Ah, winter. For some, it's hot chocolate and staying inside by the crackling fire. For others, it's shoveling snow, freezing your tail off and darkness at 5 o'clock.

You, however, can make the best of a cold situation and have fun outside. Downhill and cross-country skiing, ice skating, hockey, snowmobiling, snowboarding, snow tubing, nature walks and a virtual buffet of other activities follow...

ICE SKATING

Outdoor Skating at County Parks

Rinks with concessions

• Oak Creek Parkway, at 6th Avenue, South Milwaukee
• "Slice of Ice" at Red Arrow Park, 920 N. Water St.
• Whitnall Park, 5879 S. 92nd St.

Additional Rinks

• Brown Deer Park
  7835 N. Green Bay Rd.
  (414) 350-7502
• Dineen Park
  6901 W. Vienna St.
  (414) 871-4020
• Greenfield Park
  2028 S. 124th St.
  (414) 327-8900
• Humboldt Park
  3000 S. Howell Ave.
  (414) 482-4270
• Jacobus Park
  6501 W. Hillside Ln.
  (414) 476-4510
• Lake Park
  3233 E. Kenwood Blvd.
• Scout Lake
  5902 W. Loomis Rd.
  (414) 257-6100
• Washington Park
  1859 N. 40th St.
  (414) 342-0215

SLEDDING/TOBOGGANING

Daytime Sledding Hills

• Columbus
  7301 W. Courtland Ave.
• Greene
  4235 S. Lipton Ave.
• Hales Corners
  5765 S. New Berlin Rd.
• LaFollette
  9418 W. Washington St.
• Maitland
  6001 S. 13th St.
• McCarty
  8214 W. Cleveland Ave.
• McGovern
  5400 N. 51st St.
• Sheridan
  4800 S. Lake Dr.
• Whitnall
  5879 S. 92nd St.
• Wilson Recreation Center
  4001 S. 20th St.

Lighted Sledding Hills (day or night sledding)

• Brown Deer
  7835 N. Green Bay Rd.
• Currie
  3535 N. Mayfair Rd.
• Dretzka
  12020 W. Bradley Rd.
• Humboldt
  3000 S. Howell Ave.
• Mitchell
  524 S. Layton Blvd. (27th Street)
• Pulaski
  2677 S. 16th St.

Tobogganing in Milwaukee County is available at Whitnall Park for a $5.50 per hour fee, which includes a toboggan and unlimited toboggan rides. Slide hours are Thursday through Friday, 4-8 p.m.; Saturday, 1-8 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. You can reserve a group outing by calling (414) 425-7303.

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