Police respond to injured sledder, photo provided by TDFPD and LTBMU
Snow, a good slope and a sled in hand are the ingredients needed for a fun day around Lake Tahoe, but first responders are warning the public to only use official sledding locations or that fun can turn to a bad day very quickly.
Sledding is not as harmless as it looks, just ask the roughly 20,000 kids under age of 19 in the United States involved in sledding accidents annually.
The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) and USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) are urging locals to help warn our families, friends, and visitors that are choosing to sled on the the unofficial hill at Spooner Summit and other general forest locations. It is risky, and potentially dangerous, to choose an unofficial spot to sled, no matter how appealing it looks.