So, what do you do with 3 young kids when new snow doesn't fall

Fortunately, December's snow is till around on the shaded part of the mountain, and where the wind does not blow.
So that is where we snowshoe to and let the kids to do their  sledding. 

They've gotten really fast

and even learned to "catch some air".

But, the other day, when the snows melted from the Great Sand Dunes, 
we decided to climb to near the top of the dunes,

take the little one by the hand,

and do a little sledding on the sand. 

Once accustomed to the new friction, they tried some "surfing" down those steep and sandy slopes

 till even the little one got good.

Finally, after more than 2 hours of exercise, it was time to empty our boots  

and take that long walk back to the car.

Yes, quite a bit of fun it was; 
and warm, as it got up to 56 degrees. 
Not the usual February weather in Colorado.

But, when you're young, you find fun things to do, 
no matter what the weather brings.