When it comes to finding the best place to go sledding, there are three key factors to keep in mind: steepness, length of run and accessibility.

Has your inner-child ever pondered what it may be like to sled down the piles of snow that mount in the parking lot at the Berkshire Mall thro…

Or at least, these are the factors Nick Watroba, a Pittsfield resident and co-founder of 413Shirts.com, says are the things he looks for in a good sledding spot. One year for the holidays, his mom gifted him a snow tube for Christmas, which inspired him to set out and sled down 28 hills in 28 days. Of the hills he was able to conquer in his mission, these were his top three picks:

Most accessible: Clapp Park in Pittsfield.

"It offers easy parking at the base of the hill with a fun, but safe, hill slope," Watroba said.

Best advanced hill: Sheep's Hill in Williamstown; parking off route 7.

"The hill is so long and so steep that they have a rule where there can be no jumps, because it would be too crazy. It's great for 12 and up if someone is looking for a next-level ride," he said.

Family friendly: Forest Park in Adams.

"This is a golf course in Adams. A windy road takes you through the course, where there are many hills to choose from. Small slopes for the little ones, and fun steep ones for the bigger kids."

413 sledding review for Target located at The Berkshire Mall in Lanesboro.

Watroba went on to say that, ultimately, the best hill, really, is any one that you can find, whether that be in your back yard, a neighborhood park, or even the Lanesborough Target parking lot.

The most important thing, he says, is to get out there and have fun.

"Sledding doesn't need [to be] a long drive; it's great exercise and it gets the fun flowing."

So, if you find yourself with a good amount of snow, warm snow gear and a sled or tube ready for the slopes, here are some places around Berkshire County to check out:

Children sled at the fourth hole at the Forest Park Country Club in Adams.

• Hoosac Valley Elementary School

14 Commercial St, Adams

•  Forest Park Country Club

41 Forest Park Ave., Adams

• Wahconah Country Club

20 Orchard Road, Dalton

• Monument Mountain High School

600 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington

• Lee Elementary School

310 Greylock St. in Lee

• Tanglewood parking lots

The hill opposite the Main Gate of Tanglewood (West St., Route 183)

Clockwise from left: Erik Thomas, officers David Lemieux and Kyler Cahoon, Amalio Jusino and Kingston DeJesus, 8, slide down the hill at Southview Cemetery on South Church Street in North Adams, during a community sledding event. Thomas and Jusino organized the event, which they first held in 2013.

• Brayton Elementary School

20 Barbour St., North Adams

• St. Joseph Cemetery

Church St., North Adams

• Southview Cemetery

Church St., North Adams

• Clapp Park

233 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield

• John T. Reid Middle School

950 North St., Pittsfield

• Osceola Park

41 Osceola St., Pittsfield

Simon Shin slides down the hill at Taconic Golf course in Williamstown in 2017.

• Cole Field at Williams College

Stetson Road, Williamstown

• Sheep Hill

671 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown

• Taconic Golf Club

19 Meacham St., Williamstown

This story was originally published in 2022 and has since been lightly edited from the original.