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Scores of daytrippers from the capital, Santiago, took to skis, snowboards and toboggans to make the most of the thick powdery snow, with their faces obscured entirely by a combination of masks and goggles.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

Her childhood was spent outdoors raking leaves and speeding through the countryside on sleds and toboggans, bikes and boats.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2021

Summer brings sunbathers, picnickers and sixth-formers sat in circles, while in winter, on those rare occasions it snows, people drag in toboggans.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2020

The best backcountry choices are the classics: toboggans, tubes and saucers.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2017

“You could toboggan very well. Excellent Canadian toboggans are sold in Montreux. Ochs Brothers sell toboggans. They import their own toboggans.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway