Where to get your winter sports fix

There are plenty of places to hit the ice and snow in and around Southern California. And there are plenty of skating rinks even closer. Below are a few. Just make sure to call to confirm hours and openings, as weather conditions can change. Also check prices: Some places allow children in free with a paying adult, or offer discounts for the younger set.

SNOW TUBING AND SLEDDING

Big Bear Snow Play, (909) 585-0075. bigbearsnowplay.com Cost: Up to $30 per person. Mountain High Resort, (888) 754-7878. mthigh.com Cost for two hours of tubing: Up to $20. Mt. Baldy Tubing Park, (909) 982-0800. mtbaldyskilifts.com A 90-minute tubing session, up to $20. Snow Drift Tubing Park at Green Valley Lake, (909) 8672640. snowdrift.net Up to $15 per person, per hour. Cash only. Sledding at Snow Valley Mountain Resort in Running Springs, (909) 867-2751. snowvalley.com Up to $19.

SNOWSHOEING AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

Snowshoe Tours (gear provided) leave from the Big Bear Discovery Center, (800) 4244232. mountainsfoundation.org Up to $30 per person. Rim Nordic Ski Area, across the street from Snow Valley Mountain Resort on the way to Big Bear Lake, (909) 867-2600. rimnordic.com. Snowshoe rentals are up to $17 per person. Cross-county skiing rentals also available.

ICE SKATING

Pershing Square Ice Rink, (213) 624-4289. holidayicerinkdowntownla.com, in Los Angeles. (Ends Jan. 18) Chill at Queen Mary in Long Beach, (877) 342-0738. Queen mary.com (Ends Sunday) ICE at Santa Monica, (310) 260-1199. down townsm.com/ice (Ends Jan. 18) Woodland Hills Ice, (818) 8544151. Woodlandhillsice.com (Ends Jan. 24)