Winter started a little early this year. But there's no point in fighting it; better to embrace it. Tonight, in this Chronicle Classic from 2001, we catalogue a whole lot of ways New Englanders embrace the season, from sled dog racing to snow tubing.

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ESPN Winter X Games
http://expn.go.com/

Mount Snow, Vermont
http://www.mountsnow.com

New England Lost Ski Areas Project
http://www.nelsap.org

Ski Jumping: Gunstock Nordic Association
http://www.gunstocknordic.click2site.com/

New England ski jumping information
http://dot.etec.wwu.edu/skijump/skiclubs.htm

Ice Hotel, Quebec, Canada
http://www.icehotel-canada.com

Sled dogs: Green Mountain distance mushers
http://www.uvm.edu/~ibower/

Craftsbury Outdoor Recreation Center
http://www.craftsbury.com

Horse Sleigh Rally: Wildflower Inn, Lyndonville, Vermont
http://www.wildflowerinn.com/

Burke Mountain Ski Area, Vermont
http://www.skiburke.com/

Burke Mountain Academy
http://www.burkemtnacademy.org

Amesbury Sports Park
http://www.goslide.com/