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• Upcoming Events

  • 12 March:
    • Shanty Creek – Irish Weekend - March 12 & 14, 2010 (all day)
  • 13 March:
    • Crystal Mountain - Spring Fling Weekend - March 13 & 14, 2010 (all day)

Crystal Mountain - Spring Fling Weekend - March 13 & 14, 2010
[ March 13, 2010 to March 14, 2010. ] Saturday, March 13, 2010 11am - Cardboard Classic Build a cardboard sled using ONLY cardboard and duct tape... decorate it as you’d like, and then race it against others on Cheers! Read More 1pm - NASTAR Race $6 for two runs, $1 for each additional run. Register at nastar.com and then sign up the day of the race [...]

Shanty Creek – Irish Weekend - March 12 & 14, 2010
[ March 12, 2010 to March 14, 2010. ] All things Irish plus the annual Cardboard Classic Race down Schuss Mountain in a sled you make yourself. Saturday, March 13 All activities take place in Schuss Village. Space is limited--please sign up early. Registration for each event closes 30 minutes prior to the start. • 9:00-11:00am --- Registration (you may register for Blarney Stone Rail Jam on Saturday [...]

Shanty Creek - Midweek Specials at Schuss Mountain
4 For $40 Mondays - Get four lift tickets for $40; 9am-4:30pm on Schuss Mtn. 2 For Tuesdays - Two for the price of one lift tickets, rentals, cross country rentals and adult group lessons. (For lift ticket rates, please use the pricing chart for Friday-Sunday non-holidays on the lift tickets page.) $5 KHQ Wednesdays - [...]

Crystal Mountain - Sleeping Bear Telefest - March 14, 2010
[ March 14, 2010; ] Free your heel, free your mind. Sleeping Bear Telefest is an annual tradition that brings Telemark enthusiasts together to ski the mountain, take part in the largest “Tele Turn” of the season and share their sport with others. More information to be announced. Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

Crystal Mountain - Cammy Potter Slopestyle Competition - March 21, 2010
[ March 21, 2010; ] Crystal Mountain Slopestyle Series III - Sunday, March 21 Named in memory of former US Women’s Snowboard Team member and northern Michigan resident, Cammy Potter, who died of breast cancer at the age of 35, this slopestyle competition is one of the most popular slopestyle events of the winter & always draws a good crowd of [...]

The Homestead - 10% off lodging and 2 for 1 lift tickets for members of America’s 1st Responders
This winter, The Homestead is offering card carrying members of America’s 1st Responders 10% of lodging and 2 for 1 lift tickets. Men and women all over the US have chosen a profession that is one to protect and serve our country. The Homestead is proud to team up with an organization that honors them called [...]

Nordic Walking Poles Help Wounded Warriors Move
Nordic walking poles from Glen Arbor, Michigan are helping Wounded Warriors move Nordic Walking Poles are radically improving balance, stability, gait, walking posture and walking comfort of Wounded Warriors! Quality Nordic Walking Poles from WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System have been donated to Wounded Warrior Programs at Walter Reed, Fort Carson, Fort Lewis/Madigan/McChord [...]

Shanty Creek Group Lodging Special
Bring a group of 20 or more to Shanty Creek and receive a FREE nights stay for each room you book! Visit Shanty Creek Website >>>>

Grand Traverse Pie Company
The Food Network looks at the success of the Grand Traverse Pie Co., a bakery and cafe which started in Traverse City, MI, by Mike and Denise Busley, and has grown to more than 16 stores in the Midwest. Visit Grand Traverse Pie Company Website >>>>

Saturday, March 13, 2010

11am - Cardboard Classic

Build a cardboard sled using ONLY cardboard and duct tape… decorate it as you’d like, and then race it against others on Cheers! Read More

1pm - NASTAR Race
$6 for two runs, $1 for each additional run. Register at nastar.com and then sign up the day of the race at the Snowsports Desk. Read More.

3pm - On-slope Kayak Race
Race head-to-head down Cheers slope, while in a kayak. Read More

4pm - Slush Cup
Ski thru a giant pit of icy slush at the base of the Loki slope. Read More.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

King of the Hill Triple Threat Challenge
Can you ski? Can you snowboard? Can you tele? Read More

Sleeping Bear Telefest
Free your heel, free your mind. Read More.

