88 Examples of Winter Experiences

John Spacey, May 27, 2022

Winter is an oddly unpopular season that is nevertheless filled with holidays, culture, festivals, past times, sport, activities, breathtaking natural phenomenon and opportunities to explore. Winter activities often involve the slight discomfort of being cold that is often followed by the comfort of warming up. The slight adversity associated with many winter activities can be viewed as thrilling and character building. The following are common winter experiences.

Baking Cookies / Winter Desserts	Blizzards
Bobsledding	Bonfire Cooking
Bonfires	Candles / Candle Making
Chopping Firewood	Christmas Displays / Windows
Christmas Markets / Winter Markets	Christmas Parades
Christmas Traditions / Holiday Traditions	Christmas Tree-trimming
Collecting / Photographing Icicles	Cross Country Skiing
Curling	Dogsledding
Figure Skating	Fireplace Conversations / Reading
Frozen Waterfalls	Game Nights / Indoor Activities
Hanukkah Traditions	Hot Chocolate / Hot Beverages
Hot Springs / Onsen	Hot Tubs
Ice / Snow Lanterns	Ice Fishing
Ice Hockey	Ice Hotels / Ice Bars
Ice Sculpture	Ice-floating
Knitting Winter Mittens / Hats	Kwanzaa Traditions
Light Festivals	Making a Fondue
Making a Gingerbread House	Making a Snowman
Making an Outdoor Ice Rink	New Years Eve / New Years
Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis	Playing King of the Snow Hill
Preparing / Enjoying Winter Foods Such as Stews	Putting up Christmas / Holiday Decorations
Researching Animal Tracks in Snow	Sauna
Seeing Your Breath	Shovelling Snow
Skating	Skiing
Sledding	Snow Angels
Snow Biking	Snow Castles
Snow Days	Snow Forts
Snow Golf	Snow Long Jumping
Snow Mazes	Snow Obstacle Courses
Snow Pretend Play (e.g. baking cookies that are actually snow discs)	Snow Slides
Snow Treasure Hunt	Snow Tubing
Snowball Fights	Snowball Targets
Snowboarding	Snowshoeing
Staying in a Chalet / Winter Home	Street Hockey
Tobogganing	Travel to Alpine Regions
Valentine’s Day	Watching American Football / Hockey
Winter / Holiday Crafts (e.g. wreaths)	Winter Attractions (e.g. frozen canals)
Winter BBQ	Winter Camping / Glamping
Winter Festivals / Carnivals	Winter Gardening
Winter Hiking	Winter Holidays
Winter Olympics	Winter Research / Experiments (e.g. tossing water into cold air)
Winter Running	Winter Scavenger Hunt
Winter Solstice Traditions	Winter Stargazing
Winter Storms	Winter Swimming / Polar Bear Plunges

Some of the activities above are dangerous undertaken without proper training, equipment, diligence, care, local know-how, professional assistance and risk management. For example, ice-floating is available as an organized activity in several Northern European nations but isn't the type of thing that would be safe to do yourself without the requisite knowledge, training, experience and equipment.