A winter recreational park is provided for amusing and entertaining one or more participants, the park being intended for location in semi-arid or desert regions. The winter park includes a plurality of interconnected housing structures adapted to safely house the participants as well as winter facilities built with artificial snow and/or ice. The housing structures are adapted to maintain inside temperatures below the freezing point, despite the normally high outside temperatures. The recreational park further includes a plurality of active devices, such as skis or ice skates, adapted for use in each of the respective winter facilities to create the desired effect on ice and/or snow.