(WPBN/WGTU) -- The cold temperatures have been ideal for snow making and Hickory Hills Ski Area in Grand Traverse County is now open. Hickory Hills is located on Randolph Street in Traverse City.

Organized by Crested Butte Nordic, the popular event is typically a 40-mile point-to-point race from Crested Butte to Aspen.

During the winter, the park is open to visitors for ... beaches and bevy of outdoors activities. First-time visitors won't go wrong starting their journey with the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive ...

The best time to visit Traverse City is from ... you'll certainly enjoy a visit during winter, when you can ski, snowboard and sled, among other fun winter activities. Data sourced from the ...

Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails and Timber Ridge Resort offered free trail access and free fat tire bikes, cross-country ski and ... them to winter weather activities.

This month, Italy's Herve Barmasse, 47, took a break from alpine-style attempts on 8,000m peaks to do the first winter traverse of all 17 points of the Grand Sasso d'Italia in the Apennines.