The winter hater’s guide to loving winter

With the temperatures plummeting and the days running short and bleak, it’s tempting to burrito yourself in a blanket and binge on Netflix till May. Don’t do it. There are so many ways to amp up the fun during winter, like downing a core-warming zombie cocktail at one of the city’s delightful new tiki bars, or venturing out to a Himalayan salt cave in Oakville that mimics a day at the beach. These, and many more secrets to making the most of the chilly season, right here:

The Winter Hater's Guide to Loving Winter

Food & Drink

How to get a taste of the tropics without leaving Toronto

Secret no. 1 to making the most of the city this chilly season

City

Where to trade in your snow tires for a team of huskies

Secret no. 2 to making the most of the city this chilly season

How to dress as cozy as Drake in “Hotline Bling”

Secret no. 3 to making the most of the city this chilly season

City

How to bike through the winter in comfort and style

Secret no. 4 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Where to soak up the seaside in a suburban salt cave

Secret no. 5 to making the most of the city this chilly season

How to avoid wearing boots all winter

Secret no. 6 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Food & Drink

How to warm up with winter beers

Secret no. 7 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Food & Drink

Where to take a wintery weekend road trip

Secret no. 8 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Food & Drink

Where to thaw out with the city’s best seafood soups

Secret no. 9 to making the most of the city this chilly season

City

Where to ice fish in style

Secret no. 10 to making the most of the city this chilly season

How to keep your kids crazy-warm, thanks to a full-frontal parka

Secret no. 11 to making the most of the city this chilly season

City

How to surf Lake Ontario when the weather’s sub-zero

Secret no. 12 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Shopping

How to start a fire the old-fashioned way

Secret no. 13 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Food & Drink

Where to hunker down for hotpot

Secret no. 14 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Where to get a DIY yurt that’ll put snow caves to shame

Secret no. 15 to making the most of the city this chilly season