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  • 22-01-2013 3:03pm
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    OldGoat
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    As a kid the best hill for sliding down in the snow was the 13th teebox on Greystones golf course. Not having grown up on the Northside I have no idea where the best snow hills are. I'm close to the one in Saint Annes but it's not great. It's very short and nowhere near steep enough for real buttclenching snowy thrills.
    Are there any really exciting snow hills on the northside?

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    Mr Simpson
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    As a kid the best hill for sliding down in the snow was the 13th teebox on Greystones golf course. Not having grown up on the Northside I have no idea where the best snow hills are. I'm close to the one in Saint Annes but it's not great. It's very short and nowhere near steep enough for real buttclenching snowy thrills.
    Are there any really exciting snow hills on the northside?

    Deer Park? Thats pretty steep


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    murphyaii
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    :)


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    OldGoat
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    Is that where most people would head? Is the hotel/club there OK with a hoard of oulfellas hollering down the slopes on a sheet of lino? :)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    Mr Simpson
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    Is that where most people would head? Is the hotel/club there OK with a hoard of oulfellas hollering down the slopes on a sheet of lino? :)

    I dont know tbh. It was always too cold to drink cans there in the snow :p i cant think of anywhere else except St Annes


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    bazwaldo
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    Used to use this hill here. It seemed massive when I was a kid. Beware the tolka is at the bottom and kids with fast sleds were said to have taken a dip.

    http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=swvn5pggbbcg&lvl=18.83&dir=357.42&sty=b&sp=Point.swvn5pggbbcg_slide____&rtp=adr.~pos.53.370931_-6.262052_near%20166%20Walsh%20Road%2C%20Dublin%2C%20County%20Dublin%2C%20Ireland_slide__a_&mode=D&rtop=0~0~0


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    frankosw
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    Not northside but Bushey park has a very steep bank!


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    tricky D
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    MarkMc wrote: »
    Deer Park? Thats pretty steep

    Nothing up there at the moment, but the big one of 2 years ago was great at the south side of the resevoir. I'll try to dig up some photos when I get home.


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    tricky D
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    A sample of the best run we used with some nice bumps for the lulz

    deerpark-snow-fun-2012c_zps147190fc.jpg

    deerpark-snow-fun-2012a_zpsd09b2677.jpg

    deerpark-snow-fun-2012b_zps85ed898f.jpg


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    Esel
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    Some decent slopes just north of the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park too. Probably thronged if in condition.

    Not your ornery onager



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    spoonface
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    Here's a clip from Deer Park,Howth poster sledding a few years ago...

    http://vimeo.com/8778336


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    Larianne
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    Bit late, but River Valley Park in Swords has a really steep hill.

    Although a word of caution using it, as one girl died after hitting a tree in the park a few years back. :(


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