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43. Sledding, snowball fights, ice skating....

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:23 AM

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Maybe because I had high arches I was wobbly on skates. I really had to double socks, and super tight lacing. Went to our cousin's town lake owned by someone who let people use it. Then Rockefeller Center's rink very occasionally. More often the rink in Central Park. I never learned to properly stop so it was into the rink fence, or finally slowing down.

Snowball fights with our cousins in NJ!
Same cousins' we built a bit of a snow fort - barely 18" inches. But I had fun forming, cutting the icy snow bricks!

At that cousin's we went sledding at the HS hill. Made sure we didn't end up in the street.
At a different cousin's we went on the hilly golf course. I was in the middle of us three. We hit a big dip, fell off no one hurt.
At home I had the "flying saucer". My parents wouldn't buy a sled, but it worked well enough. Had a hill in the park a block away.

Maaaaybe one small snowman at some point? 😄

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What outdoor activities did you do in the snow as a child or as an adult? I liked to build a snowman family.How about [View all] debm55 Monday OP

All of them. Ocelot II Monday #1

Wow, Ocelot II, you must really love the winter weather. Thank you very much. debm55 Monday #3

Have always loved playing outdoors in the winter WestMichRad Monday #2

Exactly, I could remember sweating when I was outside as a kid and cross country skiing at the golf course. debm55 Monday #18

I recall a rather snowy stretch in North Philly in the early 60s BOSSHOG Monday #4

Thank you very much BOSSHOG. Yes, it was dangerous, but I can tell in your post that you had one heck of a time doing it debm55 Monday #22

Sledding, sledding, sledding PikaBlue Monday #5

Thank you PikaBlue. I will include with the snow forts----SNOWBALL FIGHTS!!!!!!!!! debm55 Monday #23

Me too, PikaBlue. Sledding🛷, sledding, sledding. Polly Hennessey Monday #37

As an "adult" WmChris Monday #6

This message was self-deleted by its author stopdiggin Monday #8

Thank you very much WmChris for reminding us the dangers of heavy snow. You are are very great person for doing what you debm55 Monday #24

I tossed this in the back of their truck... Nittersing Tuesday #45

Nice gesture WmChris Tuesday #47

We slid down hills on cardboard. SamKnause Monday #7

Oh , SamKnause I love your post, I can feel the excitement of a young child experiencing the snow and the activities. debm55 Monday #25

Just the hood. It wasn't attached to a car. SamKnause Tuesday #41

Snow ice cream! Dear_Prudence Monday #9

Thank you very much Dear_Prudence. for sharing that memory . I remember that so well. debm55 Monday #27

I forgot to mention snow ice-cream in my post. SamKnause Tuesday #42

actually did 'ice fishing' once or twice stopdiggin Monday #10

HAHHAHHAHAHAHAH. never tried ice fishing. Did they have those little cabins with the open bottoms to fish through. Thank debm55 Monday #17

Sledding, snowball fights, snow forts.... LogDog75 Monday #11

That sounds wonderful LogDog75, I can tell by your post that you loved it. debm55 Monday #16

I grew up in Los Angeles DBoon Monday #12

Thank you very much, DBoon . Around Pittsburgh I don't think it is that high. Just our weather around here. PS Some debm55 Monday #15

Sled riding! johnp3907 Monday #13

Yes, sled riding. Thank you johnp3907. Sled riding!!! I lived near a hill called the double dip. You would go down the debm55 Monday #14

Boot hockey on a nearby pond JMCKUSICK Monday #19

Thank you very much, John. That sounds interesting as I near learned how to skate. debm55 Monday #20

Booting!!! Nittersing Tuesday #46

Thank you very much, Nittersing. I tried to skate but I had/have very weak ankles. debm55 Tuesday #50

I was raised in a small rural town with lots of snow every winter. Weren't we lucky to grow up with all the activities KitFox Monday #21

Thank you, KitFox. loved the joy in your post. I am glad you posted. You bought back the memory to me of climbing up the debm55 Monday #28

It doesn't snow where I live, so nothing. Basso8vb Monday #26

Sorry , Basso8vb. But you can share the fun by reading the posts and sharing with our days in the snow. debm55 Monday #29

I had the fastest sled, gab13by13 Monday #30

Thank you gab13by13 . But I can see the younger you, waxing up the runners, going down the steep hill with the cold wind debm55 Monday #33

You are a visionary, gab13by13 Monday #39

That was a great idea. Ty gab13by13. debm55 Tuesday #51

Skiing & hockey GP6971 Monday #31

Thank you very much, GP6971.for sharing. Thosw are wonderful winter activities. debm55 Tuesday #53

We used to bomb down steep snowy hills on stolen cafeteria trays. WestMichRad Monday #32

We did that too, at Penn State. No alcohol. Pure joy. Thank you my friend, WestMichRad. debm55 Monday #35

When I was little oberle Monday #34

Thank you very much, oberle. Sled riding at night sounds wonderful and dreamy. debm55 Tuesday #56

Flying saucers, metal back then plastic now. sheshe2 Monday #36

Thank you so much sheshe2 for sharing with us. It sounds delightful . I tried to make an igloo. but was never successful debm55 Tuesday #57

Also enjoyed the snow - still do. Bavorskoami Monday #38

Thank you very much Bavorskoami. You still have the child in you that enjoys the wonders of winter. debm55 Tuesday #58

Been skiing since I was 3 pfitz59 Tuesday #40

Wonderful , thank you for sharing with us, Pfitz59. debm55 Tuesday #60

Sledding, snowball fights, ice skating.... electric_blue68 Tuesday #43

Thank you very much for sharing with us electric_blue.68. You had a lot of activities and cousins to have winter fun. debm55 Tuesday #48

Definitely lucky to have them! electric_blue68 Tuesday #65

You're welcome debm55 Tuesday #66

Same things as in the summers in sunny Florida :) lostnfound Tuesday #44

lostnfound. a child lives in all of us. I love how you are doing your winter activities now.Love, deb debm55 Tuesday #49

My mom who put my twin brother and I in snowsuits and put us outside applegrove Tuesday #52

Thank you very much applegrove for sharing the memories of you winter activities as a child. debm55 Tuesday #55

Skating on the pond. Sneederbunk Tuesday #54

Thank you very much, Sneederbunk. I always wished I could skate. While watching my friends it always seemed so graceful debm55 Tuesday #61

Toboggan Rides ProfessorGAC Tuesday #59

thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. That toboggan run sounds exciting. Would have loved to try it. debm55 Tuesday #62

Ride our sleds down the street get the red out Tuesday #63

Thank you very much , get the red out , for sharing your childhood memory of sled riding. Beautiful memories my friend. debm55 Tuesday #64

Living all my life in Minnesota, LakeVermilion Tuesday #67

Dear Lake Vermilion , shoveling snow is very good, Dare I say terrific. Let your inner child out and make a small debm55 Tuesday #68

I could make a snowman. Tried skiing but I couldn't stop and would fall. Tried ice skating and the same thing. TommieMommy Tuesday #69

Thank you TommieMommy . You sound like me--no ice skating, no down skiing but I did do cross country skiing. Its more debm55 Tuesday #70