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Daredevils attack a 300-foot hill on free sleds from the city. 'And we shred.'

January 17, 2018

Article published by the News & Observer by Josh Shaffer.

RALEIGH - The daredevils crowded at the top of Dix Hill on Wednesday, preparing to slide down the city’s undisputed favorite of sledding hills, perched on air mattresses, surfboards and a cookie sheet coated with Pam.

Then the city upped the ante by handing out 500 free plastic saucers, distributing them off the back of a golf cart, and suddenly hundreds more daring residents tore down the slope with a souvenir from Winter Storm Inga.

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