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Whether you can't get to the slopes, are trying to prep for the trip there, or you're simply not too keen on high altitude, you still need to alter your workout to get into K2 mode. NY1 recently stopped by New York Sports Club where their "Black Diamond Workout" is designed to do just that.

"If you don't have the right conditioning in your body, when you hit the slopes it is going to be much harder. You're much more prone to injury also. Even if you don't snowboard or ski, it is a great workout because you are getting your upper body, your core, your lower back and legs and everything anyway," said New York Sports Club fitness instructor Amie Hoff.

For a mountain-worthy workout, the focus is on lateral side-to-side movements, balance, agility and coordination drills to shape and change the muscles. You can squeeze in lateral and agility moves by spreading a ladder on the ground. And plank exercises can help you build those stomach muscles needed for the control that normally keeps you from wiping out in the snow.

Since the gym's floor is free of snow, instructors have set up equipment to mimic the challenge of being on the powder.

"Something like the BOSU ball that we have that is really like a half ball that we have. It is an unstable surface that also forces you body to have to use and engage every muscle from your core, to your legs to your lower back, even your upper body," Hoff said. "So you get use to that so it gives you stability to train your muscles as if you were walking through the snow."

While it may not offer the same thrill as a real slope, the potential health benefits of a "dry" workout will most definitely outlast the snow.