Interested in making the most of winter by getting more outdoor exercise this year? If there’s snow near you on January 7, you may be able to learn an all-new winter sport or two for free. Each year on Winter Trails Day, about 11,000 people try out snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at locations around the U.S. Find a Winter Trails Day event near you at www.wintertrails.org.
Are you more interested in skiing or snowboarding? You’re in luck! The entire month of January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. You can take part in it at snow sport locations nationwide. Find out more about both of those sports, and how to get started, at www.skiandsnowboardmonth.org and www.winterfeelsgood.com.
A version of this post appeared in the December 2011 issue of Current Health Teens.
