport=== [[File:Cargo sled, McMurdo Station (cropped).JPEG|700px|center|thumb|An enormous cargo sledge being maneuvered by a 10K-AT "All Terrain" [[Forklift truck|forklift]] at [[McMurdo Station]] in [[Antarctica]]]] Some of these originally used [[draft animals]] but are now more likely to be pulled by an engine (snowmobile or tractor). Some use human power. * The word "motor sled"<ref>{{Cite web | last = sledspace.com | title = Sledspace.com – Snowmobile Community | year = 2008 | url = http://www.sledspace.com | access-date = 18 April 2011 }} </ref> is colloquial term for a [[snowmobile]] * The Inuit ''[[qamutiik]]'' is uniquely adapted for travel on the [[sea ice]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Snowracer|url=http://www.schlitten-bob.de/Snowracer_idQQ1ZZmodeQQartlistZZcatQQ13|publisher=schlitten-bob.de|access-date=19 May 2013|language=de}}</ref> * The ''[[pulk]]'' (or ''ahkio'') is a traditional sled of the [[Sápmi|Lapland]] region, used for expeditions, [[mountain rescue]], and [[arctic warfare|cold weather military units]] to haul equipment, supplies, and passengers. * [[Rescue toboggan]], developed from the ''pulk'' * [[Stone boat]], a farm vehicle used for moving heavy objects such as stones or haybales; can be towed by a tractor. Today some people use [[kite flying|kites]] to tow exploration sleds. ===Recreation=== [[File:Ake Torsætra-4.JPG|thumb|Adult and child walk uphill, each pulling a small plastic toboggan]] [[File:Sledge 2.JPG|thumb|A horse-drawn "stone boat", a sled used in an Australian [[horse pulling]] competition]] [[File:Sledge at Gaborone National Museum.jpg|thumb|Sled at [[Botswana National Museum]]]] There are several types of recreational sleds designed for sliding down snowy hills ([[sledding]]):<ref>[http://www.pariconsleds.com/ Parigon Sleds]</ref> * [[Toboggan]], an elongated sled without runners, usually made from wood or plastic, but sometimes made from [[sheet metal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hörnerschlitten|url=http://www.schlitten-bob.de/Hoernerschlitten_idQQ1ZZmodeQQartlistZZcatQQ8|publisher=schlitten-bob.de|access-date=19 May 2013|language=de}}</ref> * Saucer, a round sled curved like a [[saucer]] (see also [[flying saucer]]), also without runners and usually made out of plastic or metal * [[Flexible Flyer]], a steerable wooden sled with thin metal runners<ref>{{cite web|title=Snow Racer von Stiga finden Sie in der Rubrik Stiga Schlitten!|url=http://www.schlitten-bob.de/Snowracer_idQQ1ZZmodeQQartlistZZcatQQ13|publisher=schlitten-bob.de|access-date=19 May 2013|language=de}}</ref> * [[Kicksled]] or spark, a human-powered sled * Inflatable sled or [[Tubing (recreation)#Snow|tube]], a plastic membrane filled with air to make a very lightweight sled, like an [[inner tube]] * [[Foam]] slider, a flat piece of durable foam with handles and a smooth underside * Backcountry sled, a deep, steerable plastic sled to kneel on with pads and a seat belt * [[Airboard (sled)|Airboard]], a snow [[bodyboard]], i.e. an inflatable single-person sled<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snowsleds.net/airboards.html|title=Airboards - from ski slopes to backcountry!|access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> ===Competition=== A few types of sleds are used only for a specific sport: * [[Bobsled]] (British: bobsleigh), an aerodynamic composite-bodied vehicle on lightweight runners * [[Luge]] and the [[Skeleton (sport)|skeleton]], tiny one or two-person sleds with runners<ref>{{cite web|title=Herzlich Willkommen !|url=http://www.schlittendiscount.de/schlitten-holzschlitten/willkommen/|publisher=schlittendiscount.de|access-date=19 May 2013|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hörnerschlitten|url=http://www.hoernerrodel.de/shop/hornerschlitten-110-cm-modell-lattensitz/|publisher=hoernerrodel.de|access-date=19 May 2013|language=de}}</ref> ===Other=== * A cutter is an open, lightweight, horse-drawn sleigh that usually holds no more than two people. It was developed in the United States around 1800. Historic styles were often quite decorative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cutter sleigh |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/cutter-sleigh |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=20 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> About 1920, cutter racing began in the American [[Rocky Mountains|Rocky Mountain]] west, first using a simple homemade [[chariot]] on skis, later replaced by a bicycle-wheeled chariot that was also pulled over snow.<ref>{{cite web |title=Starting traditions: Cutter racing beings in Thayne |url=https://www.wylr.net/wyoming-people/173-features/4173-starting-traditions-cutter-racing-beings-in-thayne |website=Wyoming Livestock Roundup |access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref> *[[troika (driving)|Troika]], a traditional Russian vehicle drawn by three horses, usually a sled, but it may also be a wheeled carriage. * A sled or "stone boat", seen in [[Tractor pulling|truck and tractor pulling]] and [[horse pulling]]. A flat sled able to carry increasing amounts of weight to determine the maximum load the animal or machine can pull.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sled|url=http://lcata.com/facts.htm|publisher=Lake Country Antique Tractor Association|access-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328055316/http://lcata.com/facts.htm|archive-date=28 March 2012}}</ref>
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