Some took dogsled rides, and others skated in plowed-out rinks, but the main attraction was the Lake Placid Toboggan Chute on Parkside Drive, which opened that afternoon from noon to 3 p.m. More than 200 people enjoyed the toboggan chute on Sunday, according to North Elba Park District Manager Butch Martin.

This is a weather-permitting attraction, and weather certainly played a factor in this weekend’s hours. Originally, the toboggan chute was supposed to be open Friday evening, but due to rain and warm temperatures on Thursday and Thursday night, those hours were scrapped. The updated hours, as of Friday afternoon, are noon to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.

The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for students. It includes a wooden toboggan and unlimited rides per session. Tickets are not sold in advance.

Visitors pay at a shack at the bottom of the chute, where they are handed a toboggan for the group. After climbing stairs to the top of the structure, groups sit on their toboggans, and Park District employees push them down the runway. After the plunge, the toboggan will slide as far as it can go on the plowed ice below. There is no way to steer it.

According to the toboggan rules and regulations, passengers should keep their arms and legs on toboggan at all times; and clear the track when the ride is complete (as another toboggan is right behind you). Also, visitors are warned that, due to friction when sliding down the toboggan chute, some types of nylon ski pants may wear through. Therefore, durable pants, such as jeans, are recommended.

“We are not responsible for damaged pants,” the Park District states.

The current toboggan chute — which was built by Jeffords Steel and erected during the winter of 2016-2017 — includes two runs. Sledders — up to four on a toboggan — climb to the top of the chute, where North Elba Park District staff send them down to the ice, which is cleared off for hundreds of feet. At night, the landing is illuminated with floodlights.

The old slide, which was demolished and scrapped, had been converted into the toboggan chute from a Lake Placid Club ski jump in 1965.

The Lake Placid Lions Club is expected to hold its annual toboggan races on Saturday, Feb. 25, the second weekend of Presidents Week. Registration starts at 6:25 p.m., and races start at 6:30. There are prizes for sleds traveling the farthest on the ice.

Get updates about the toboggan chute on the town of North Elba’s Facebook page or online at www.northelba.org. On the website, click on Departments, Park District, then Toboggan Chute.