All you need is an area with some snow cover and flat ground and a little training in techniques. Forest roads are good to begin with. This is a sport which involves a little caution, a change of clothes, and imagination. Innertubes and toboggans should be used with care. Innertubes don't have any steering or guiding mechanism, and unless you chart where you are going before you commit yourself, you 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. Snowmobiling Snowmobiling is allowed only on designated routes in the Mt. Pinos area. Check with the Forest Service to learn which areas are open. Don not take anyone who is not fit enough to make it back in case of a breakdown.