Fun games to play in the snow
Winter camping is serious business. You know the routine: Dress properly, build the right kind of shelter (or buy the right kind of tent), eat the right kind of food and drink plenty of water.
Dress in layers, watch your buddies for frostbite, don’t leave your water bottle in the snow overnight, and, whatever you do, do NOT allow yourself to get wet. If you do, change into dry clothes immediately!
Yes, there are a lot of rules, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have some serious fun, too. Snow camping provides a good opportunity for activities unique to this time of the year.
Here are a few activities we came up with. Can you think of more?
TUG OF WAR
Try a tug of war with a twist — the losing team crashes through a wall of snow.
It’s easy enough to execute. Build a wall of snow at least chest high, split into two teams with hands on opposite ends of a rope and start pulling.
Overachievers will build a taller wall, get it nice and compact, then carve out a hold through which the rope can run.
SNOW BASEBALL
Set up a baseball diamond with a mound of snow representing home plate and first, second and third bases. Place an empty water bottle on the top of each mound.
The “pitcher” stands in the middle of the diamond and hurls snowballs first a home plate, then around the bases. Whoever knocks down the bottles with the fewest pitches wins.
RACING
It’s one of the oldest sports of all time, but snow adds a whole new element. In the snow, you don’t race on your feet. Instead, try scooting on cross-country skis, sleds, skates and, if you’re really cool, your belly.
You can also try sliding down a slight incline on garbage-can lids, inner tubes, plastic flying disks or heavy cardboard.
SNOW GOLF
Take some time to smooth out a “fairway” and a “green.” Take an open can and plant it in the snow—this is the hole.
For golf balls, use hockey pucks. For clubs, use hockey sticks or real golf clubs.
ALASKA SERUM RACE
The doctor needs this serum in order to save the patient, and time is running out.
Split into patrols of two or more Scouts. Each patrol gets a sled with a rope tied to the front.
All patrols must transport the “serum” to the doctor by crossing four stations (landmarks spread across the campsite). Each patrol starts with one Scout pulling the rest on the sled. At each station, the Scouts rotate so a different one is doing the pulling.
First patrol to reach the doctor wins.
For an added twist, compete as individuals, and make the serum a cup of water filled to the brim that sits on the sled. If the serum spills, you’re done.
SNOW CARVING
The snowmen you built as kids aren’t good enough anymore. We demand a masterpiece.
Split into patrols and compete in a snow-carving competition. Out of a mound of snow, create a work of art. (Hint: It doesn’t have to be a sculpture of a person.)
The patrol with the most creative snow sculpture (as judged by the unbiased adult leaders) wins the competition.
Anyone here?
Snow baseball is actually fun. I’ve played it before
I am from the FUTURE!!!!
Sounds coolio bro😎✌️
#swag
fun
I officially played all of the games
It’s only snowed like two times here, and when it did, it was pretty much just some powdering:(…
I don’t think sledding is a game, it’s an activity.
i can’t wait to play tug a war!
Excellent additions to our council’s Klondike Derby
what about sledding?
i cant ether
so awesome!!!!!! So great!IT WORKS!!!
It snows all the time in Indiana. I love to play in the snow!
man I should try one of these games
i want to try snow carving
loosha n
nice! i wanna try the alaska serum race.
cool. me stick to building awesome snowforts though
i can add one more, BIGGEST SNOWBALL FIGHT EVER!!! anyway, i can’t wait till my snow outing!!!!! :):):)
Ha some things are fun
I think snowmobiling is much funner. I have a 1994, 440 JAG Z. its an awesome sled and i cant wait to ride in 5 foot deep powder this winter! YEEHAAAA!!
thats too dangerous for scouting trips.
I wished it snowed in Pheonix:>(
All the snow games sound fun but the one i want to play the most is the tug of war game………FUN……HAHAHA
🙂
Hi im a girl i know its weird that i read boy’s life magazine but theres no Girls life magazine oh ya and btw ill try some of these ideas its just that where i live we dont get alot of snow but today febuary 23 2011 there is WOHO cant wait
now THAT’S a believer
All this stuff looks like a aloy of fun can’t wait
Use a snow shovel on a mound of snow and you have a catapult for your snow fort.
need a sled? cut side off big box. stick in garbage bag.
P.S. I used this in yrs B4 last. IT HAS HAPPENED, deep diver.
try using a inner tube down a BIG BIG hill. its fun
Most of the games are boring, so spice it up a bit!
I agree, I don’t really like any of these games, spice it up a little!
I agree spice it up!
The racing is really cool but you should add more twist to it like making lanes for the sled or intertube etc. to slide on and make the lanes overlap and try to knock people out of their lanes as the lanes overlap! Try out my suggestion and if it works put it in a magazine!! You guys are awesome! Great ideas!
if you want to have an ultimate snow fight battle, use a shovel to gather snow, and then pach it together to make a snow fort. Start making snowballs before your opponent does, ahead of time, so that you can have more snowballs.(Tip:NEVER EVER tell your opponent the secret!)
Nice idea but whats really fun is to take a 5 gallon bucket pack snow into it and stack the barrels of snow on top of one another antill at desired hight and leave 2-3 small openings to thro snowballs thru and then make a hefty roof out of snow and nw the only way you could get hit is thru the openings. (Tip- if you let the snow refreeze over night you can lay on the roof and it won’t fall!)
WE JUST GOT DONE BUILDING A 7 FOOT TALL SNOWMAN BUT BY MORNING HE WILL MOST LIKELY BE 4 FOOT TALL
It snowed here, but not enough to go out and make 6 foot tall snowmen.
Down here in Maryland it snowed aton and still is ….. So excited, going to try some of these games sometime when ever it stops.
all of these sound awesome to try
cool
Snowgolf is really fun
It started to snow yesterday I can’t wait to play your games
I have 10 inches at my house…
🙂
The snow just started to fall in louisiana and i am so excited! Can’t wait to play these games!
We golf with a tennis ball and a real golf iron
who can make the best snow angels
me.
snow ball fights
thom loves it
Im having the Klondike Derby tomarrow in up north Wisconsin so ill try these on my free time
they look fun.
Ther are lots of games you can play in the snow. I play games like Snow Revolution,
it’s just a advanced version of a snow ball fight. I also make snow men and women in
the snow. But before I do this I put on my snow gear.
thats epicly awsme
Where is PEDRO with wii
going to the snow tomorow !!!
i agree with extreme rapper, i’ll stick to boarding.
cool
cool
I would love to do that
(if only it snowed in atlanta!!!!!)
man there’s some pretty cool games on here.
kewl…
ill just snowboard 8) 🙂 😀 😛
iam looking forward to winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like snow carving the best.
Cant wait til I go to Klondyke
i can’t wait for the snow in texas.
i like it but i think it would be hard to play golf with a hockey puck try spray painting a real golf ball black
wow i can not wait 4 the snow 2 fall!
IT LOOKS LIKE FUN