With the Holiday's behind us we finally have time to get out and enjoy winter, unfortunately to date Mother Nature has not been terribly cooperative as it relates to cold and snow.  Fortunately all of the local ski hills and many of the municipalities have invested millions of dollars enabling us to still skate and ski even when the weather does not provide us ideal conditions.  All of the local ski areas have made snow when the nightime temperatures have allowed and various local ice rinks have had their season extended through underground refrigeration systems.  The good news is that you can still get out and enjoy winter and not freeze to death in the process.

For the latest in Local Ski conditons go to:

Afton Alps          www.aftonalps.com

Buck Hill            www.buckhill.com

Hyland Hills      www.hylandski.com

Trollhaugen      www.trollhaugen.com

Welch Village    www.welchvillage.com

Wild Mountain   www.wildmountain.com

Pierce's Skate Staff's "Top 5 Place's to Skate":

Wells Fargo Winter Skate in Rice Park in St. Paul   www.wellsfargowinterskate.com

Milwaukee Road Depot Ice Rink in Minneapolis     www.thedepotminneapolis.com/ice-rink.php

Guident John Rose Oval in Roseville                        www.skatetheoval.com/

The Pond in Rosemount                                              www.minn-e-rink.com/

Centennial Lakes in Edina     www.ci.edina.mn.us/content/facilities/centennial_lakes/skating/index.html

We hope to see you out on the slopes and on the rinks.

Bart & Terri Pierce and the Pierce Staff