Jan. 3 Beginner Cross-country Skiing. Kooser State Park. Introduces participants to equipment and basic cross-country ski techniques, and covers fewer miles at a slower pace than the regular programs. Ski rentals available. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $16.50 Venture Outdoors member, $27.50 nonmember. Register by 3 p.m. Dec. 31. 412-255-0564.

Jan. 7 Cross-country Ski Workshop. REI-SouthSide Works. Venture Outdoors cross-country ski trip leaders present a free introductory workshop on cross-country skiing. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 412-488-9410.

Jan. 10 Cook Forest State Park. Meets 10:30 a.m. at Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom for moderately flat, 4-mile interpretive cross-country trip to Indian Springs. Route passes old-growth hemlocks and American chestnut trees. Bring your own cross-country skis or rent (Cooksburg Dry Goods 1-800-680-0160). No snow, hike or snowshoe. 1-814-744-8475.

Jan. 11 Boyce Park. About 6 miles of easy trails between Monroeville and Plum. Hiking if no snow. Meets at Boyce Ski Lodge. Sierra Club, 412-856-4642.

Jan. 17 Laurel Mountain. Easy, intermediate ski just south of U.S. Route 30. Scenic trails, warming hut. Meets 10 a.m. at McDonald's on Route 30 in Latrobe, or $8.50 carpool 57 miles from Monroeville. Sierra Club, 724-459-3012.

Jan. 4 Family Snowshoeing. Bear Run Nature Reserve. Fee includes snowshoe rental. Not recommended for children under 10. Register by 3 p.m. Dec. 31. On confirmation, supply shoe size. 1-4 p.m., $22 Venture Outdoors member, $38.50 nonmember, $11 kids. 412-255-0564.

Jan. 10 Snowshoeing and Hot Chocolate Tasting. Roaring Run Natural Area. Fee includes snowshoe rental. Moderate difficulty, trip follows Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. Snowshoeing tips provided by trip leaders, followed by hot chocolate. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. $24.20 Venture Outdoors member, $44 nonmember, $13.20 kids. On registration, provide shoe size. 412-255-0564.

Jan. 23 Winter Mountain Adventure. Jennings Environmental Education Center, Slippery Rock. Two-night winter outdoors activity sampler includes cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, sledding, winter ecology, Civilian Conservation Corps discussion, horse-drawn sleigh ride at locations in Laurel Hill, Laurel Ridge and Ohiopyle State Parks. All equipment provided, five meals plus snacks, two-night lodging, $225. Registration deadline Jan. 9. 724-794-6011.

Feb. 21 Snowman in the Forest Day. Cook Forest State Park. Various activities held at the Ice Skating Pond, River Road about a mile upriver from the Park Office, including: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. reindeer-pulled wagon rides, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. snowshoe interpretive hike in the old-growth forest along Cook Trail, 1-2:15 p.m. snowshoe interpretive hike in the old-growth forest along Cook Trail. Free Chili Cook-Off, hot chocolate, coffee, fire and warming hut available. 1-814-744-8475.

Wednesdays Audubon Society of Pennsylvania holds walks every Wednesday, 9 a.m. Call 412-963-6100.

Jan. 1 New Year's Day Hike. Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Meets 11 a.m. at tennis court at upstream end of Herr's Island/Washington's Landing. Three-hour hike to PNC Park. Sierra Club, 412-362-8451.

Jan. 1 New Year's Resolution Hike. South Park. 5-7 miles over hilly, sometimes steep, terrain. Hike is dog friendly. 1-4 p.m., $5.50 Venture Outdoors member, $11 nonmember. Register by 3 p.m. Dec. 31. 412-255-0564.

Jan. 3 Hike and Wine and Cheese Boat Cruise. South Side Riverfront Park. Easy evening hike over bridges and along river trails from the South Side to the North Side, followed by a Pittsburgh Cruise Lines boat ride including wines and gourmet cheeses. 4-7 p.m., $44 Venture Outdoors members, $66 nonmembers. Minimum age 21, register by 3 p.m. Dec. 31. 412-255-0564.

