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Places to enjoy winter in North Dakota

Mon Jan 5, 2:36 pm ET

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota had record snowfalls in December and the state's tourism agency has come up with lots of ways to enjoy winter there. They include:

_Marked and groomed snowmobile trails, 1,800 miles of 'em; details at http://www.snowmobilend.org.

_Four downhill ski and snowboard areas: Bottineau Winter Park, Bear's Den at Fort Ransom, Huff Hills at Mandan and Frost Fire Ski and Snowboard Area at Walhalla; http://www.skibwp.com, http://www.skibearsden.com, http://www.huffhills.com, http://www.frostfireskiarea.com,

_Cross-country ski trails, with some of the best in North Dakota's state parks and even on golf courses: http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/recreation/activities/ski.htm.

_Sledding: Sledding hills at Turtle River State Park and Camp of the Cross near Lake Metigoshe; dog-sledding at Prairie Isle Dog Trekking and Paw'tastic Dog Sledding at Binford, http://www.prairieisle.googlepages.com.

_Ice-fishing: For northern pike and walleye at Devils Lake, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Audubon and Lake Metigoshe, among other places; http://www.gf.nd.gov/fishing.

_Forts: Events recalling prairie winter days, pioneer-style, at Totten, Union, Buford, Abraham Lincoln and Abercrombie forts; http://www.history.nd.gov/historicsites.

_Parks: Snowshoeing, wildlife and winter scenery at places like Cross Ranch State Park, where you can see ice flowing by on the Missouri River; http://www.parkrec.nd.gov.

_International Peace Garden, U.S.-Canadian border, near Dunseith; http://www.peacegarden.com.

For more information, visit http://www.NDtourism.com or 800-435-5663.

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