Antrim County : Traverse City, Michigan

Shanty Creek – What’s New for 2013 – 2014 at Shanty Creek!

There are plenty of improvements at Shanty Creek Resorts in Bellaire, including a new fleet of rental equipment from Volkl, Marker, Dalbello, Tecnica, K2, Burton and Scott; new ski school leadership and improved lesson programs; family-friendly, lower lift ticket prices for children 9-12 years old; more discounted ticket and rental options available online for advanced purchase; and “Summit Only” lift tickets—Michigan’s best value—starting at only $15 on weekends.

In addition, there are improvements to snowmaking infrastructure and capacity; improvements to Schuss Mountain’s Monster Park and the Big Air Launch Pad; improvements to the racing and NASTAR infrastructure and facilities; more mid-day Saturday and Sunday slope grooming for improved snow conditions throughout the day; lodging improvements on property-managed units at Summit Village and Cedar River Village and more time to ski at Schuss Mountain with extended hours and a ski season scheduled through March 31.

Seniors 70+ and kids eight and under can purchase a lift ticket for $5 or a season pass for just $24. Kids 8 and under ski free when lodging or in ski school at Shanty Creek Resorts.

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Shanty Creek’s Octoberfest – October 5, 2013

Shanty Creek’s Octoberfest – Festival activities will include a farmers market and craft fair, live music, outdoor BBQ, kids’ games, chairlift rides, and pumpkin decorating.

Begins at 1pm in Schuss Village.

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Shanty Creek – Antrim Ski Academy Ski Swap – November 30, 2013

2013 Antrim Ski Academy Ski Swap
November 29 & 30 • Grand Ballroom at The Lakeview Hotel
Summit Village • Shanty Creek Resorts
5780 Shanty Creek Road • Bellaire, MI 49615

The Antrim Ski Academy equipment & clothing sale is our biggest fundraiser
of the year and the proceeds go towards funding our scholarship program and helping to
support the Elk Rapids and Bellaire/Central Lake/Mancelona high school ski teams.

CHECK IN
Friday, November 29• 5 – 8pm
Bring in your equipment and clothing for placement in Saturday’s sale.
We will have experts on hand to help you price your items.
Late check in will be available Saturday morning from 8 – 10am,
but we encourage you to utilize Friday nights check-in.

We accept downhill, cross country and snowboard equipment, ski racks, ice skates
and roller blades. Bindings are accepted but must be mounted to a board.
Clothing, accessories and helmets are also accepted. The club will only accept
serviceable and sellable equipment. Please, no long straight skis.
Antrim Ski Academy will take a 20% commission on all sold goods.

SKI SWAP
Saturday, November 30 • 9am – 5pm
We have lots of quality equipment available all day Saturday and have a good selection
of kids skis and boots throughout the sale. If you can’t make it early, you will still have the
opportunity to find some really good deals.

EQUIPMENT PICK UP
Saturday, November 30 • 5 – 6pm
Any equipment not picked up will become the property of
Antrim Ski Academy and may be disposed of. Sorry, no exceptions.
We will mail out any checks that are not picked up.

PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT ARE USED FOR:
Funding 100% of our scholarship programs. Each season ASA accepts 10-15 scholarship students
into our programs, at no cost to the scholarship recipients.

Purchase of new equipment for ASA, including gates, training gates, timers, etc.

Offsetting the costs of ski and snowboard clinics. The fees charged for most of our programs
do not cover the direct costs of coaching and additional funds are required.

In exchange for assisting in running the swap, ASA donates a portion of the swap proceeds to
both the Elk Rapids and the Bellaire/Central Lake/Mancelona High School Race teams.

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White Pine Stampede – February 3, 2018

The White Pine Stampede – the Midwest’s premier nordic event – February 3, 2018.

Established in 1977 the event has been held on the first Saturday of February every year since, with the exception of snow challenged 2012. Originally a 50 kilometer, point to point, race from Frederic to Mancelona, Michigan the race is now contested 50 kilometers or 20 kilometers from Mancelona to Shanty Creek Resorts in Bellaire. There is also a 10 kilometer timed but non competitive event available for those who wish to take a more leisurely trip.

For the past 27 years five dollars from each entry, together with other voluntary gifts, has been donated to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation. To date, more than $85,700.00 has gone to the Ophthalmology Department of the hospital.

Each entrant will receive a specially designed and dated tee shirt, when they register, as part of their entry fee.

Finishers of their chosen event will receive a medal commemorating their accomplishment as they cross the finish line.