Jan. 10 Full Moon Hike. Deer Lakes Park. Moderate 3-5 miles after-dark. Bring a flashlight. 7-10 p.m. $5.50 Venture Outdoors members, $11.00 nonmembers. 412-255-0564.

Jan. 17 Harrison Hills County Park. Easy 7-mile hike to Little Buffalo Creek includes part of the Freeport-Butler Bike Trail. Meets 10 a.m. at Bob Evans Restaurant, Harmarville ($1.40 carpool 10 miles). Sierra Club, 412-828-5154.

Dec. 30 Winter Cycling. REI-Pittsburgh, 412 S. 27th St, SouthSide Works, South Side. Clinic covers set-up, maintenance, clothing, lights, motivation. Free. 7 p.m. 412-488-9410.

Jan. 10 Fly Tying Classes. 10 a.m. Saturdays through Feb. 28 at Elks Club, Thirteenth Street, Indiana, Pa. Basic techniques to produce majority of common fly patterns. Details, registration at Indiana Angler and White's Variety Store, Indiana, and 724-459-3301. Sponsored by Ken Sink Chapter Trout Unlimited.

Jan. 12 Fly Tying, Fly Sale. At monthly members meeting of Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited, Bob Heil and Joe Lantz present a fly-fishing program about Southwest Pennsylvania streams and demonstrate tying techniques for trout, bass and steelhead. Also annual Great Fly Sale: flies tied by TU members sold for $5 per half dozen. 7 p.m. Brentwood VFW Post 1810, 3801 Clairton Boulevard, (Route 51). Free, open to the public. 412-963-2824.

Jan. 10 Warren Miller's "Children of Winter" extreme skiing adventure. Carnegie Library of Homestead. 1:30 p.m. $6 (free for Big Brothers Big Sisters members) includes talk-back with skier Chris Anthony. 4:30 p.m. $55 includes dinner, beer tasting, talk-back with Chris Anthony. 8 p.m. $10 includes additional screening of "Behind the Film: The Making of 'Children of Winter.' " Presented by Venture Outdoors. 412-255-0564.

ALIQUIPPA BUCKTAILS Skeet and trap, Wednesdays 6 p.m. and Fridays 5 p.m. Call 724-378-1450 or visit www.bucktails.us.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY RIFLE CLUB Saturdays and Sundays: ATA registered trap, 10 a.m. Call 412-821-9828.

ALL SEASONS TRAP AND SKEET Wednesdays: Open shoots, 5 p.m. Call 1-814-590-3777.

CALIFORNIA HILL Sundays: Sporting clays and five-stand, 9 a.m. Call 724-938-3480 or 724-938-3477.

CANONSBURG SPORTSMEN ASSN. Trap open to public and members Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and third Sundays, noon. 724-745-4507.

CARRICK SPORTSMEN Sundays: Traps, 1 p.m. Junior rifle and traps programs, personal protection/firearms safety, hunter safety courses. Call 724-348-5354 or visit www. carricksportsmen.com.

CLAIRTON SPORTSMEN'S CLUB Muzzleloader shoot first Sunday of each month, noon-3 p.m. Public welcome. www.clairtonsc.org.

CLAYBUSTERS Sundays: Sporting clays, five stand, skeet and trap, 9 a.m. and Thursdays 1 p.m. Call 1-814-437-3252 or 1-814-437-3428.

CONNELLSVILLE SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Trap practice and skeet shooting, 5 p.m.

CORAOPOLIS Sundays: Junior Olympic archery development, 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Indoor archery, 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Informal combat, 7 p.m. Call 412-264-9920, 412-793-7692.

CROWFOOT ROD & GUN CLUB Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays: Public trap practice, 7 p.m. Call 724-327-9315 or 724-327-0592.

DORMONT-MT. LEBANON SPORTSMEN Third Sundays: Civilian Marksmanship Program 9:30 sign-up, 11 a.m. Mondays: outdoor pistol, NMC, MPRL 6 p.m. Tuesdays: trap 7-10 p.m. 412-531-5043, www.mdi.net/dml.

EAST MONONGAHELA SPORTSMEN Outdoor air pistol third Sundays, 1 p.m. 412-384-4747, www.dp.net/~emsc.

ELRAMA SPORTSMEN Mondays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 412-384-8896.

