Reporter Jay Patrick and I headed to Squilchuck State Park Wednesday morning to do a story on the sledding scene but were turned away at a locked gate. Whomever runs the hill up there should figure out a better way of letting people know when it’s open. From there, we went to Sterling Middle School, always a popular spot.

The easiest picture is the one of people flying off a jump. You just set up below the jump and wait for it to happen.

The one I like the best is of Zach Brown and his daughter sledding into a sled held by his son. I didn’t see it coming but his bad luck was my good luck as they crashed into the sled.

And the best series of photographs was of Mike Brown loading up a sled and the resulting bail off at the end.

You just can’t lose at the Sterling hill and especially under sunshine.