Alaska Small Business Development Center

Highlighting Kicksled Alaska

October 28, 2020

Inspired by the desire to get outdoors during the wintertime with their baby and needing a mode of outdoor-transportation smoother than their stroller, Valerie and Brennan Walsh turned to their used kicksled.

Kicksledding provides great winter exercise for all ages and helps haul gear, enjoying with friends and family, and can be used as a winter stroller and with dogs. Essentially a cross between a dog sled and skis; the traditional model is made with a wooden frame and the modern of either aluminum or steel.

On a whim, they decided to email E.S. Lahtinen Oy (ESLA), the Finland manufacturer and the (snow)ball began to roll from there as Kicksled Alaska was started. Read the rest here!

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