christmas holiday?

Question

for Christmas our family want to go somewhere cold and snowy

what are some good places to go *with website link if possible*

thanks

and we have little children so somewhere wih santa

Answer 1

Snow skiing in Jackson Wyoming is beautiful on Christmas morning. The Tetons are a wonderful place.

If you do not know how to ski, drive up the road to Yellowstone National Park and watch the Buffalo and Old Faithful Geyser.

The park used to let you snowmobile, I do not know if it has been banned or not. If it hasn't, then that is great fun too.

Answer 2

Hi,

If i stay in minnesota over christmas, i hear there is a good chance of snow; but what towns/villages etc are likely candidates? Am I right to assume the further north, the greater the chances of snow? I would like some nice scenery,

It depends on what you like for outdoor recreations. North Idaho, Coeur d' Alene, offers milder winters with a good deal of snow. It also offers the mountains and tons of fishing opportunities. There is a beach in CDA and in Sandpoint. The nice thing about CDA, Idaho is it;s close proximity to Spokane, Washington.
If you want a good economy, lots of opportunity and lots of outdoor activities, CDA is a great choice. In Montana, the economy is "iffY" at best.

I would say your best guess is anywhere around Lake Superior - Duluth, Lutsen, Grand Marais, Two Harbors. They have the best ski resorts in the midwest at reasonable prices. It's a great area and popular most times of the year. The cities is hit or miss and very unpredictable Sept-Dec, although you're pretty much guaranteed a serious cold spell Jan-Feb.


Narendra

Answer 3

Northern Minnesota. http://www.lutsenresort.com/

Answer 4

Cold Places
From the Athropolis Story...
XThe children looked around the icy room. Everything was made of shining ice - the walls, the floors, the chairs, the table - everything!
ARCTIC MAPS AND DAILY WEATHER REPORTS
Maps and pop-up current weather reports for locations throughout the Arctic area.

ARCTIC LIBRARY
Check out the COLD / COLD PLACES, COUNTRIES & PLACES and EURASIA sections. There's just about everything in this library that you'd ever need to know about the Arctic, listed both ALPHABETICALLY and by CATEGORY. Ideal for students. (Double-click any word on these pages for a "pop-up" definition.)


Where are the
COLD PLACES?
HARBIN ICE LANTERN AND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL
Among the Ice People of Manchuria. Some photos of ice structures and sculptures.
(Also see: Athropolis NEWS)

THE HARBIN ICE FESTIVAL
Fritz Galt's visit to the The city of Harbin. Some great pictures of structures made of ice.

HARBIN ICE SCULPTURE PICTURES
Some of these artistic creations are so big that they should be called ice architecture.

ICE HOTEL IN JUKKASJÄRVI
The world´s largest igloo, the celebrated ICE HOTEL is built every year in the heart of Swedish Lapland. (Also see: Athropolis NEWS)
A visitor's pictures of the Ice Hotel.

BUILDING AN IGLOO (1)
Provided temperatures remain below freezing, constructing snow shelters is relatively easy. Sheltering from the wind is the first priority, since the wind can drastically decrease the air temperature.


BUILDING AN IGLOO (2)
Provided temperatures remain below 32 degrees F, constructing snow shelters is relatively easy.

BUILDING A SNOW CAVE
A snow cave can mean the difference between life and death during a storm, but digging one requires not just know-how but the right conditions.

HOW TO BUILD AN IGLOO
Building an igloo is easy and fun. An igloo is a great place to spend the night on a small expedition in the mountains. It is much warmer than a tent, and can be built just about anywhere.

SLED DOGS - AN ALASKAN EPIC
Dogsledding 101, the making of a sled dog, the true story of Balto, and more.

DOGSLED RACING
The site of the Iditarod. Check out the Kids Zone section.


COLD
REPORT
Current
Weather
Reports
from TEN
Arctic
Locations

DIVING UNDER ANTARCTIC ICE
The National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs sponsored an underwater photography team to dive out of the US Antarctic Program's base at McMurdo Station, on Ross Island in Antarctica. Great photos!

