Updated: March 6, 2015 at 1:19 PM
Sledding on the National Mall (16 images)
On snow days you will likely find sledders of all ages taking on the slopes of the National Mall near Capitol Hill. A ban on sledding Capitol Hill has been in place since 1876.
Behr Schreiber, 4, sleds near the U.S. Capitol Building after an overnight storm hit Washington, D.C., February 17, 2015. A President's Day snow storm dropped 3-6 inches of snow over the metro region. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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A man and child sled near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on February 14, 2010, after 2 snowstorms blanketed the city in record-setting snow totals. Washington received 55.9 inches of snow to date, the most snow the city has seen in one winter ever on record, and is expecting 1-4 more inches in the next 24 hours. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn.
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James Drobnyk, 2, plays in the snow near the U.S. Capitol Building after an overnight storm hit Washington, D.C., February 17, 2015. A President's Day snow storm dropped 3-6 inches of snow over the metro region. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Shannon Schreiber and her son Behr, 4, sled near the U.S. Capitol Building after an overnight storm hit Washington, D.C., February 17, 2015. A President's Day snow storm dropped 3-6 inches of snow over the metro region. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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