Snow racer

Stiga snowracer
Sledding with a snow racer

A snow racer (also spelt snowracer, originally a 1965 Stiga brandname), or steering sled (cf. Swedish: styrkälke; or rattkälke, Finnish: rattikelkka, "steering wheel sled"), is a Nordic winter toy used in snowy winter recreation, consisting of a small sled with a raised seat, runners [sv], and steering wheel for a central steering ski.

In Sweden and Finland, the toy falls under a multitude of regional names, which has led linguists to conduct investigations into which names exist and where they are used and when in time they belong.

SMX snow racer

A larger, more bike-like design was launched by Norwegian company North Legion in 2005, called the SMX [es].

Se also

References

  1. 1 2 "Språkexperten slår fast: "Bob är det äldre uttrycket"". svt.se. Sveriges Television. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
  2. ↑ "snowracer". svenska.se. Swedish Academy. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
  3. 1 2 "Kartläggning: Här säger folk bob och här snowracer". svt.se. Sveriges Television. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
  4. ↑ "SMX - What's the deal?". nsmb.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-07. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  5. ↑ "North Legion SMX". abrykavanagh.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 November 2026.