How did we learn to love winter? By dogsledding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and exploring snow-blanketed national parks. Such off-the-slopes activities enabled my family and me to enjoy the snow and the cold without downhill skiing. Although my kids can gleefully maneuver black-diamond mountain trails, I fall even on bunny hills.
But all of us have savored the trips we’ve taken to the storybook setting of glistening woods where the wind bent the snow-dusted branches, creating a fluttery dance of sun and shadow on the fresh morning powder. Here are some of our most-loved cold-season adventures.
