Ok, so I've had this for a few months but was waiting to review because our initial outing was just not up to what I expected. We started on the slopes of our local 10,000+ foot mountain on a rather kid-friendly slope, however, as is the case in nature, the slope had a lot of moguls and the time we were out it had compacted snow (no fresh powder). This sled did NOT do a good job there, it simply hit the mogul and flew, and it was so slick that it was hard to get control. My son is 6 and was a biSee full review