Mini Golf - Date Idea #14

Mini-Golfing is the perfect date! It is less expensive than regular golf and is geared towards fun rather than skill. Enjoy this easy sport while walking through a beautiful nature course. Mini-Golf is simple to play and uses very little equipment (you only have to carry around your golf club!) Go on a double date or take a big group! Keep score and trash talk as you make sweet puts or miss by a long shot =) Enjoy a little adventure outside while you talk with your date and hit the ball on the course.

Cost: Low (for club, ball, and pass)

Dress: Casual

Frisbee Golf - Date Idea #12

Frisbee Golf is just awesome! It makes the perfect date because it takes little equipment and little practice to start and enjoy. To play Frisbee Golf all you need is a Frisbee (so this awesome date could be 100% FREE)  Guys and Girls can all throw a Frisbee. It doesn't take any fine-tuned skills like baseball, football, or even regular golf to have tons of fun! The whole group will find this game a blast.You can find courses everywhere (just google it). Look up one near you and off you go.  It gives you the chance to run around, have playful competition, and sport your Frisbee throwing talents!

Cost: Free!

Dress: Casual

Snowshoeing - Date Idea #9

Let's face it, Winter is just absolutely gorgeous and the forest is so beautiful. Combine the two and you get beau-geous (which sounds really bad when you say it but clearly it means very pretty=) Walking in the woods in the cold air and discovering the snow covered landscape is such a wonderful experience. Take pictures, snowball fight, talk together, and enjoy the winter wonderland. 

Get a whole group together to tromp around the forest! Afterwards, warm up at a friend's house and eat some soup, drink some hot cocoa, and play some games!

Cost: Medium (for equipment)

Dress: Warm Layers

Tubing - Date Idea #8

It's like a water slide at a water park, but frozen!!! The thrill of the speed, the drop that scares you, the snow that sprays in your face--this is snow tubing! Snow Tubing is crazy cool...sliding down the slope mixed with the laughter of friends. Any size group can go to have a blast during this cold time of the year. 

Tubing is the winterized water slide! 

Cost: Medium (for equipment and pass)

Dress: Warm Layers

Skiing - Date Idea #6

Skiing is so exhilarating! It is fresh, exciting, adventurous, and awesome. What a fantastic time it would be with a date! Whether first-time skiers or long-time snow pros, hitting the slopes is always a treat. Learn together, teach your date, learn how yourself, or race each other on the jumps. In the wintery outdoors, miles from civilization, skiing is loved by so many. Spend all day skiing down the snowy paths and then warm up in the lodge. Take a small group or a large one to enjoy the crisp air fun!

Dress: Warm Layers (as you 'workout' you will get more warm)

Cost: High

 for Ski Lesson (if needed)
for Equipment Rental (unless you have your own)
for Ski Day Pass (unless you have two season passes already)

Temple Square Lights - Date Idea #4

Take your date to see the sparkle and experience the joy! Go visit the lights at Temple Square in SLC. The beautiful grounds are surrounded by the spirit of Christmas. The enchanting lights are magical.  

It is so much fun to walk around in the crisp winter air and remember why we celebrate this season. Take pictures, listen to the music, and watch the brilliance come to life. See breathtaking lights while enjoying the holiday spirit that truly emanates from the whole experience.

Courtesy of Ashton Barney

Bonus Idea: Go to the Lion House Pantry for a cup of hot soup and one of their famous rolls!

Dress: Casual Warm

Cost: Free (+ Soup and Roll)

Courtesy of Ashton Barney

Sledding - Date Idea #1

Sledding could very well be one of your favorite dates ever! What is more fun then sledding down a snow-covered hill in a winter wonderland? The chance to be outside in the crisp fresh air combined with the exhilaration of the ride. This date will give everyone a chance to be kids again! A chance to remember and re-experience happy childhood memories. 

Sledding is just full of joy and happiness. As this date idea only requires warm clothes, this date could be 100% FREE! Just grab your sled and take your date to a favorite sledding hill and enjoy this wonderful time of year!

Bonus Idea: After having a great time sledding take your date with the other couples to get hot chocolate and maybe play some board games!

Dress: Warm Casual (it's cold out there)

Cost: Free (+Hot Chocolate)