Event Calendar
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.
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Celebrate sunshine and spring skiing with a weekend filled with music, food and fun! In honor of our favorite sticky, sweet delicacy… maple syrup, Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa presents the 2nd Annual Maple Syrup Festival.
Tree tapping demonstrations, maple syrup shack, cooking classes, chainsaw wood carving demonstration, pancakes drenched in delicious northern Michigan maple syrup and live entertainment in the Vista Lounge by the bluegrass band Detour are just a few of the highlights. See activity schedule below.
Maple Syrup Festival Lodging Package
Bring the family and join the celebration! Our Maple Syrup Festival Package includes Friday and Saturday night’s lodging, Sunday Pancake breakfast, Family Maple Syrup Surrey Ride, one bottle of Maple Syrup (per reservation).
Maple Syrup Festival
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
11am - 4pm
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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
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Spring carnival atmosphere with a luau theme and activities such as the Midwest’s only Dummy Darts competition, Canoe Races and Poker Run.
Saturday, March 20
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
• 9:00am-4:00pm — Seashell Hunt (person with most seashells wins a prize)
• 11:00am — Canoe Races
• 12:00-4:00pm — Poker Run
• 1:00pm — Dummy Dart Competition Click for Rules
• 2:00pm — Tacky Tourist Relay
• 4:00pm — Prizes Awarded
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Crystal Mountain’s Mountain Report for December 23, 2009. Skiing and snowboarding video with information about snow conditions, holiday events and more!
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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.
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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
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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!
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.
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Test your cross-country skiing and paintball skills with this unique family fun event!
Race against time and other skiers over a 1-mile loop within Crystal Mountain’s cross-country trail system, then settle in and shoot a set of targets with a paintball gun provided by TC Paintball. Each target hit is a reduction in your ski time. Race start times available from noon-4pm in groups of up to four participants.
$15/person
Cross-country skiing & paintball equipment included.
Advance registration required.
Schedule a race time—call Crystal Mountain’s Cross-Country Center, 800.968.7686 ext. 4000.
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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.
Additionally this season a portion of the proceeds will go to The Volunteers for Bruce, to help offset the costs involved in a kidney transplant from Don Hicks to Bruce Lockwood.
Drop off equipment Friday night. Sale on Saturday from 9am-5pm.
Visit www.AntrimSkiAcademy.com for more information.
More information on the event via Facebook.
