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Most of the cities in ND have a number of recreational opportunities for kids in the winter: hockey, basketball, swimming, gymnastics, and even XC skiing. For younger kids, there's sledding, skating, building forts and snowmen out of snow, king of the hill with the snow that is stacked high in some places. For small towns, its mostly school sports like basketball and wrestling, as small towns don't normally have hockey and skating rinks. As others posters have stated, only -20F and below really stops the outdoor fun. I've found that winter is much worse in the middle part of the country where snow doesn't accumulate and cold dreary rains are much more common.
>>The true definition of a "Sweater", is: A sweater is something a child puts on, when momma is cold.<<
Haha! So true.
People embrace winter sports in winter. Lots of kids play hockey. You can skate, snowshoe, cross country ski. (The parks where we live have groomed trails and outdoor skating areas as well as free rentals of equipment to use these things.) Schools let kids out for recess down to zero, so they are playing outside as much as possible.
I also see people running all the time, too. Obviously, you need to dress appropriately. (Not little kids--but the high school cross country team, yes.)
Largely, I see people getting gym memberships. Our town has a proliferation of gyms, indoor pools, jump areas, etc. so that kids can get some exercise when it's 20 below and no one can handle being in the house anymore.
My kids are ages 6-16, so we kind of cover the full range.
The true definition of a "Sweater", is: A sweater is something a child puts on, when momma is cold.
Small kids are one thing, but do not over dress kids going outside. If they are cold, they'll come in and either grab more clothes, or stay in and warm up. They're metabolism is far greater than yours and mine. Require them to over dress and they will break into a sweat and then they are really in trouble. Kids can stay a lot warmer than we can, with far less to wear.
Do not hybernate, get outside and require your kids to get outside. Don't let them sit inside playing video games all winter. They will get cabin fever and so will you, and then you have kids that rebel at every turn.
It has been below zero every day for over a week. I'm retired, I dont have to go outside, yet I have spent 4-5 hours, every day, outside. Just dress for what you are going to do, and let your kids dress for what they are going to do. Remember the definition of a sweater.
I enjoy x-country skiing as well as snowshoeing. Of course moderate hills make x-country very enjoyable, and I don't mind rugged terrain for snowshoeing. Of course it's probably almost as fun in the mid-west as it is in the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas.
What about Snowmobiling? I understand some of the companies that make them are located in the Fargo area, right?
I enjoy x-country skiing as well as snowshoeing. Of course moderate hills make x-country very enjoyable, and I don't mind rugged terrain for snowshoeing. Of course it's probably almost as fun in the mid-west as it is in the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas.
What about Snowmobiling? I understand some of the companies that make them are located in the Fargo area, right?
Kind of Close.... Arctic Cat is in Thief River Falls Minnesota and Polaris in Roseau Minnesota.
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