Switzerland takes sledging seriously enough to have the world's longest run: 15 kilometres from the Faulhorn summit down to Grindelwald, with the Eiger's north face glowering across the valley as you career past. The catch — and the badge of honour — is the two-and-a-half-hour winter hike up from First to reach the start, sledge in tow. Rent a proper wooden sledge in the village, go on a weekday after fresh snow, and accept that braking technique is learned empirically.
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