Offering ski trails for beginners and the more advanced, Beaver Creek Reserve was voted Best Trail for Cross Country Skiing for the third straight year. Beaver Creek offers rental equipment, instructional classes, and candlelight snowshoe hikes for visitors as well. For serious skiers, Tower Ridge Recreation Area is the largest cross-country ski trail in both Eau Claire Country and west-central Wisconsin with about 12 miles across varying terrain. Another reader favorite is Lowes Creek County Park with 5 miles of trails running over and around a trout stream. – Kellie Williams