Even if you’re not dreaming of a white Groundhog Day, you can have a lot of fun in the freshly fallen snow. Just outside of Pittsburgh in Monroeville is the Boyce Park Ski Area, a small ski park that is perfect for day trips out of the city. The county park offers downhill skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing, and its nine runs include moguls, halfpipe, Nastar timing runs with gates, jumps and night skiing. The trails are mostly beginner with a few intermediates, so take a friend who’s never been on the slopes.

The concessions at the ski area are run by Bloomfield’s Grasso Roberto Café, and include standard park food along with homemade soups, Italian hot sausage and daily specials, plus the infamous fried Twinkie! The rates are very affordable: an adult slope fee is $10, and for another Hamilton you can rent skis, boots and poles. Check the Allegheny County Parks Department website for more rates and hours.

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