Я люблю ходить на лыжах зимой, когда в парке тихо.

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Breakdown of Я люблю ходить на лыжах зимой, когда в парке тихо.

• любить: to love
• парк: the park
• в: in

Questions & Answers about Я люблю ходить на лыжах зимой, когда в парке тихо.

Why is it люблю ходить and not a finite verb after люблю?

After любить when you mean to like doing something, Russian normally uses an infinitive:

• Я люблю читать. = I like to read.
• Я люблю гулять. = I like walking.
• Я люблю ходить на лыжах. = I like skiing / going skiing.

So люблю is the main verb, and ходить tells you what activity the speaker likes.

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Why is the verb ходить, not идти?

This is a very common question because Russian has two verbs for to go on foot:

• идти = to be going right now, in one direction
• ходить = to go regularly, generally, or back and forth

Here the sentence is about a general habit or preference, not one specific trip. That is why Russian uses ходить:

• Я люблю ходить на лыжах зимой. = I like to ski in winter / I like going skiing in winter.

If you said Я люблю идти..., it would sound wrong here, because идти is for a concrete motion in progress, not for a repeated activity you enjoy in general.

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What does ходить на лыжах mean literally, and why is it used for skiing?