Help others enjoy winter travel in the National Forest by carrying out what you carry in. If you plan on heading up to the snow, be sure to check on road conditions before your trip, and carry tire chains along with plenty of warm clothes. This is a sport which involves a little caution, a change of clothes, and imagination. Inner tubes and toboggans should be used with care. Inner tubes don't have any steering or guiding mechanism, and unless you chart where you are going before you commit yourself, your ride could end abruptly against a tree trunk or off a bank onto a road.
Sleds are somewhat more maneuverable.
All snow play should be guided by good sense as well. When young children are involved, adults should watch for signs of fatigue and make time for a rest period and energy snacks. This is the lowering of the internal temperature of the body, and it leads to mental and physical collapse. Hypothermia is caused by exposure to cold, and it is aggravated by moisture, wind and exhaustion. If someone in your party becomes exhausted or goes into persistent or violent shivering, don't ignore the symptoms.