Spring Fling FUN - March 15-18
This year, we’ve expanded the Spring Fling FUN with daily activities on Monday, March 15 thru Thursday, March 18 including a Paintball Biathlon, Speed Trap, Mogul Competition, Terrain Park Jams. Read More.

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

All things Irish plus the annual Cardboard Classic Race down Schuss Mountain in a sled you make yourself.

Saturday, March 13

All activities take place in Schuss Village. Space is limited–please sign up early.
Registration for each event closes 30 minutes prior to the start.

• 9:00-11:00am — Registration (you may register for Blarney Stone Rail Jam on Saturday or Sunday)
• 10:00am — Frozen Fish Toss
• 11:30am — Judging for Cardboard Classic Click for Rules
• 12:00pm — Cardboard Classic Races
• 1:00pm — Pot of Gold Coin Toss
• 1:45pm — VIP Seating Winner Announced
• 2:00pm — Slush Cup (limited to first 50 registrants)
• 4:00pm — Slush Cup Awards

Sunday, March 14

• 9:00-11:00am — Registration for Blarney Stone Rail Jam
• 12:00pm — Blarney Stone Rail Jam

Visit Shanty Creek Website >>>>

4 For $40 Mondays - Get four lift tickets for $40; 9am-4:30pm on Schuss Mtn.

2 For Tuesdays - Two for the price of one lift tickets, rentals, cross country rentals and adult group lessons. (For lift ticket rates, please use the pricing chart for Friday-Sunday non-holidays on the lift tickets page.)

$5 KHQ Wednesdays - $5 Lift Tickets from 5-9pm. Ski & Snowboard Rentals $12 from 5pm-9pm, $20 from 9am-5pm. Tubing is $5/per hour from 4-9pm, ski all day (9am-5pm) for only $10.

Friends & Family Thursdays - The more tickets you buy as a group, the less they are! Day lift tickets start at $20 each, night lift tickets start at $12 each, rental specials and more!

Visit Shanty Creek Resorts Website >>>>

Free your heel, free your mind.

Sleeping Bear Telefest is an annual tradition that brings Telemark enthusiasts together to ski the mountain, take part in the largest “Tele Turn” of the season and share their sport with others.

More information to be announced.

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

Crystal Mountain Slopestyle Series III - Sunday, March 21
Named in memory of former US Women’s Snowboard Team member and northern Michigan resident, Cammy Potter, who died of breast cancer at the age of 35, this slopestyle competition is one of the most popular slopestyle events of the winter & always draws a good crowd of both competitors & spectators.

Register prior to the event at the Snowsports Desk in the lower level of the Crystal Center.

Race Day Itinerary:

8-10am: Registration in Northern Lights
11am: Event Begins - Tuck’s Terrain Park

Awards Ceremony: Lodge Deck - immediately after competition.
Entry Fee: $20 per event.
Discounted Lift Ticket (with proof of registration) - Adult (16+) - $40, Junior (9-15) - $25.

Required Release Forms: All participants (18 and over) are required to sign a Snowsports Release Form before participating in the event. A parent or guardian must sign for minors (under 18). Print Release Form.
For more information, call the Snowsports Desk at ext. 2000.

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

A best seller…this package includes two nights’ lodging, continental breakfast each morning, a tasting tour of four Leelanau County wineries on Saturday with transportation and to-go lunch provided. That evening, you’ll enjoy an exquisite five course winemaker dinner prepared by Chef John Piombo featuring wines with each course.

Offered in Fiddler’s Pond, Little Belle and The Inn from only $126 per person, per night, based on double occupancy. Space is limited. Call 231.334.5100 for reservations.

Visit The Homestead Website >>>>

Group of local citizens organize Cherry-T Ball Drop New Years Eve

Downtown Traverse City will have yet another exciting event this winter. The Cherry-T Ball drop is scheduled on New Years Eve 2009. “It will be like Times Square, just bit smaller with a Northern Michigan feel,” jokes Brian Sweebe, one of the organizers of the event. “We are going to have a giant Cherry drop from the sky as the clock strikes midnight,” says Brian.

