For beginners who want to learn the basics of skiing, Paoli Peaks Ski and Snowboard Resort in southern Indiana is just the place. The resort also offers a Kid's Snow Camp, which includes four hours of instruction plus lunch, for children ages three to 12. More than 1,000 rooms are available within a half-hour drive of the resort for overnight visitors, including condominiums next to the slopes, bed and breakfast inns, cabins and resort hotels. Perfect North Slopes will offer a holiday rate for skiers on Martin Luther King's birthday and Presidents' day. Tucked away in picturesque Brown County, Ski World in Nashville offers 10 slopes and 17 trails that range in difficulty to suit both beginners and experts.
Instructors also provide ski and snowboarding lessons.
While in Brown County, don't miss the unique specialty shops in downtown Nashville. A variety of intimate inns, cabins and hotels offer nearby accommodations for overnight visitors. Another winter activity that gets the heart pumping is ice skating. One of the finest facilities in the world for training in ice sports, the Indiana World Ice Skating Academy in downtown Indianapolis offers public skating at its twin ice rinks at Pan American Plaza. The Academy recommends skaters dress in layered clothing, long pants, socks, and gloves.