Winter Fun

Frog Pond Ice Skating, Boston, $
A hopping spot for ice-skating is the Frog Pond on the Boston Common. Although dependent on the weather, Frog Pond offers skate rentals and hot cocoa at the Pond Cottage.

Ice Skating at The Charles Hotel, Cambridge, $
Lace up and enjoy the 2,900 square-foot outdoor rink right in Harvard Square. The rink, run by the Charles Hotel, is open to the public as well as hotel guests.

Amesbury Sports Park Snowtubing, Amesbury, $$
Amesbury Sports Park is New England's first snowtubing park. They make snow, and have a conveyor belt lift and a tow lift service the hill to the top of their many trails. Hop on your tube, take a ride up the hill,...

Berkshire East Ski Area, Western Mass, $$
Berkshire East, located just off the scenic Mohawk Trail, offers 45 trails from beginner to extreme. This uncrowded network of trails is complemented with a 100% snowmaking capacity and 5 lifts.

Blandford Ski Area, Western Mass, $$
Home to the Springfield Ski Club, the oldest club owned ski area in North America. Includes ski report and trail map.

Blue Hills Ski Area, Canton, $$
Blue Hills is a small area just south of Boston with lots of recent updates! It is an inexpensive convenient venue for families with children, and for those living in Boston on on the South Shore.

Boston Area Ice Skating Rinks (& Beyond), Boston
Ice skating is a great winter activity for people of all ages and abilities. Many ice skating rinks have skate rentals and snack concessions. See complete lists of ice skating rinks for Boston & beyond.

Bousquets Ski & Tubing Mountain, Western Mass, $$
Bousquet is a familiy, friendly area offering skiing, bording & snow tubing at affordable rates. We have state ofthe art snowmaking, plenty of night lighting, & a mountain terrain suitable for novice to advanced.

Bradford Ski Area, Haverhill, $$
Bradford is a small area located north of Boston near the NH/MA border that offers a variety of learning programs for both juniors and adults.

Butternut Ski & Tubing Mountain, Western Mass, $$
A true family mountain offering a variety of excellent trails, ski lessons, tubing center, snowboarding and more.