The dawn of winter marks the return of snow-covered vistas and the end of attempts to approximate off-season snowballs out of pancake batter. Explore a wonderland with today’s Groupon: for $79, you get a two-hour Bog Pond or Franconia Notch State Park snowmobile tour from SledVentures Snowmobile Rentals in Lincoln, New Hampshire (a $149 value). Tours depart at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., and 10 a.m. every day. Choose between the following options:

• A tour on any day Sunday–Friday
• A tour on Saturday
  
  

Led by frost-kissed members of the Fresolone family, SledVentures’ tours send explorers gliding through the vista-laden White Mountains on one of two beginner-friendly sojourns that strike a balance between snowy tranquility and adrenaline-pumping thrills. The Bog Pond trail rises high into the heart of the mountains, crossing the Appalachian Trail and traversing a wide range of weather scenarios, and the Franconia Notch path passes by such icons as the Flume, the Basin, and the cave where all hockey players are born. Most of SledVentures’ fleet of Ski-Doos boasts hand warmers and electric starters, and the forward-thinking chaperones provide cold-weather gear on a first-come, first-serve basis.

First-timers should arrive at least a half-hour before scheduled departures, leaving time to learn snowmobile maneuvering, standard hand signals, and how to tell which snowmen are sentient. Beginners can travel 5–20 miles per hour, and the two-hour tour may run between 1.5 to 2.5 hours depending on conditions and speed. Riders should dress in layers, as temperatures hover around 20 degrees.