GHENT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Winterplace Ski Resort has announced its Winterplace Family Festival set to take place this weekend.
With its 40th Anniversary Season underway, the Winterplace Resort invites patrons to come out for a day full of skiing, snowboarding, tubing fun, activities, and food.
The festival, which is scheduled to run from Saturday, January 21 through Sunday, January 22, will feature an array of events which are sure to appeal to the whole family.
Some such events will include live music, face painting, food trucks, chainsaw carving, a family race, a scavenger hunt, and a number of contests.
“We can’t wait to see everyone on the slopes, having fun in the park, and enjoying our 40th Anniversary Season!,” reads a statement from the resort. “We are all set for the Family Race on Saturday, the 21st and a Mini Big Air Contest on Sunday, the 22nd. Face painting, live music, costume contests, chainsaw carving – it’s all happening at Winterplace this weekend. See you on the mountain!”
The full Family Festival itinerary as released by Winterplace can be seen below, and more information can be found at the Winterplace website. Additional LOOTPRESS coverage for the Raleigh County area can be found here.
“Winterplace Family Festival
Saturday, January 21st
9:00am
Hilltop Coffee Company
9:00am-5:00pm
Snowtubing Costume Contest- Snap a photo of your costume and tag our Instagram, @skiwinterplace. The photo with the most “likes” will receive a free tubing ticket!
9:00am-9:00pm
Scavenger Hunt
11:00am-1:00pm
Family Race Registration upstairs at the Resort Center
11:00am-3:00pm
Happy Little Faces face painting will be upstairs at the Resort Center giving everyone the happiest faces on the mountain. Stop by for hot chocolate, cookies and the perfect face for the snow!
11:00am-4:00pm
George’s Italian Grill Food Truck will be here with assorted soups and your nacho and taco fix.
11:00am-5:00pm
Mister Crabs Boil Truck will be here serving up crab leg baskets, shrimp baskets, seafood boils, stew, chili and shrimp po-boys.
12:00pm
The Mason Dixon Boys will be doing chainsaw carvings. Swing by and check out these professional chainsaw carvers and maybe take a carving home with you!
1:00pm-2:00pm
Family Race Practice Laps
1:00pm-4:00pm
Live Music from Matt Mullins at The Snowdrift Lounge
2:00pm
Family Race
This season we are starting Family Races at Winterplace. These races will consist of teams of one parent and one child under the age of 12. Both members of your team will get two runs. We will keep the time of your best runs combined. Family Races take place on the Panorama/Glades Trail. Registration will be on the second floor of the Resort Center from 11:00am-1:00pm. Registered teams can get in some practice laps from 1:00pm-2:00pm. The race will begin at 2:00pm!
3:00pm-5:00pm
A visit with Elsa at The Mountain House~Let it snow!
Sunday, January 22nd
9:00am
Hilltop Coffee Company at the Mountain House
9:00am-5:00pm
Snowtubing Costume Contest- Snap a photo of your costume and tag our Instagram, @skiwinterplace. The photo with the most “likes” will receive a free tubing ticket!
9:00am-9:00pm
Scavenger Hunt (more details coming soon!)
11:00am-1:00pm
Mini Big Air Contest Registration on the second floor of the Resort Center
11:00am-4:00pm
George’s Italian Grill Food Truck will be here with assorted soups and your nacho and taco fix.
11:00am-5:00pm
Mister Crabs Boil Truck will be here serving up crab leg baskets, shrimp baskets, seafood boils, stew, chili and shrimp po-boys.
12:00pm
The Mason Dixon Boys will be doing chainsaw carvings. Swing by and check out these professional chainsaw carvers and maybe take a carving home with you!
1:00pm-2:00pm
Mini Big Air Contest practice laps at Heaven Holler Park
1:00pm-4:00pm
Live Music from Jonah Carden at The Snowdrift Lounge
2:00pm
Mini Big Air Contest at Heaven Holler Park
This Big Air Contest is for shredders up to 12 years old. Taking place at our new Heaven Holler Terrain Park. Registration will be on the second floor of the Resort Center from 11:00am-1:00pm. Participants will have one hour to get in some practice laps from 1:00pm-2:00pm. The contest will consist of three runs per participant and be crowd judged. The top 3 boys and girls will be awarded some cool resort prizes! Come join in on the fun or just watch, either way it will be a great time!”