“I enjoy the winter equivalent of the long jump, the long slide. You just find a long slick surface and slide until the puddle gives out or you do. It's usually best to have a spotter.”

— Meredith Moore, Kansas University graduate student, Marion

“I like snowboarding and sledding, and then enjoying a hot cup of cocoa or an Irish coffee on the porch.”

— Mike Botvinik, Kansas University sophomore, Chicago

“It would be sledding. I live out in the country, so I like to walk through the timber and search for a nice little slope.”

— Lisa Fowler, paraeducator, rural Pomona

“I like to ski. I can't do it here, but sometimes I get to go to Colorado over winter break.”

— Lacey Breech, spa coordinator, Cassoday