1. Slip and slide - You're never too old for sledding. Check out 40 great hills around Boston and unleash your inner child. In need of a sled? Head to your local hardware store — or just flip over your trash can lid.
2. Rise to the Top after a snowfall - You'll want to time it before the snowplows do their thing in the city streets, but what better view of Boston might there be following a snowstorm than at the Top of the Hub? You can either do the skywalk observatory ($12 adults/$8 children/$10 students and seniors) or you can warm up with the restaurant's warm chocolate cake ($10) and a cup of coffee or tea.
10. Ski the night away at Blue Hills - OK, so it's not exactly buckling up and facing the terrain at Jay Peak, but a mere 20 miles from downtown Boston, Blue Hills Ski Area in Canton offers a close alternative for those nights when you can't resist fresh powder, yet can't blow off work either for a trip up north. Ski from 5-9 p.m. Monday through Friday for just $16, and 5-9 p.m. weekends and holidays for $24. Buy online for these prices. Now that's not a bad commute home at all.
Uhhh...Guys, I was in Boston this weekend, and looking for things to do, and this was not a help, at all. Literally 3 of your first 10 suggestions, are apparently for a climate located several hundred miles north of here. Don't know if you guys have noticed or not yet, but Boston has seemingly changed latitudes to a much warmer locale. I very much came into town after reading this and expected to see some kind of a sledding, skiing, majestic, winter wonderland...not so much. The geese and ducks on the Common haven't even left for the winter, pretty sure they think this is South.
And this is not to say that I'm complaining about the weather, I'll take no snow over having snow any day, my aunt from South Carolina is up for the holidays and she's all disappointed there was no snow for Christmas...Yea, says the person who's going to fly back south once the heavy shoveling begins, no thanks, we like it just the way it is right now.
But I am saying, that maybe, instead of just running your pre-scheduled pieces like you do for Parking in Southie after a snow storm, Best Pizza Spot in Boston, Fun Drinks for the Season, Parking in Southie after a Snow Storm, Best Al-Fresco Dining, Best Rooftops in the City, Parking in Southie after a snow storm (it's got to be killing you that you haven't been able to write that one yet), Moving day for College Students etc, etc.. You could just roll back to the October version of 25 things to do in Boston for under $25, as it would probably be more climate appropriate.
PS: This reminds me, I've been hanging on to this screenshot I took on Boston.com for like 3 months, if it included a parking in Southie link it would have been about as complete a summary of Boston.com as you can get, less Meridith Goldstein: Out door dining, best pizza, cheap eats, Boston Dining, all in one shot!
