It was a mild start to winter in Erie, but snow is here and more is in the forecast. With winter in full swing, our staff wrote this week about their favorite winter activities.
Kwame Anim-Somuah
My favorite winter activity is skating. Since I was six years old, every winter I would spend any minute I could on the ice. Growing up in Canada, skating is second nature to every Canadian and you really couldn’t hang out with your friends if you didn’t know how to skate. From playing hockey when I was younger to even just having a couple of laps around the homemade rinks that our neighborhood would always make, the feeling of the wind blow in your face as you glide across the ice is unforgettable.
Lindsay Armanini
My favorite winter activity is cozying up inside and spending the day in warm clothes and with family and friends. I enjoy baking cookies and drinking hot chocolate or coffee to stay warm. I also watch movies and cuddle up on the couch with a warm blanket. Even telling stories or having conversations with loved ones is something I always enjoy on a snow day. It is fun to take a day away from everything and admire the snow from the warmth of my house!
Tyler Chermack
I think that my favorite winter activity has to be just hanging inside watching TV and movies with my family. When it is cold and snowy like it has been I like to just stay inside. The cold is not my friend, so I do not enjoy being in the cold very much. When you’re sitting inside the house eating comfort food and watching sports, TV shows, and movies is a great time.
Josie Dufala
My favorite activity during the wintertime is staying inside. Anyone who has lived in Erie knows that from December to March it will be freezing. So, my favorite thing to do is to bundle up in blankets and sit by my fireplace. I also love to go tubing. I haven’t gone in a few years, but I love going out tubing with my friends.
Lauren Middleton
When the winter season rolls around, I find myself in the kitchen most of the time. I feel as if it’s the perfect season for baking due to in summer it feels to warm to be baking. My grandma taught me how to bake from a very young age and the joy of baking never left me. I love to put on classical music as I bake and my favorite things to bake are cupcakes. Baking is my favorite winter activity, and I love sharing all the things I bake with my friends and family.
John Santone
Winter may seem like there isn’t anything to do sometimes, and the only option is to stay inside. I think that just makes the things you find to do more fun, however. Finding random things to do with friends is probably my favorite winter activity, whether that means my brother turning off his traction control in his car and doing donuts or getting into snowball fights in the parking lot.
Dominick Scarpino
My favorite winter activity is walking in the snow. I really enjoy getting my jacket, hat, and gloves on and just going outside. The cold never really has bugged me that much. I always find that early mornings after a night of snow are quite pretty to walk. My neighborhood is also fairly isolated, so I do not have to worry about getting hit by any out-of-control cars on my walk.
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Alexa (MTH) • Jan 25, 2024 at 9:01 pm
My favorite activity to do with my family is go on a road trip. It’s an activity we all enjoy. We even have a playlist where we share everyone’s music to listen to for a lot of hours of travel. One of the most fun things is when we buy food and share it with each other. We also download movies and games to entertain ourselves.