Georgina’s annual cardboard toboggan races are back! Use your imagination and build the ultimate toboggan out of cardboard, then register and race it. Award categories include fastest, farthest travelled, most creative, largest and “ROC” bottom.
Get ready to hit the toboggan hill at the ROC on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Sled check-in time: noon - 1 p.m.
Races begin at 1 p.m.
Spend the day with your friends and family on the toboggan hill.
Rules and regulations
All sleds must be checked in prior to 1 p.m. in order to compete in the race or be judged for any awards. This would include a submitted registration form along with signed waiver release form for all participants.
Note: all sleds must pass inspection prior to being judged or allowed to race.
Judging for sled design awards are ongoing. Awards judged at this time are:
- Largest Sled Award
- Most Creatively Designed Sled Award
Cardboard sled races: 1 p.m. – approx. 3 p.m.
Awards judged at this time are:
- Farthest Travelled Sled Award (calculated by measurement)
- Fastest Travelled Sled Award (calculated for Electronic Speed Determiner)
- “ROC” Bottom Award (Participation Award)
Participant and team information
- This event is open to participants of all ages.
- Team entries may be made as an individual or as a team of 1-2 people.
- All participants must wear a CSA-approved ski helmet during the race (helmets are available for rental at the ROC Chalet).
- All participants must submit a registration form and signed waiver form (for children under the age of 18, they must have parental consent).
- Costumes and themes are encouraged.
Toboggan/sled regulations
- Cardboard
- Tape
- Paint
- Wax
- Tin foil
- Plastic sheeting
- Shower curtain
- Zip Ties
- Garbage bags
- Flags (as long as they meet materials acceptable)
- Tarps or Poly Tarps
- Some Glues
- Any material that does not compromise the safety of the participants or the integrity of the hill (accepted by the inspectors prior to event).
Materials not acceptable to use include the following;
If you are unable to remove such objects from your sled, you will not be allowed to race.
- No hardware is permitted (wood, hard plastic, metal, screws, piping, etc.)
- Traditional sleds may not be attached (i.e. crazy carpets, GT’s, saucers, etc.)
- Your sled must be free of sharp edges, pointed objects or any other feature that may be deemed dangerous by the inspectors.
- You may not use: tar-based substance; epoxy glue; fibre-glass resin; two-part varnishes or any other two-part substance; or glues that harden into solids that may be deemed dangerous or may potentially leave hazardous debris on the hill.
- You may not use screws or material; mechanical fasteners; nails; staples; or any other means of holding your sled together that may be deemed dangerous or may potentially leave hazardous debris on the hill.
Competition and judging regulations
Awards will be given out in the following 5 categories:
- Farthest Travelled Sled Award
- Fastest Travelled Sled Award
- Largest Sled Award
- Most Creatively Designed Sled Award
- “ROC” Bottom Award (Constellation Prize)
During the downhill portion, one team member may push their toboggan (maximum of 4 steps) before the starting line and must be in their sled with all other team mates prior to the back of the sled crossing the starting line.
All riders must stay completely inside of their sled at all times during the race.
Photo and video
Media and Town of Georgina staff will be taking photos and video footage at Town of Georgina Special Events. These images may be used, re-used and published in news stories, social media and on websites, in addition to distributed to our event partners.