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Photos: No business like snow business

What comes down must go back up — at least if you want another run.
sledders make their way up the hillat Acton-Carlisle High School on Monday, January 19, 2026, as the sun comes out following Sunday night’s storm. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

The Monday holiday and a blanket of fresh snow combined for ideal conditions for sledding, sliding, and careening down the hill at Acton-Carlisle High School.

Photos: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Grant Hightower of Acton and his daughter Solenne, 9, brace for their imminent descent.
Grant Hightower of Acton and his daughter Solenne, 9, brace for their imminent descent.
Acton siblings Anna Pavlik, 11, left, Claire Pavlik, 9, and Roger Pavlik, 7, zoom down a slope at Acton-Carlisle High School on Monday, January 19. Joining them on the tube were Ellis Tumminello, 7, and Addy Tumminello, 5, also of Acton.
Acton siblings Anna Pavlik, 11, left, Claire Pavlik, 9, and Roger Pavlik, 7, zoom down a slope at CCHS. Joining them on the tube were Ellis Tumminello, 7, and Addy Tumminello, 5, also of Acton.
Arthur Mamao, 12, of Acton is one cool cat as he scoots down the slope.
Arthur Mamao, 12, of Acton is one cool cat as he scoots down the hill.
Vinny Tumminello of Acton and Willa, 2, kick up some powder.
Vinny Tumminello of Acton and Willa, 2, kick up some powder.
An unofficial judge keeps watch over the proceedings.
An unofficial judge keeps watch over the proceedings.

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