WPS Finish

The competitors in the 50 kilometer and 20 kilometer races are divided into classifications based on the style of skiing, (classic or freestyle), gender and age. Awards will be given to the TOP THREE FINISHERS in each class.

All three events start at the Mancelona High School. Prior to the race, utilize the common area, of the school, for preparing, waxing and maybe having a pancake or two before tackling the trail. Your warm ups will be transported and made available to you at your finish. Transportation will be available to return you to your car in the school parking lot.

At the conclusion of your event, and after having located your car, feel free to join us at the Shanty Creek Summit Center for the SHORT’S BREWING POST RACE COOL DOWN. A sampling of Short’s product, together with snacks, will be available for all as they discuss the day with friends and family while viewing a slide show of the day’s events. Doors will open at 1:30 PM. The SHORTS BREWING AWARDS CEREMONY will begin promptly at 3:30 PM, in the same room. Winner or not join us for a continuation of the festivities.

We are sanctioned as a non-scored race by the United States Ski Association. We look forward to working closely with the association as we plan for the future.

We have been long affiliated with the Michigan Cup Series. It has been fun over the many decades to watch us grow together.

We look forward to seeing old friends again and making new friends. The race committee and the communities of Mancelona and Bellaire welcome you to join us on the first Saturday of February. Become a part of our tradition.

White Pine Stampede

P.O. Box 330

Mancelona, Michigan 49659

231.587.8812

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The White Pine Stampede begins in Mancelona High School in Mancelona, Michigan, and ends at Shanty Creek Resort & Club in Bellaire.

Winter Microbrew and Music Festival – February 10, 2018

The 9th Annual Winter Microbrew & Music Festival has relocated to Historic Mount Mancelona where you are invited to celebrate in a New Michigan Nature & Backcountry Festival Setting and Unique Weekend of Activities

February 10, 2018
2 PM – 8 PM

This year’s festivities will take place on February 10, 2018, at Mount Mancelona, a historic ski hill, and lodge that sits just over a mile north of Mancelona, Michigan. This festival will offer unique activities from snowshoeing to the top for a rare tasting brewer tent to professional snowboard and ski aerial viewing while guests warm up around the giant bonfires and heated tents. There will be fewer tickets and a more intimate atmosphere but will again feature the great music and tasty brews you’ve come to expect from this award-winning music and food festival.

MUSIC, BREWS, and FOOD
We invite brew gurus, lovers of craft beer, wine, cider, and mead, and music fans to pull on your liquid long-johns and join us under heated tents and beside roaring bonfires. The Microbrew & Music Festival will feature beer, wine, cider, and mead from craft breweries from around the state (and beyond!), acclaimed live musical acts including festival favorite Mustard Plug, The Ragbirds, Tom Zipp & The Bullpen Country Band, Slow Tako, Olivia Mainville & The Aquatic Troupe, Luke “Blue” Woltanski & His Worn-Out Soles, and many more plus local food vendors featuring Pigs Eatin’ Ribs, Man & Pan Paella, Happy Tacos, Cheese & Company, and local grub, 1000 headset Silent Disco multi-stage DJ tent with 80’s-90’s Throwbacks and new Big Country Top Hits with DJ Susan Melton, DJ Dominate, Michigan DJs, Ski Juggler Tommy Tropic, Hula Hoopers, Fire Twirlers, Vintage Snowmobiles, Historic Trucker Snow Cat Shuttles, Snowshoe Rare Beer Trail, and more to be announced! Early bird doors will open at 2 PM and GA doors will open at 3 PM. The event will end at 8PM.

TRANSPORTATION
New this year is our launch of Super Fan Bus where people can “Get On The Bus” throughout Michigan in craft beer lovin’ communities and experience buses presented by their favorite breweries, brewers, and bands in the top of line new 56 passenger Blue Lakes buses. Buses may include brewery films and in-depth education on the rare beers they will try on the bus and build new friendships with common Super Fans. It is BYOB on buses but we will stop after pickup at a local retailer where sourced beers will be available for all to buy and get back on the bus. Some buses will have live music in the aisles and a Silent Disco wireless dance party on the way home with classic sing-along keep the party rocking silently vibe. Look for shuttles from surrounding cities including Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Petoskey and down, Grayling and Gaylord. Shuttles are free from Mancelona locations one mile away. Contact us for a private tour bus options if you have a medium to big group or with questions. All Super Fans also get a safe guaranteed ride to and from the event including the 2 PM Early Bird/VIP Entry and shuttle to the Mountain door with our 1962 Tucker Snow Cat driven transport at the Mountain which is a short winter walk.

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