In the twentieth century, sleds were anything but out of fashion. On the contrary, it was a golden age for both recreational and functional sleds. People still had to survive on land without motorized vehicles and snowplows, and spreading salt was not done on the scale it is today. This made the sled indispensable in many places in the winter. Moreover, this vehicle appealed strongly to the imagination, which made romantic and sporty rides grow into beloved winter activities.