When the inevitable cold weather hits Toronto this winter, rather than avoiding the cold and staying indoors all season, you should embrace the winter with your significant other. Believe it or not, but winter is surprisingly the perfect time to plan fun date ideas. There’s plenty to do outside for the more adventurous types like snowshoeing, skating and sledding–not to mention plenty of indoor activities for the homebodies like movie marathons, cooking classes and spa dates. Below, we shared our 12 favorite cold weather date ideas that you can enjoy with your significant other this winter.

We head out to Blue Mountain or Mt. St. Louis with the fun folks at North Toronto Ski Club.