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We love skiing and snowboarding but we\u2019ve got endless ways to live it up in winter! Beat the winter blues and get out at the top of the Escarpment with a skate on Ontario\u2019s only mountaintop skate trail, Woodview Mountaintop Skating<\/a>. Or get your heart rate going with some spectacular winter sights on a snowshoe<\/a> up the Grind. It\u2019s a great workout and a fun way to love the season \u2013 but don\u2019t take our word for it! Join our friends at Body Break and make staying fit and having fun a part of your winter this season. <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We love skiing and snowboarding but we\u2019ve got endless ways to live it up in winter! Beat the winter blues and get out at the top of the Escarpment with a skate on Ontario\u2019s only mountaintop skate trail, Woodview Mountaintop Skating. Or get your heart rate going with some spectacular winter sights on a snowshoe up the Grind. It\u2019s a great workout and a fun way to love the season \u2013 but don\u2019t take our word for it! Join our friends at Body Break and make staying fit and having fun a part of your winter this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":16732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,1007],"tags":[641,623,609,610,722,698,848,962,963,562],"class_list":["post-16730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lift-line","category-video","tag-liveitoutside","tag-activities","tag-blue-mountain","tag-blue-mountain-resort","tag-family-activities","tag-family-fun","tag-family-magic","tag-skating","tag-snowshoe","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"\nBeat the Winter Blues with a Skate or a Shoe - The Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We love skiing and snowboarding but we've got endless ways to live it up in winter! 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