Before the invention of the snowmobile, most people’s winter fun consisted of sledding down a hill and waiting for a St. Bernard to drag them back up. Easily traverse icy terrain with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get a two one-day tickets to the Alberta Snowmobile, ATV & Off-Road Show at the Edmonton Expo Centre (a $30 value, including GST). Tickets are good for one of the following dates:

• Friday, October 21, from 4 p.m.–10 p.m.
• Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Sunday, October 23, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Hosted by the Alberta Snowmobile Association, the Alberta Snowmobile, ATV & Off-Road Show brings together vendors and enthusiasts of snow-cruising vehicles. More than 100 exhibitors showcase apparel, maintenance products, vehicles, and snow-bound vacation spots to use ‘mobiles or train snowmen butlers. The Discovery Toys Kids Zone gives parent-supervised young’uns a fun place to play and fraternize with fellow children while awaiting age-granted snowmobile privileges. A raffle proffers convention-goers with the chance to win a suite of prizes, including a Summit X Ski-Doo and extra-strength snowball repellant.