#1) Have you seen the Lighted Man and horse-drawn snow-shovel races at Steamboat Springs’ Winter Carnival? steamboat-chamber.com

#2) Have you listened to the crack of big horn sheep butting heads during mating season? Georgetown’s Bighorn Sheep Festival is Nov. 14. wildlife.state.co.us/viewing

#3) Have you skied more than 5 Colorado ski resorts? (There are 26 total.)

#4) Have you gone snowmobiling? Grand County has 300 miles of snowy trails. grand-county.com/snowmobiling

#5) Have you skied by candlelight? Around the holidays, many ski areas sponsor nighttime runs with skiers holding candles, creating a beautiful light show and a lasting memory.

#6) Have you cross-country skied? Rent gear and take a lesson at any ski area’s Nordic Center. Add 10 points if you’ve done the “hut-to-hut” trail with the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association (it’s 350 miles!). huts.org

#7) Have you seen The Nutcracker? bncdance.com/the-nutcracker

#8) Have you visited the Colorado Ski Museum and Ski Hall of Fame?

#9) Have you been stuck in traffic on I-70 on a Friday night or a Sunday afternoon?

#10) Have you explored a winter wonderland on snowshoes? Tip: Rocky Mountain National Park offers free beginning and intermediate level snowshoe tours with a ranger. rocky.mountain.national-park.com/cal.htm

#11) Gone ice fishing? Grand Lake offers some of the best in Colorado. grand-county.com

#12) Slipped on your icy steps?

#13) Have you been to the National Western Stock Show? Jan. 9–24. nationalwestern.com

#14) Have you soaked in the vapors at Glenwood Hot Springs or one of many other natural hot springs in the state? hotspringspool.com

#15) Have you shouted “MUSH!” from the runners of a dogsled? dogsledrides.com/colorado.php

#16) Have you been ice sailing or ice boating in Georgetown with the folks at windisfun.com?

#17) Have you been behind a dog, a horse or even a snowmobile and gone skijoring? Literally “ski driving” from the original Norwegian sport.

#18) Have you skated at one of the area’s outdoor ice rinks?

#19) Have you watched ice climbers at the frozen waterfalls in Ouray’s Ice Park? ourayicepark.com

#20) Have you gone sledding, tobogganing or tubing?

#21) Have you sipped hot chocolate (or hot toddies) in the back of a one-horse open sleigh?

#22) Have you stood in the freezing night air on New Year’s Eve to watch fireworks? denver.org/metro/features/new-years-eve

#23) Have you attended the International Snow Sculpting Championships in Breckenridge? Jan. 26–31. gobreck.com

#24) Dug your car out of a snowbank?

#25) Have you watched the ESPN Winter X-Games or the Outdoor Life Network’s Gravity Games?

#26) Have you been to downtown Denver or downtown Boulder’s annual Christmas parades?

#27) Have you gone antiquing in Telluride? Its history as a Victorian mining town ensures there are treasure troves waiting to be discovered.

#28) Have you sipped an adult beverage après ski at one of Steamboat’s warm-up spots?

#29) Have you seen the millions of twinkling lights at Denver’s Zoo Lights? denverzoo.org/zoolights/index.asp

#30) Have you ridden the Rail Yard at Winter Park, which includes replicas of Colorado’s State Capitol building and Red Rocks? skiwinterpark.com