Find a window. Look outside. What do you see? Heaps and heaps of snow! It’s the middle of January in western Pennsylvania, what else do you expect to be looking at? When most people think of snow, they think: “Oh God!” They see visions of barely maneuverable roads. They see themselves spending hours shoveling driveways, or walking outside trying to endure the freezing temperatures. But does anyone ever think to look at the bright side? Who thinks about the gorgeous white scenery, the fantastic relaxing snow days, and all the fun things you can do in it? Who doesn’t love a good snowball fight? Or plopping down and making a snow angel? Skiing, snowboarding, the whole nine yards. But one of the most entertaining wintertime activities, at least here in Freedom, has to be sledding. Remember when you were a little kid, and there was nothing you wanted to do more than take your brother or sister outside and sled ride with them? I don’t see how growing up and getting into high school changes that feeling at all. “Sledding is such a fun way to connect with your inner child,” Sam Smith, Junior, says. It makes you feel like a little kid again, and with all the stress that we have to go through nowadays, you can’t tell me a break from life in high school doesn’t sound inviting. One of the best things about sledding is: you can go almost anywhere. There are tons of hills all over Freedom and Conway. I bet you your backyard has quite a few. It’s convenient, it’s easy, and it’s so much fun. Another plus about the area: temperatures are never going to be so cold that you feel like you’re going to freeze to death from being outside. All you need to do is throw on a pair of jeans, probably put some sweats on overtop for extra precaution, a sweatshirt, a coat, and some gloves and you’re ready to go. Make sure you remember those gloves, though; bare hands plus freezing snow does not equal a happy ending. Everyone has those weekend days where they have nothing to do, right? So instead of sitting around on your butt watching movies and drinking hot chocolate, why not grab a few friends, go outside, find a decent hill and go sledding! You’ll have the time of your lives right there in your backyard. Do yourself a favor, and save the hot chocolate for after your sled ride.