Here it is, the middle of winter. My cowriters in Minnesota and Colorado are bundling up and enjoying some ice skating and cross-country skiing, and here in Southern California I’ve actually had to put on a sweater. Once. Anyway, living in icy climes has its benefits that my children haven’t been able to appreciate; snow angles, snowball fights, and all that fun stuff are foreign winter experiences for this family. It’s great to know that Wii has a new game out — the Family Party 30: Great Games Winter Fun has been rated an A+ by five kids who tried it out for me. Thanks to Wii, I can give away FIVE of these Great Games. That’s right; there’ll be five different winners!
Wii Family Party 30: Great Games Winter Fun covers all types of winter sports, from skiing and snowboarding, to figure skating and even snowball fights. It really gets players jumping around, and thoroughly earns the “fun” in its name. It’s rated “E” for everyone, but there is a pretty challenging Battle Mode for serious competitors. To enter this contest giveaway, all you need to 
do is leave a comment below stating your own favorite winter sport. Anyone can enter (except relatives of The Vacation Gals), and five people get to win copies of this really fun Wii game.
The contest is open until 6:00 PM PST, Tuesday February 16, 2010; just one entry per person. The winners will be chosen randomly, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 17. Downhill racing, snow tubing, and bobsledding, all in the warmth and comfort of your home. If that doesn’t shake away the winter blahs, I don’t know what will.
My favorite winter sports are skiing and snow tubing
My favorite wintertime sport is snowmobile riding.
The snow boarding looks like so much fun! My family would have a blast with this! Thanks!`
This does sound like a pick me up from all the rainy days we have been having. thanks for the chance.
skiing looks fun
Ice skating. I like watching it more than doing it, because I am not good at it, but its my favorite.
I always wanted to try skiing but I just know I’d brake something.
Snowboarding is fun to watch, but I sure cant do it.
My favorite winter sport is sledding…does that count as a sport?!
Skiing is my fav.
I love snow tubing! But my #1 pick is Ice Fishing!!!!
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
I gotta say sledding even though its not really a sport. Its fun, semi-athletic, and anyone can do it. Thanks for the giveaway!
My kids will love this!!
I love cross country skiing! Thanks!
I love ice skating and sledding!
Here in Texas, it would be sledding in a laundry basket!!!
Tubing is our favorite.
Snowboarding is my family sport but I’m not that great at it! Thanks.
4 wheeler riding is so much fun in the snow here in IL.
I’d love to try curling…I love watching it!
My favorite winter sport is skiing!
Figure skating is great.
Sledding and tubing are so much fun.
my fave winter sport is…sledding!
My favorite winter sport is ice skating. Since our children are still too young to skate my husband and I put them in their sleds and pull them behind us while we skate. It is fun for the whole family!
I’ve always wanted to try cross country skiing, so I’d say that’s my favorite winter sport.
Tubing!
I like Snow Tubing.
Curling!! Tons of fun… but most don’t know what that is soooo I’ll just go with sledding or sking…
Bobsledding
Well, this year it’s skiing… my son is finally old enough so that he can take ski lessons through school on Friday afternoons! We’ve been hitting the slopes together on as many weekends as possible…. great family time!
My favorite winter sport is ice skating, though we don’t do much of that where I live!
My favorite winter sport is ice skating- preferably indoors. I really don’t like cold weather
Sledding is my family’s favorite winter sport.
I’d have to say sledding. Thanks for the giveaway!
braaisjo at gmail dot com
Our favorite winter sports are snow tubing, snowmobiling and ice fishing.
I hate to say I don’t have a favorite Winter sport. We too are a Southern California family and rarely see Winter.
We are a family of sledders, tubers and skiers.
My favorite winter sport is ice skating. Love it!
The snow tubing sounds like fun. I love doing this outside, and inside without the trees and bruises sounds likes fun.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com
Love to Snowboard!
I love ice skating.
Love to watch snowboarding. My son is older now but he used to say that the snow was softer to land on than the pavement with skateboarding.
My fav wintersports are ice skating and sledding
Snowball fights, and “Capture the Flag”, followed ASAP by the “quaffing hot-chocolate” equivalent of a pie-eating contest.
My fave winter sport would be sledding!
My favorite is snow tubing, no Olympic Sport but certainly a lot of fun !!!
love to go sledding
Ice skating would be nice, but I would never do it IRL – I broke my butt *literally* rollerskating and I am afraid to get up on anything but my own two feet! LOL
Thanks for the giveaway!!!!
Figure skating has to be the one I love most. I can’t skate but, I love to watch.
My favorite winter sport is cross country skiing.
Skiing is my favorite winter sport.
Here in the south we really do not have any winter time sports but I would love to ice skate.
My favorite winter sport is ice skating.
My favorite winter sport is ice skating. We used to skate on a river when we were kids, and lived way further north! Thanks!
I live in a warmer place but I like to watch snowboarding
I like ice skating
i love snow boarding!!
I love figure skating!
I’m terrible at every sport in the book, but I love to watch skating and skiing! I’ve been skiing only twice, and I loved it.
My favorite winter sport is skiing!
Love this blog Thanks!!
Sledding is my favorite winter sport.
snowboarding
i love snow boarding
I like to ski. Thanks!
rlgrady[at]yahoo[dot]com
I love figure skating!
Downhill skiing
My favorite winter sport is ice skating.
I love ice skating the most. It’s so much fun
As far as the Olympics are concerned, I like the snowboard cross or the luge. Sports in general, make it downhill skiing. Thanks in advance!
Umm…Drinking hot mochas? If that doesn’t count, I’d have to say downhill skiing. Get to go in a couple of weeks. Woot!
Snow boarding and ice skating for watching. For doing I don’t know, haven’t tried many.
My favorite winter sport is “CrossCountry Skiing”. I went for the first time a year ago with my younger brother and I was hooked.
Thanks for hosting a great giveaway! Count me in on this one!
love tubing!!!
My own favorite winter sport is ice skating.
I like ice skating.
i just love ice skating.thanks so much
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite is the Bobsledding!
My favorite winter sport is ice skating.
We like snow tubing
My favorite is ice skating.
I love to WATCH professional figure skating….Yes…WATCH, not do! My daughter bought a Wii as a family gift for her dh and kids, and they just returned from their 2nd ski trip this winter. Their favorite winter sport is skiing, so they would truly enjoy this. If I win, I would give it to them.
I love snowmobiling, sledding and Ice Skating. I just took my daughter sledding for the first time, she just turned 3.
I love ice dancing!