Mid-Winter BMX Blowout

Modern Skate and Surf

Recent snowstorms have left Michiganders snowed in, cold and even in the dark. But the Modern Skate Park in Royal Oak is prepared to add fun for people with the Mid-Winter BMX Blowout 1/22. The Blowout will feature a Pro/AM contest and concert. Brandon Dosch, Dew Tour Cup National Champion BMX rider, will be there to judge the contest and sign autographs. First place winner of the Pro BMX contest will win a guaranteed $400. General admission is $10; pro contest entry $25; AM contest entry $20; and to ride with the pros is $15. All costs include free admission to the concerts with included bands Sheefy McFly and The Delorean, Drawn to Fury, Alotta Nakedness and more. Modern Skate Park is located at 1500 N. Stephenson Hwy. For more information, call 248.546.7275.

Plymouth Ice Festival

Downtown Plymouth

The 29th annual Plymouth Ice Festival is back to offer family friendly winter activities from 1/21-1/23 in downtown Plymouth. The festival announced a flurry of new highlights, including the Otsego Club Rail Jam — an interactive freeskier and snowboard display. The Dueling Chainsaws Speed Carving Extravaganza will be back by on Saturday, 1/22. The Home Depot Kids Zone will be located in the Hot Spot Warming Tent on 1/23, starting at 1 p.m. Other children's activities at the festival include a petting farm and a scavenger hunt. Live music and entertainment will add to the frosty festivities on Saturday and Sunday. Opening ceremonies in Kellogg Park, Friday at 7 p.m., will feature celebrity hosts, an ice ribbon carving ceremony and live crowd participation. A 20-foot-tall ice-torch at the new Fire & Ice display will be lit shortly after the event begins. For more info, check out plymouthicefestival.org.

Motown Winter Blast

Campus Martius

Bundle up and get out to the 2011 Motown Winter Blast 2/11-21/13. Free ice-skating is offered in Campus Martius Park and is only one of the event's main attractions. Expect a variety of over 50 entertainment acts highlighting local talent on two festival stages. Kids are welcome at the Meijer Kid's Family Fun Zone and will also enjoy ice sculptures in the Quicken Loans Ice Garden. Heated tents and local buildings are festival Comfort Zones. This year, a small admission fee will make a big contribution to Matrix Human Services. Each visitor can either donate a canned food item, a book or $1 to gain entrance. Matrix's mission is "to break the generational cycle of poverty gripping the city of Detroit." For more info, visit winterblast.com and matrixhumanservices.org.

Alpine Valley Ski Area

6775 E. Highland Road

White Lake, MI 48383

skialpinevalley.com

248-887-4183

Weekdays (Non-Holiday)

Monday thru Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lift Ticket: $31/Rope Tow: $24

Sunday thru Thursday, 3 p.m.-10 p.m. Lift Ticket: $32/Rope Tow: $25

Sunday thru Thursday, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Lift Ticket: $31/Rope Tow: $24

Weekends & Holidays

Day Session, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lift Ticket: $38/Rope Tow: $26

All Day and Evening, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Lift Ticket: $48/Rope Tow: N/A

Weekends & Holiday Evenings

Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Lift Ticket: $36/Rope Tow: $26

Mt. Brighton Ski Resort

4141 Bauer Road

Brighton, MI 48116

mtbrighton.com

810-229-9581

Weekdays

Monday thru Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. All Area: $31/Rope Tow:$26

Monday thru Thursday 3 p.m.-10 p.m. All Area: $31/Rope Tow:$26

Sunday thru Thursday 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. All Area: $31/Rope Tow:$26

Weekends & Holidays

9 a.m.-5 p.m., All Area: $36/Rope Tow: $29

1 p.m.-5 p.m., All Area: $33/Rope Tow: $29

3pm-Close, All Area: $36/Rope Tow: $29

1pm-11pm, All Area: $46/Rope Tow: N/A

Fridays, 3 p.m.-11 p.m. All Area: $36/Rope Tow: $29

Fridays and Saturdays, 6pm-11 p.m. All Area: $33/Rope Tow: $29

Saturday Midnights

3 p.m.-2 a.m., All Area: $41

6 p.m.-2 a.m., All Area: $38

9 p.m.-2 a.m., All Area: $33

11:30 p.m.-2 a.m., All Area: $26

Mt. Holly

13536 Dixie Hwy.

Holly, MI 48442

skimtholly.com

248-634-8269

Day Session

Monday thru Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lift Ticket: $31/Beginner Hill: $26

Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lift Ticket: $38/Beginner Hill: $31

Holidays, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lift Ticket: $38/Beginner Hill: $31

Evening Session

Sunday thru Thursday, 3 p.m.-10 p.m. Lift Ticket: $31/Beginner Hill: $26

Friday & Sunday, 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Lift Ticket: $38/Beginner Hill: $31

Holidays, 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Lift Ticket: $38/Beginner Hill: $31

Both Sessions

Monday thru Thursday, Lift Ticket: $41

Fridays-Sundays, Lift Ticket: $51

Holidays, Lift Ticket: $51

Pine Knob

7778 Sashabaw Road

Clarkston, MI 48348

skipineknob.com

248-625-0800

Day Session

Monday thru Friday (non-holidays), 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lift Ticket: $31/Beginner Hill: $26; Saturday, Sunday & Holidays, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lift Ticket: $38/Beginner Hill: $31; All Day/All Area, Weekdays: $41/ Weekends: $51

Evening Session

Sunday thru Thursday, 3pm-10pm. Lift Ticket: $31/Beginner Hill: $26; Friday, Saturday & Holidays, 3pm-11pm. Lift Ticket: $38/Beginner Hill: $31

Campus Martius

800 Woodward Ave., Detroit

Ice Skating

$7 admission, $3 skate rental

Open 7 days a week, including holidays, until 3/6

Mon-Thurs, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Fri, 7 a.m. – midnight; Sat, 9 a.m. – midnight; Sun, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.