• The Cascade toboggan can be used for rescues on ski mountains like thisSki Run at the Mountain top image by TekinT from Fotolia.com
  
  The toboggan is an invention of the Indians who lived in Canada. Which tribe invented it is up for debate; however, the toboggan's practicality and ease of use has ensured its continued existence throughout the world. Cascade Toboggan, a company based in Washington State, modified the design of the original wooden toboggan to create a durable rescue tool for the extreme environments of the ski mountains and the backcountry in winter.
  
  

Material

• The Cascade toboggan comes in two models: the one piece and two piece. Either is constructed of stainless steel or titanium.
  
  

Weight

• The professional one-piece stainless steel toboggan weighs 31 pounds, while the two-piece toboggan weighs 34 pounds. The professional one-piece and two-piece titanium toboggans weigh considerably less: 18 pounds and 19.5 pounds respectively.
  
  

Dimensions

• The Cascade toboggan is 83 inches long, 6.25 inches tall and 25 inches wide at the front end and 12 inches at its foot.
  
  

Features

• All the Cascade toboggans come with a low-profile, interlaced tube frame, a top rail that measure 3/4 inch in diameter, four points located both inside and outside the toboggan at which you can attach lines for load lifting, a mesh liner made of HDPE and a built-in backboard. The toboggans also come with four restraint straps with QuickTAB fasteners.
  
  

Optional Additions

• If you wish, you can add features to the Cascade toboggans. Features include an upgraded professional mesh liner, a CMC litter shield, a litter wheel located on the front of the toboggan, a pad stretcher as well as straps that are 1 inch or 1.5 inches wide.