The 200 block of Front Street, downtown Traverse City will be blocked off at 6:00 pm New Years Eve. The street will be cleared and a stage and tents will be erected. A live band will take the stage at 10:30pm. “We believe this will be a great thing for the restaurant and other businesses downtown,” says Pam Marsh, owner of Red Ginger restaurant. “We normally have a real busy New Years Eve, but the patrons tend to leave downtown early,” continues Pam, “this is a great idea to keep the town exciting throughout the evening.”

The local group of citizens fortunately include Thom Darga, from DargaWorks, the company that is building the structure on the corner of Park and Front streets. “We wanted to drop a giant cherry, much like times square, and we happen to have a very large crane downtown right now,” states Thom. The crane can reach over to the middle of front street and the cherry will drop to the timing of the end of 2009.

“It will be exciting,” says Christal Willcox, promotions director from Classic Rock the Bear and Real Rock 95.5 & 105.1, the radio sponsor for the event, “the biggest hurdle was the dropping of the cherry and with the crane already here, it worked out perfectly.”

Although there is no admission for the event, Goodwill Industries will be onsite collecting can goods and personal hygiene items for the local needy. “We wanted to make sure this was totally a non-profit event and that it will help a local charity,” states Brian, “everything we are doing will be run by volunteers and paid for from donations from the community and sponsors.”

If anyone is interested in helping, donating or just want more information please contact Brian Sweebe at 231-360-8552.

Visit Cherry-T Ball Drop Website >>>>

Crystal Mountain’s Mountain Report for December 23, 2009. Skiing and snowboarding video with information about snow conditions, holiday events and more!

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

Chef-Educator Nancy Krcek Allen
Chef Lynne Brach

Anyone can learn the basics of chop, sauté and simmer—the true art of cooking lies in creating memorable flavor. Learn how to bring your seasoning techniques forward from past days of salt and pepper into the 21st century.

Discover umami—the Japanese term for a fifth taste—the “tastiness factor” and the ten secrets to developing big flavor. Both are guaranteed to improve your kitchen success. You’ll master many seasoning devices like caramelized onions, as well as big-flavored dishes like Italian roasted tomato and porcini soup, Marinated flank steak, Smoky rice pilaf, Spice-roasted shrimp, Bacon-Miso chips and Macerated fruit.

Class is $125 per person, weekend stay packages available. Reservations required.

Saturday, January 23, 2010
12:30pm - 5:30pm

Visit Chateau Chantal Website >>>>

Join us for a fun-filled Snowshoe Photo Scavenger Hunt. You’ll enjoy a 2-mile trek from the resort’s Village through the woods, over the Crystal River and back with snacks and beverages along the way. Bring your digital camera…you’ll snap shots of things along the way that are on the scavenger hunt list. You’ll leave with a goodie bag and a day full of memories.

Brick Wheels of Traverse City wil be on-site to offer snowshoe rentals and sales.

Registration is $20 per person. Call 231.334.5160 to sign up for a 10am, 10:30am or 11am start time.

Visit The Homestead Website >>>>

A Winter celebration of craft brewed beer.

Sample up to 12 brews from Shorts Brewing, Co., The Livery, Magic Hat and Bell’s Brewery.

Specialty Brats from Traverse City’s Bayside Market and live entertainment from the Younce Guitar Duo will also be featured.

5 oz. pours…4 for $10, 10 for $20. Then on Sunday, ski with the brewers.

Lodging deals at Shanty include lift ticket and 10 pour beer ticket!

Saturday, January 23, 2010
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Ivan’s at Schuss Mountain, Shanty Creek Resorts

Visit Shanty Creek Website >>>>

Exhilarating outdoor activities, spa services, grand food, wine, decadent chocolate and friends make this the ultimate women’s weekend getaway. Share accommodations just steps away from all the fun. Saturday features cross-country and downhill ski clinics and demos, snowshoe tour, brownie contest and savings at the award-winning Crystal Spa. The main event begins Sunday at 10am when the ladies of the Women’s Winter Tour snowshoe & cross-country ski along Crystal’s wooded trails.

