Fast sledges

Toboggans through the ages in Schwyz exhibition.

This content was published on November 24, 2010 - 09:47

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The Swiss Alps offer thrills and spills not only for skiers, but also for tobogganists. An exhibition at the Forum for Swiss History in Schwyz gathers together 80 sledges, some of them for racing, and charts the evolution of this traditional if sometimes risky form of transport.(SF/swissinfo.ch)

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