Winter activities
Toboganning
In the 1870s, following the construction of the Tantramar Skating Rink in 1876, debates were waged in issues of the University student journal The Argosy as to who were the healthiest: those who toboggan or those who skate. Those on the side of the tobogganers, or "coasters," were reported to have said:
"… it is much better to enjoy the open air, and that more vigorous exercise can be had in managing the toboggans."
Skaters, meanwhile, confronted this logic with the claim that:
"… the liability to accident is greater on the coasting slopes than it is on the skating plane. Broken ankles, sore heads and spavins, are not of rare occurrence."
It was also noted that Mount Allison did not own any toboggans, and were therefore difficult to acquire. By 1909, however, two toboggans were available at the Ladies’ College, and tobogganing remained a relatively popular pastime up to WWI.
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