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 $159, you get two snowmobiles for a Bog Pond or Franconia Notch State Park from SledVentures Snowmobile Rentals in Lincoln, New Hampshire (a $298 value). This Groupon is valid for two people and two snowmobiles and tours depart at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., and 10 a.m. daily. Additional snow-navigators may join tours for a rate of $25 per person. All drivers must have a valid drivers' license, and a credit card with at least $1,000 available credit is required to secure equipment. Choose between the following tour-day options:
- Sunday–Friday
- 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-served 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 mph, and the tour may run between 1.5 and 2.5 hours depending on conditions and speed. Riders should dress in layers, as temperatures hover around 20 degrees.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Movie Ratings
Nothing poses a bigger threat to our nation’s youth than exposure to images of the human body or words that describe going to the bathroom. Use the following rating guides to keep your child safe from that torrent of filth they call "the movie business":
G: These movies contain just the right amount of sleaze: none. Enjoy your movie about a towel who saves Christmas or a mouse who goes in some direction and becomes a cowboy.
PG: Still OK for the wee ones, these movies are usually rated as such for depicting animals talking, thus destroying everything we know about the natural order.
PG-13: Oh boy, here we go. Use your discretion here. These movies are allowed to have one scene of brief spitting and often feature frank depictions of France.
R: For adults only! Be prepared to see machine guns wearing bras or two cars with giant lips on their grills smash into each other.
X: My cousin is allowed to watch these. He has real nunchucks that his stepdad bought him.
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