Our taste buds are looking forward to the very first Taste the Local Difference Winter Celebration happening tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 25) from 4-7pm in the Crystal Center. For only $20 per person you get to enjoy a delicious sampling of local food and beverages. Plus, you get $15 off a lift ticket or $5 off a cross-country ski pass. More info: https://www.mlui.org/tickets.asp
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Sunday, February 26, 2012 – Join Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa for the 4th Annual TuckFest Slopestyle/Boarder-Cross. Named in honor of Tucker Byl, proceeds from the day’s events benefit Northern Michigan Adaptive Sports. |
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11am – RAIL JAM King of the Mountain Jam & Open Jam. |
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| 2pm – SUPER-CROSS Multiple head to head format! Super-Cross Course on the North Face |
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SNOWSKATE – All day open skate. |
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ENTRY FEE – Only $10, includes all three events
Discounted Lift Ticket (with proof of registration) |
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| REGISTRATION Register at the Snowsports Desk in the lower level of the Crystal Center. All participants (18 & over) are required to sign a Snowsports Release Form before participating in the event. Parent or guardian must sign for minors (under 18). Crystal Mountain recommends the use of helmets for all competitors. Helmets are required for participants under 18 years of age. |
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For more info or to register, contact the Snowsports Desk at 800.968.7686 ext. 2000. |
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Explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on snowshoes this winter! Join park rangers for a guided snowshoe hike every Saturday throughout the winter, starting on Saturday, January 7 at 1:00 p.m. Meet at the visitor center in Empire. If you do not have your own, snowshoes will be loaned out at no charge.
Inside the visitor center, park rangers will first provide basic snowshoeing instructions and then everyone will travel by car to the trailhead or area of the National Lakeshore pre-selected for that day. Once there, the park ranger will help participants learn about the park’s unique features and winter’s effect on them by exploring and discovering clues on site. Be prepared and plan to be outside until about 3:00 p.m. Dress in layers and wear waterproof boots to be most comfortable.
Not only is snowshoeing easy, fun, and good exercise, it is also an activity that can be enjoyed by all ages. The park ranger-led hikes are mildly strenuous, yet they proceed at a leisurely pace for only one and a half miles at the most.
Since the National Park Service has a supply of snowshoes for use within the National Lakeshore, participants need only purchase the park entrance pass or have an annual pass to join in the fun. Reservations are required. Park ranger-led snowshoe hikes are limited to 30 participants.
Snowshoe Hikes
Dates: Every Saturday Weekly from 01/07/2012 to 03/31/2012
Times: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Meet at the visitor center
Fees: Park pass required
For more information, please call the National Lakeshore at 231-326-5134, extension 328, for details and to make reservations or visit the website at www.nps.gov/slbe. Also, check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sbdnl.
Grab your snowshoes for Crystal Mountain’s 5K Snowshoe Stomp. First 150 5K registrants receive a Snowshoe Stomp fleece beanie hat. Top male and female win a Tubbs Flex ESC Snowshoe Kit, free entry to Taste the Local Difference and a prize mug. Top three in each 5K category win a prize mug including hot chocolate & more. All registrants receive a participation bag full of fun, post-race bowl of chili on the Kinlochen Plaza and unlimited marshmallows to roast.
Top three in Kid’s Short Stomp win a prize mug including hot chocolate & more. All Short Stomp participants receive beads, ribbon and hot chocolate.
Race benefits the Benzie Central Cross-Country Team.
10am – Snowshoe Stomp $20 (race day: $25) | 11am – Kid’s Short Stomp $5
11:30am Awards Presentation at Kinlochen Plaza
Registration
Limited snowshoe rentals available for $10. Registration available at the Park at Water’s Edge, 800.968.7686 ext. 7000. Registration Form
A Weekend Celebration of Winter Fun
Enjoy Food, Music, Ice and Snow Sculptures and Lots of Fun Wintertime Activities.
Don’t let cabin fever set in this winter – get out and enjoy some great winter fun
in Traverse City at Winter Wow!fest.
Traverse City is a four-season playground with fun activities year ‘round. And, there is no better time to enjoy winter fun than at Winter Wow!fest. Downtown will be alive with ice sculptures lining the streets in the Front St. district in the heart of Traverse City’s famed historic shopping district. Snow sculptures will be on display at the new Winter Wow!fest Celebration Central where the excitement will begin on Friday night with Winter, Wine and Wow! and continue all day on Saturday with non-stop events, family activities, music, food, beer and lots of fun! You won’t want to miss all the action!
Other venues for Winter Wow!fest activities includes the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa with their “Winter Fun Zone” for great family fun and the site for the spectacular winter fireworks display on Sunday night.
Mt. Holiday ski area is the site for some great downhill action with several events throughout the weekend. And, the Grand Traverse Civic Center will be the site for the crazy Winter Wow!fest co-ed snowball softball tournament.
Have a softball team and want to play? Sign up now – or put a team together and join in the fun. It’s much more about fun than competition – maybe.
Check out the Schedule of Events for a complete listing of events and activities and go to the Event Descriptions section for more detailed information.
