How to play
A small child spends a whole winter day on the sledding hill, from the pink morning light to the blue dusk when the street lamps come on. The hill is seen from the side, with three lanes side by side. When you catch up with a slower rider in your lane, change lanes and pass them. Get round the snowmen, the snowdrifts and the dog that runs across the hill the same way.
One button does everything. Hold it to tuck and gain speed. Let go right at the lip of a kicker to pop higher: a gold ring shrinks onto the lip to show the moment. In the air, each tap starts a trick, but each trick must be finished before you land, or you roll into the soft snow. Nobody loses on the hill: a crash is just a giggling roll in the snow.
A day has eight runs. Each run earns zero to three stars, and the stars unlock new gear and hills the same day: first a slider, then a plastic sled, a wooden sled and a steering sled, and School Hill, Park Hill and the long Ridge Hill.
Scoring
- Passing a rider who was in your lane, without touching them, gives 25 points, and a close pass 15 more.
- A snow crystal gives 10 points, and one floating high over a kicker 30 points.
- A jump landed gives 20 points, and a perfect pop 30 more.
- Every trick gives points, and the tricks of one jump multiply: the more tricks, the more points.
- Reaching the bottom gives 50 points, and every second under the par time 10 points. The par time is how long the run takes on your gear without a tuck.
- Every star earned in a run adds 100 points to the day’s score.
Tips
- Tuck on the clear stretches, but sit up before traffic, as lane changes are slower in a tuck.
- A rider who looks over their shoulder while their pompom blinks gold is about to change lanes.
- Build up speed before a kicker: the faster you go and the better your pop, the more tricks fit in the air.
