I live in a rustbelt town that gets brutally fucked by lake effect snow and short days during the winter. I take vitamin D to cope but some sunlight wouldn't hurt, shit gets outright depressing here sometimes. Anyone else have any recommendations for winter activities?

So far I narrowed down the choices to

>Skiing/Snowboarding
Expensive to get in to, and my nearest slope is a half an hour drive, but could be fun.
>Snowshoeing
Like hiking, which I do a lot of already.
>Ice Skating
Very few places to do this outdoors, as the ice never gets thick enough to support a persons weight. Mostly rinks around here so it kind of defeats the point.

Anyone else have some recommendations? I am open to all the weird and esoteric shit that is dredged up on image boards.