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Winter Sports

Fat biking at Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area / Credit: Paul Vincent

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Why Minnesota is THE Spot for Winter Sports

Where else can you go snowmobiling and dog sledding in one day? 

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How and Where to Go Cross-Country Skiing

There's a reason why the World Cup (no, not that one) was held here

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A Beginner's Guide to Fat Biking

Tackle the toughest downhill trails on two wheels 

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Welcome to the State of Hockey

We take the sport very seriously 

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Minnesota's Best Ice Skating Rinks

Practice your Flying V in public 

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Even More Ways to Embrace Winter

Saint Paul Curling Club
Curling
Dogsledding on Poplar Lake
Dog Sledding
Downhill skiing in a face covering at Afton Alps
Downhill Skiing
Winona's Ice Climbing Festival 2023
Ice Climbing
Ice fishing in Ely
Ice Fishing
Boy snow tubing at Buck Hill in Burnsville.jpg
Snow Tubing