Favorite Winter Sports

I grew up in Minnesota where winter is a big deal. Winter there is a love/hate relationship that anyone who lives in the northern areas can relate with well. You learn to embrace it rather quickly or move to a warmer climate. Cold weather never stopped us when we we wanted to go out and built snowman, make snow angels, have a snowball fight or just play.

When I lived there, we always participated in some sort of winter sports. It didn’t matter to us if it was cold out, we just dressed for the sport and went. I loved to ice skate and went to the ice skating pond as often as I could and would skate for hours. My brother played hockey there too and my mom, my sister and I would go to watch him play.

Sledding was another favorite of mine and there was a fabulous hill just up the street that was perfect for sledding. We would spend hours and hours there. I even sledded down the street one day on my way home from the hill and smashed into a parked car. Luckily I went under it, for the most part! LOL Such fun!

Another one of my favorite activities was riding the snowmobiles. While I was too young at the time to drive one myself, I would go ride as often as I could get my uncle or dad to take me. Even as an adult, when I had a chance to visit in the winter, my brother made sure he brought his snowmobiles up so I could ride. I even showed my hubby how it’s done… Minnesota style. He was a bit hesitant at first. HA! But he soon caught on.

I know a lot of people that love winter sports. Skiing or snowboarding is a favorite in California, but you do have to travel between 2-4 hours to find good snow and with our weather, it has not been great the past few years.

Do you have a favorite winter sport activity that you enjoy? While I understand shoveling can be considered an activity, I do not think that it is a sport necessarily! LOL Share with us your favorite winter sport. Ahhh to be young again!