FIVE POINTS HUNT Mondays: Trap practice, 5:30 p.m. 724-375-7381, 724-457-0315, www.fivepointshuntingclub.com.

FORD CITY SPORTSMEN Wednesdays: Skeet practice, 6 p.m. Fridays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 724-763-3136, fordcitysportsmen@yahoo.com.

FOREST GROVE SPORTSMEN Mondays: Trap, 6 p.m. Thursdays: Combat pistol shoots, 4 p.m., Third Wednesdays: Membership meetings, 7 p.m. Third Sundays: Muzzle-loaders shoots, noon. 412-269-0942.

LAWRENCE COUNTY Wednesdays: Trap/skeet shoot, 5 p.m. 5-stand, 5 p.m. Thursdays: 5 p.m.; Sundays: Sporting clays, 9:30 a.m. 5-stand, 9:30 a.m. 724-652-1075.

LIBRARY SPORTSMEN ASSOCIATION Thursdays: Trap, skeet, 6 p.m. 412-835-9812, www.librarysa.com.

LONG BRANCH SPORTSMEN Tuesdays: Indoor NRA 50-foot small bore pistol league, 7 p.m. 724-925-2919, 724-333-4408, www.bloomautomatic.com/lbsc.

McDONALD SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap and skeet, 7 p.m. 724-796-2271, www.mcdonaldsportsmen.com.

McKEESPORT SPORTSMEN Skeet practice, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Cast bullet matches next to last Saturdays, 9 a.m., three classes, public welcome. 412-271-2144, 412- 824-7566.

MILLVALE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB Tuesdays: skeet 5 p.m. Wednesdays: evening leagues, practice 6 p.m. Saturdays: registered targets 9 a.m. 724-935-9963, www.millvalesportsmens.org.

NORTH BUFFALO SPORTSMAN'S Second Sundays: Action pistol, rifle. Third Sundays: Hunters trail shoot. Last Saturdays and Sundays: 3-D archery. 724-353-2444, 724-664-0513.

NORTH SIDE SPORTSMEN Wednesdays: Skeet, 6 p.m. Trap, 6 p.m. Sundays: Trap, skeet, 11 a.m. 724-935-9884, www.nssa.ws.

PITCAIRN-MONROEVILLE SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap, practical pistol practice, 6 p.m. Saturdays: Trap practice, 10 a.m. Sundays: trap practice, 1 p.m. 412-824-3790, www.pmsconline.com.

RICHLAND SPORTSMEN'S ASSN. Thursdays: Archery. Alternate Mondays: Junior rifle. 412-486-7820, wolfgang5@comcast.net.

ROSTRAVER SPORTSMEN Practice trap, pistol and 3-D archery. 724-872-4399.

RUFFSDALE GUN Sundays: Trap practice, noon. Saturdays, 10 a.m.

SALTSBURG SPORTSMEN Paintball shoot second and fourth Sundays, 9:30 a.m. 724-845-6936.

SHANER SPORTSMEN Fridays: Trap. 724-494-6834, 412-417-3744.

SINNAMAHONING SPORTSMEN Paint ball shoot second and fourth Sundays, 9:30 a.m. 724-845-6936.

SUTERSVILLE SPORTSMEN Trap practice: Mondays, 6 p.m., Tuesdays 10 a.m. 412-872-0989.

TARENTUM SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Skeet practice, 5:30 p.m. 724- 353-1216.

TRAFFORD SPORTSMEN Indoor pistol: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 p.m. Trap: Wednesdays 10 a.m.; Fridays 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Archery practice, evenings; Bowling pin shoot: First and third Sundays, 10:30 a.m. 412-372-3820.

VICTORY HILL GUN Tuesdays: Trap practice, 6 p.m. 724-258-9871.

WASHINGTON SPORTSMEN Thursdays: Trap, wobble trap, skeet, 6 p.m. 724-222-0651.

WEST PENN SPORTSMEN Five-stand: Sundays, 10 a.m., Thursdays, 4 p.m. Trap: Thursdays 4:30 p.m.

YOUNGWOOD Trap: Sunday 10 a.m., Tuesdays, 6 p.m.