Head for the hills! The Post rates NYC’s slippery sled slopes

Snowfall brings New Yorkers out of their apartments and onto their sleds for some downhill action that makes everyone feel like a kid again. Heres a roundup of some of the best places to slip and slide.

Third Street and Prospect Park West, Brooklyn

Nine-year-old Park Slope pals Jack (from left), Katie, Dela and Luna give a thumbs-up for the slopes in Prospect Park.Photo: Christian Johnston

On snow days, Park Slope families jam onto every possible peak in this Brooklyn park. Popular spots include a medium-size hill adjacent to the Picnic House, where, one Friday during a recent noreaster, the area teemed with kids and parents.

Anything goes at this chaotic scene, where children careen down all sides of the hill, often landing in a big pile at the bottom. At one point, a dog pulling his young charge by sled stopped to do his business in the middle of the hill, and kids leapt out of saucers to avoid the steaming pile of poo.

Theyre kinda rookies here in the city, says Robert Sluymer, 51, a Toronto native who has lived in Park Slope for more than a decade.

But kids dont seem to mind, including Sluymers 9-year-old daughter, Dela, who packed onto the familys wooden toboggan with a giggling pack of PS 107 friends before getting a push from Dad.

Walter, a 12-year-old off to a running start before dive-bombing down the hill headfirst, shouts, It feels like youre indestructible!

Teens crowd Long Meadow to practice jumps and snowboarding, while a bunny slope for tots faces the bandshell. (Watch out for trees at the bottom.)

Insider tip: Patience is a must at this parks popular spot, where sledders queue up before pushing off. The sprawling park is littered with hills. Keep exploring until you find enough space to sled safely in fresh powder.

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Head for the hills! The Post rates NYC’s slippery sled slopes