2025 Winter Fun Guide

Snow days are often the best days when you are a kid! Snowballs fights, sledding and NO SCHOOL. Precious memories are created when kids go out and play outside in the snow. And let's be honest, those smiles are unforgettable! Here's a few places in the Mon Valley - Pittsburgh East and surrounding areas that you and your kids can enjoy to soak up all that winter fun! 

• Boyce Park - Plum, PA - At Boyce Park, there are kinds of fun snow related activities for you and your family to enjoy!
• Deer Lakes Park - Tarentum, PA
• White Oak Park - White Oak, PA
• Ohiopyle State Park - Ohiopyle, PA - Ohiopyle maintains a hill by the Sugarloaf snowmobile and mountain bike area. There's a warming hut and restrooms available.

• Seven Springs - Champion, PA - Click here for prices and more information

• Hidden Valley - Somerset, PA - Click here for prices and more information

• Boyce Park - Plum, PA - Click here for prices and information. 

• Nemacolin - Farmington, PA - Open only to overnight guests and all-access members. Click here for more information.

Indoor Ice Skating

• Alpha Ice Complex - Harmarville, PA
• Pittsburgh Ice Arena - New Kensington, PA
• cfsBank Event Center - Belle Vernon, PA
• The Ice Mine - Connellsville, PA
• Palmer Imaging Arena - Delmont, PA

Outdoor Ice Skating

• UPMC Rink at PPG Place - Click here for more information on tickets.

• Boyce Park - Plum, PA - Must buy tickets in advance
• Seven Springs - Champion, PA
• Hidden Valley - Hidden Valley, PA 

Cross Country Skiing

• Click here for a great beginner guide on cross-country skiing and where to get rental equipment.
• See this website for a map of local trails on which you can cross-country skii.

Snow-Shoeing

You can snowshoe at many state parks like Ohiopyle, Kooser, and Keystone. 

You can rent snowshoes at Wilderness Voyageurs in Ohiopyle!

Dress warm, explore nature in the winter, and have fun! 

If you don't see your favorite winter spot on the list, email me at mandiec@macaronikid.com, and I'll add it!