Embrace Winter!
I collected a few links for snowy days.
Places for trying to cross country ski (my post on AOA)
Albany Kid’s post on indoor & outdoor ice skating
Winter Day Trips. . . for these, I’ve added the location as well as how far it is from my house near Schenectady. I know that’s not super-convenient for everyone, but I’m just trying to give you a general idea to get you started. So if you’re in Troy, then those Massachusetts locations might be great options for you. I’ve listed whether each place has skiing/snowboarding or tubing as well as if they have night options and if they specifically list adaptive ski lessons on their sites. It’s possible that I’ve missed something, of course, so follow the link and read their site directly for the most accurate and up-to-date information.
Belleayre Mountain Highmount, NY – 1¼ hours; skiing/snowboarding
Butternut Great Barrington, MA- 1¼ hours; skiing/snowboarding, tubing, adaptive
Catamount Hillsdale, NY – 1¼ hours; skiing/snowboarding, night, adaptive
Glimmerglass State Park Cooperstown – 1½ hours; tubing on weekends
Gore Mountain North Creek, northwest of Lake George – 1½ hours; skiing/snowboarding, tubing, night, adaptive
Jiminy Peak Hancock, MA – 1 hour; skiing/snowboarding, night, adaptive
Maple Ski Ridge Rotterdam – ¼ hour; skiing/snowboarding, night
Otis Ridge Otis, MA – 1½ hours; skiing/snowboarding, night
Royal Mountain Ski Area Caroga Lake – 1¼ hours; skiing/snowboarding
Sawkill Family Ski Center Kingston – 1¼ hours; skiing/snowboarding, tubing
Ski Bousquet Pittsfield, MA– 1½ hours; skiing/snowboarding, tubing, night
Tubby Tubes Co. Lake Luzerne, near Lake George – 1¼ hour; tubing
West Mountain Queensbury, near Glens Falls – 1 hour; skiing/snowboarding, tubing, night
Willard Mountain Greenwich, east of Saratoga – 1 hour; skiing/snowboarding, tubing
Windham MountainWindham, west of Hudson – 1½ hours; skiing/snowboarding, tubing, night, adaptive
Not up for hanging around outside for fear that your child’s nose will freeze? Here’s a roundup of some of my previous suggestions that will help you fill up the cold, cold days:
- Don’t forget the regularly scheduled events in What About TODAY?
- Check out my Teensy Baby posts (some of the links might be old, but they can at least give you some ideas).
- Go to some Exciting Destinations that you’ll find in the Big Ol’ List of Links. Check out, for example, Toddler Play Activities, Indoor and/or Year-round Playtime Geared toward School-Age Kids (because many also have baby-toddler options) and Pregnancy/Brand-New baby Resources.
- Take ordinary errands spots and make them destinations, like I do.
- Visit your local library. And possibly your slightly-less local library.
- There’s always Hanging Around at Home.
