Utah is home to the greatest snow on earth, which means there are a lot of great winter adventures in this state. We love finding ways to enjoy winter and snow without spending a lot of money, or getting too cold, or needing too much gear. All of these ideas are the fun winter adventures we have tried in order to have a great winter.
As part of our 52 Hike Challenge for 2017, we decided to try a brand new hike. The Little Cottonwood Trail runs up (or down) most of Little Cottonwood Canyon. We picked a short segment and walked it in the middle of January. The snow and the trees were a beautiful…
We wanted to get an early start on our 52 Hike Challenge, but we'd never done a winter hike before. We weren't at all sure how the boys would do in the snow and cold, so we decided to keep it simple and make our first hike a short, familiar one. Bridal…
My preschooler came home after school and was so excited. His teacher had filled a bucket full of snow, and brought it inside for them to play with because it was so cold outside. He insisted that we try it at home. It was more fun than I expected, and we…
***2022-23 Discount Code! Use code "adventure23" to save 15% off tickets anytime the entire season on the ice castles website. We are so excited that we were able to visit the Ice Castles here in Utah again. The Midway Ice Castles have moved locations and are at the Homestead Resort in Midway, and tickets…
We are so excited for the Ice Castles to be back in Midway this year. We went two years ago and had a lot of fun. Last year there wasn't enough snow so the Ice Castles never got under way, but this year we have been lucky enough to have snow…
We love having a free weekend in January to go see the bald eagles in Utah. They can be seen across much of the northern part of the state, but the place we have seen them most concentrated is Sanpete Valley. We take a drive every January down to Sanpete County…