When temperatures are low, keep your spirits high by getting out and enjoying all
the indoor and outdoor events and activities that your community has to offer!
BY KATHY RUDOLPH
FULL MOON SNOWSHOEING AT
WHITE OAK PARK
Date: Jan. 31 (Pre-registration is required.)
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Address: 3 Muse Lane, White Oak
Contact: alleghenycounty.us/parks, or
412.350.2455
Who needs a flashlight when the moon
is full and bright? Dress for the weather and
learn to snowshoe this winter with the park
rangers! This will be a basic instruction class
with a trek through the woods. Program is
weather-dependent: if there is no snow, it
will be a guided hike. Visit the website for
more information on pre-registration, fees
and other details.
INTRODUCTION TO SNOWSHOEING
AT BOYCE PARK
Date: Dec. 16 (Pre-registration is required.)
Address: Four Seasons Activity Lodge,
Boyce Park, 675 Old Frankstown Road,
Monroeville/Plum
Contact: county.allegheny.pa.us/parks, or
412.350.2455
Dress for the weather and learn to
snowshoe this winter with the park rangers!
This will be a basic instruction class with a
trek through the woods (approx. 1 mile).
Program is weather-dep endent: if there
is no snow, it will be a guided hike. Visit
the website for more information on pre-
registration, fees and other details.
SNOWSHOE OR SKI AT MCKEES
POINT TRAILHEAD AT THE GREAT
ALLEGHENY PASSAGE
Address: 100 5th Avenue, McKeesport
Contact: atatrail.org, or 1.888.282.BIKE
Dust off your snowshoes or cross-country
skis and enjoy a winter workout as you pass
through the beautiful, frozen scenery of the
Great Allegheny Passage! The multi-use,
non-motorized, recreational rail-trail spans
150 miles and runs from Cumberland,
Maryland, to Pittsburgh. Call or visit the
website for more information.
TWIN LAKES WINTER SPORTS AREA
Address: Georges Station Road, Greensburg
Contact: co.westmoreland.pa.us, or
724.830.3950
Bring your sleds and snow tubes and enjoy
a fun winter adventure at the three sledding
and tubing runs at Twin Lakes Winter Sports
Area! Learn more about the unsupervised
area, including the rules and regulations, on
the website.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES AT
ANGORA GARDENS
Dates: Check out the variety of class
descriptions and schedules on the website.
Address: 3 Muse Lane, White Oak
Contact: angoragardens.org, or 412.675.8556
A healthy mind, body and soul are
essential to living a healthy lifestyle. Angora
Gardens approaches health and wellness
from a unique perspective, offering free
classes and seminars that not only promote
a healthy body, but a healthy, relaxed and
cheerful mind. Choose from classes such as
Aromatherapy, Gardening, Junior Gardening,
Painting, QiGong, Reflexology, Stress Relief,
Yoga and more. Visit the website for more
information.
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