From San Francisco to San Jose, Los Angeles to San Diego's Coronado, the big 4 cities population-wise offer fantastic winter escapes providing old-fashioned ice skating in tourist destinations, minus the snow! Here is a list of places you can stay at hotels and resorts within walking distance (usually across the street or on premise) and ice skate in an old-fashioned holiday experience.

• Brentwood - Holiday on Ice November 19, 2011 - January 16, 2011
• Los Angeles - Pershing Square Downtown on Ice, November 17, 2011 - January 16, 2012 (laparks.org)
• Los Angeles - LA LIVE Ice
• Rancho Cordova - Ice Rink at Capital Village  Nov. 10, 2011 - January 16, 2012
• San Diego - Skating by the Sea, Hotel del Coronado, Nov. 23, 2011 - Jan. 1, 2012 (hoteldel.com)
• San Jose - Downtown Ice, Nov. 18, 2011 - Jan 16, 2012 (sjdowntown.com)
• San Francisco - Union Square, Nov. 9, 2011 - Jan. 16, 2012 (unionsquareicerink.com) & Embarcadero, November 9, 2011 - January 8, 2012 (embarcaderocenter.com)
• Santa Monica  ICE  November 11, 2011 -   January 16, 2012
• Walnut Creek  Walnut Creek on Ice - delays due to ice making equipment, coming soon (iceskatewalnutcreek.com)

Coming soon-- More Ice Skating Events!