ARCTIC NUTRITION
How do Arctic explorers get the energy they need to complete an expedition? Do some foods supply more energy than others?

ARCTIC SURVIVAL
Do fabrics differ in their ability to keep the wearer warm and dry? Which is more important in frigid temperatures--keeping dry or staying warm?

HOW TO AVOID FROSTBITE
Don't forget this fact: once the temperatures drop below 32 degrees F (0 degrees C), you're in the frostbite zone!

WHY IS IT HARD TO START A CAR IN THE WINTER
This can be a big problem for people who live up north. There are three main reasons...

GLOBAL MEASURED EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
Check out the "Lowest Temperatures" section. Wow! That's cold!

WHY DO THEY USE SALT TO MELT ICE ON ROADS?
Salt lowers the melting/freezing point of water. learn more...

HOW REFRIGERATORS WORK
Every 15 minutes or so you hear the motor turn on and it magically keeps things cold. Why?

WHAT'S THE IDEAL TEMPERATURE FOR A REFRIGERATOR?
The purpose of a refrigerator is to slow down the growth of bacteria. The purpose of a freezer is to stop bacteria completely by freezing them solid.

F
C
To convert between
Centigrade and Fahrenheit
enter a number in either field -
then click outside the box.
TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS
DRY ICE?
Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide. A block of dry ice has a surface temperature of -109.3 degrees F or -78 degrees C. Now that's COLD!

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
How would you like to be in a place that was -89.2 C / -128.6 F in July?

TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS AND WIND CHILL
Convert between Celsius/Centigrade and Fahrenheit and (for you scientist types) Kelvin. You can also calculate the wind chill factor if you know how fast the wind is blowing.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA'S WIND CHILL PROGRAM
Everything you'll ever need to know about wind chill is here: information, calculators, forecasts...

WIND CHILL CHART
On November 1, 2001, the National Weather Service (NWS) started using a replacement Wind Chill Temperature (WCT) index for the 2001/2002 winter season.

COLLAPSING ICE SHELVES
It took less than a month for a massive ice shelf to break up off the coast of Antactica. Five hundred billion tons of ice sheet has now become billions of tons of icebergs.

ICE SURFING
How does ice surfing compare to wind surfing? How fast can ice surfers go? How is it possible for ice surfers to travel into the wind?

COLD DESERTS OF THE WORLD
The main form of precipitation in a cold desert is snow - but only ten inches or less per year.

LIFE ON A RUSSIAN NORTH POLE DRIFTING STATION
Of all Russian scientific programs in the Arctic, the North Pole Drifting Station program ranks among the most valuable to today's polar researchers.

VOSTOK STATION
Vostok is operated as a permanent Antarctic station by the Russian Federation and carries out a wide range of scientific activities. It is also known as the coldest place on earth.

NORTH GREENLAND ICE CORE PROJECT
In the middle of the Greenland ice cap at a height of about 3000 meters / 9800 feet, the project camp is located at 75,1 N and 42,3 W. The closest airports are at Kangerlussuaq (951 km / 590 miles), Illulissat (722 km / 448 miles) and Thule Air Base (733 km / 455 miles). This is a cold place!

ALASKA HIGHWAY
The Alaska Hwy runs northeast from Mile Zero at Dawson Creek through the Yukon Territory to Mile 1520 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Built as a military road, it's now an all-weather highway travelled by thousands of tourists out to recapture the thrill of the days when it was known as the "junkyard of the American automobile".

SLED DOG CENTRAL
Oh, just about everything you'd want to know about sled dogs!

HOW TO MAKE PAPER SNOWFLAKES
They're simple and fun.

BASIC ICE FACTS
When is ice safe? There is no sure answer. Ice is tricky, and just because a lake or stream is frozen doesn't mean the ice is safe.

FROSTBITE
Frostbite is, literally, frozen body tissue - usually skin but sometimes deeper - and must be handled carefully to prevent permanent tissue damage or loss.

PERMAFROST
Some good information about frozen ground and how it effects things like pipelines.