LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As schools across the Louisville area canceled classes on Friday, students and teachers took the day to enjoy the snow. No matter who you ask, Baringer Hill at Cherokee Park is the top place to be when it snows in Louisville.
What You Need To Know
- Classes were canceled in the Louisville area on Friday, leading many to spend their snow day on a sled
- Louisville Parks and Recreation named a handful of designated sledding hills for the snow day
- Some areas in Kentucky receive more than 10 inches of snow, but Louisville topped out around 3
- Hundreds of families flocked to Baringer Hill in Cherokee Park to sled
“It's the biggest hill in Kentucky, it's slippery and it breaks our sleds,” 1st grader at Crestwood Elementary, Hudson Carr said.
For Hudson Carr and his older, 5th grade brother Paxton Carr, this is actually their third sled they've gone through thanks the the hallowed hill.
But the Carr brothers weren't the only ones at Cherokee Park. Baringer Hill has become a popular spot for sledding during snow days.
“It’s long, and it just goes, it’s long, that's all I have to say,” sophomore at Eastern High School, Brayden Nettles said.
For the Carr family, the hill is more than just a place to let your inner dare-devil fly.
“It's our second time, we come pretty much every winter,” Hudson aid.
It's a family tradition for brothers Paxton and Hudson.
“When I was younger we used to come here and when my boys got old enough where I think they wouldn't die, I started bringing them. So we've been coming here ever since,” Ryan Carr said.
For Brayden Nettles, the snow day meant getting a group of friends to celebrate the best way they know how.
“I came here last year and it was good, just last year there was way more snow but it's good every year,” Nettles said.
Whether it’s the ride down or the long, steep walk back to the top, everyone has their own favorite.
“Probably the part where we were starting and we started flipping around, probably that part where we were flipping around,” Hudson said.
Baringer Hill is where memories are made for many Louisvillians.
“It's fun to watch them grow up, they have just as much fun as I did and it wears them out so we can all go home and relax for the afternoon,” Ryan Carr said.
Louisville Parks and Recreation named designated sledding hills following the recent snow which include:
- Cherokee Park (Baringer Hill, intersection of Alexander Road and Scenic Loop),
- Joe Creason Park (Trevilian Way, across from Louisville Zoo),
- George Rogers Clark Park (1024 Thruston Avenue, behind playground, near McKinley Avenue),
- McNeely Lake Park (6900 Cooper Chapel Road, near Korean War Memorial),
- Tyler Park (1501 Castlewood Avenue, on Tyler Park Drive side of park),
- Charlie Vettiner Park (5550 Charlie Vettiner Park Road, near Easum Road entrance)