Event benefits the nonprofit Active Women Now, dedicated to supporting local women’s resource centers.

HOUSEGUEST SPA SPECIAL (excludes Saturday)
Don’t forget to make time to relax at Crystal Spa! Crystal Mountain Lodging guests receive $25* off spa services of $100 or more at the Crystal Spa. Crystal spa services include massage, body treatment, facial, manicure and pedicure.

*Credit may be applied toward a minimum total purchase of $100 or more, not including the 18% service charge. Excludes Saturdays & Peak Season (Dec. 26, 2009 - Jan. 2, 2010, Jan. 16 & 17, 2010 & Feb. 13 - 15, 2010). Not valid with any other offers, special rates or discounts. Subject to availability. Advance reservations preferred. Offer expires April 4, 2010.

Make it a girls weekend getaway!
For information on Crystal Mountain lodging and packages, call 800.968.7686 ext. 5100 and tell us you are with the Women’s Winter Tour. Be sure to ask about special spa package pricing for this event!

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WEEKEND SCHEDULE - more activitiesTBA

Women’s Winter Tour | Sunday, February 7
Begins at 10am

A unique non-competitive event just for gals. Women of all ages snowshoe and cross-country ski along Crystal’s wooded trails. Demonstrations, great food, wine and chocolate are featured along the trail and at the main staging area! Enjoy a day dedicated to spoiling the inner diva in all of us!

Stay tuned to womenswintertour.com for registration updates.

Visit Crystal Mountain Website >>>>

Lovers of craft beer, world music and winter fun won’t want to miss the first annual Traverse City Winter Microbrew & Music Festival taking place under heated tents on the Clubhouse grounds at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa on Friday, February 12, 2010, from 5PM – 10PM. Tickets can be purchased at Oryana, Old Town Coffee, North Peak and the Resort’s Lobby Marketplace beginning Monday, December 21. Tickets will also be available online at tcbeerfest.com and porterhouseproductions.com.

The TC Winter Microbrew & Music Festival will kick off the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest, a weekend-long festival scheduled for February 12-14 featuring three days of activities at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, downtown Traverse City and Mt. Holiday Ski & Recreation Area. See www.winterwonderfest.org for more details.

The TC Winter Microbrew & Music Festival will take place outdoors next to the Resort’s Clubhouse. Guests will step out of the lodge into a winter wonderland featuring the main brew tent with live music from Euforquestra, an eight piece “Afro-Caribbean-Barnyard-Funk” dance band from Fort Collins, CO, the rockabilly honky-tonk of Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys, local favorites Levi Britton and Rachael Davis & Josh Davis with members of Steppin’ In It, and the bagpipes and drum ensemble of GT Pipes and Drums. Bonfires and free sleigh rides will encircle a frozen winter pond surrounded by three tents showcasing dozens of craft breweries, local & national musicians and special activities throughout the night.

For More Information Click Here >>>>

Join the wineries of Leelanau, Old Mission & Traverse City at the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest for a celebration of wine, gourmet desserts, art & fun this Valentines Day.

The Wine Festival will take place Sunday February 14th from 3:00pm-8:00pm as a premier event to ring in the fireworks.

Tickets are $20/$35 Couples

Tickets include:
Souvenir wine glass
5 wine tasting tickets
5 dessert bar tickets
Entry to the winter wine wonderland tent where you will find 5 local wine tasting niches scattered throughout a large outdoor heated tent showcasing the work of select regional artists.

to purchase tickets please visit
http://www.lpwines.com/wine/traverse-city-wine-art-festival-winter-wine-wonderland/

You must be 21+ to attend this event.

Other activities taking place at the Grand Traverse Resort that you can enjoy during the Winter Wine Wonderland are…
free sleigh rides
snowshoe hikes
snowmobile rides
carnival of rides
petting zoo
and much, much more.

Visit the official Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest Website for a complete list of activities throughout the weekend. http://www.winterwonderfest.org

Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:Grand Traverse Resort and Spa

For More Information Click Here >>>>

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