Tyler Weidman, 7, of Grayslake goes head first down the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Gwendolyn Arado, 9, of Lake Villa braves the toboggan chute on the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Alex Yorko, 21, of Lake Villa and Christina Cray, 21, of Lindenhurst use the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Annika Anderson, 6, of Lake Villa tries to steer her sled at the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Michael Roberts of Fox Lake gives daughters Morgan, 10, and Lucy, 2, a push down the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa with wife Patti on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Gwendolyn Arado, 9, of Lake Villa braves the toboggan chute on the sledding hill which was barely covered with snow at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Michael Roberts of Fox Lake points out a path to avoid trees for daughter Morgan, 10, and son Isaiah, 4, while his wife Patti holds daughter Lucy, 2, at the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Sledders make the most out of the thin layer of snow at the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Camden Frisby, 11, of Lindenhurst stands on his snowskate made from a skateboard on top of a ski at the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Evelyn O'Brien, 12, of Lindenhurst is taken down by the bumpy dirt patch under the toboggan chute at the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Morgan Roberts, 10, of Fox Lake and sister Lucy, 2, share a sled at the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Jayson Weidman, 11, of Grayslake stands as he sleds at the sledding hill at Caboose Park in Lake Villa on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Patches of grass sticking above a meager snow coating at Caboose Park did not deter locals from enjoying the sledding hill on Sunday in Lake Villa. “It’s still fun. I’m having fun,” said Christina Cray of Lindenhurst. She was tobogganing with Alex Bak of Florida …