Give Snowboarding A Try

Pretend you're an aspiring Olympian at Whistler Blackcomb, a designated venue for the 2010 Olympics, while improving your snowboard skills on some of the best slopes in North America.

Escape To A Yoga Retreat

If getting away sans family is out of the question, bring them along, but negotiate a few hours of solo time each day as part of the deal.

Improve Your Alpine Skills

Sometimes it's hard to commit to a week-long camp, but surely you can squeeze in three days for a little fun on the slopes. Women in Motion's 5-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio might encourage you to bring along four of your closest friends.

Tackle Cross-Country Skiing

If you're like most women, your ideal camp scenario entails being athletic by day and rejuvenating in a luxurious setting by night. Lone Mountain Ranch gets the mix just right, offering not only a place to discover a new passion but a comfortable environment where you'll be happy to hang out and relax.

Learn To Surf

The seven-day Las Olas ("the waves" in Spanish) camps have a slogan: "We make girls out of women." While they would love for you to go home itching to book your next surf vacation, the overarching goal is to just have fun.

Get Away To...Play Tennis

Get Away To...Golf

The expansive 500-suite Paradisus Puerto Rico boasts a huge lagoonlike pool, three tennis courts, a full-service spa--and access to four nine-hole golf courses at the Coco Beach Golf & Country Club next door.

Get Away To...Hike

Winter, when temperatures hover in the 70s, is the perfect time to explore the varied desert terrain that surrounds Palm Springs.

Get Away To...Snorkel And Dive

Jacques Cousteau once called Baja's Sea of Cortez "the world's largest aquarium."

Best Secluded Beach Getaway

There's no town, no landing strip, no noise, and no pretenses on this 1,000-acre private island.