Live in Chicago but itching to hit the slopes with the kids this year? Are they finally old enough to get started on skis or a snowboard? Chicago itself may not have ski lifts, but

It’s December! Bust out the Christmas lights and stockings, Santa hats and mittens, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and snowman holiday decorations, egg nog, fudge and sugar cookies, and all your other favorite wintry things –