GHENT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Winterplace Ski Resort is gearing up to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Celebrating 40 years, Winterplace Ski Resort is gearing up for an epic weekend celebration in February. Visitors can enjoy a unique combination of food trucks, craft beer, and fantastic skiing, snowboarding, and tubing in the heart of southern WV. The weekend event is February 25 and 26th, 2023. You can buy tickets by clicking here.
Below is a list of events that will take place over the exciting weekend.
- Big Air Contest at Heaven Holler Park
This Big Air Contest is for shredders in two age groups, the first up to 12 years old and the second being 13-17 years old. The contest will be taking place Saturday February 26th 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 two 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!
- Family Race
Families will consist of teams of one parent and one child.We will have two age groups, 12 and under, and 13-17 years old. Both members of your team will get two runs. We will keep the time of your best runs combined. 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!
- Live Music at The Snowdrift Lounge
Live Music from Alabaster Boxer’s Nick & Drew from 1:00pm-4:00pm on Saturday and Matt Mullins on Sunday.
- Tap Takeover
Weathered Ground Brewery will be hosting a Tap Takeover at The Snowdrift Lounge on Saturday from noon to 4:00PM. Stop by and enjoy some amazing brews, tunes and smiles!
- Food Trucks
Aurora Coffee & More Truck and George’s Food Truck will be at the Mountain House and Mister Crab’s Boil Truck will be at The Resort Center.
- Face Painting
Happy Little Faces 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!
- Yeti Scavenger Hunt
New to Winterplace this year is our Yeti Scavenger Hunt. These yetis have wandered all over our mountain and they are waiting for you to find them! You can find your first yeti along with instructions in the Rental Shop.
- Let It Snow
Elsa will be visiting the Resort Center and the Mountain House on both Saturday and Sunday.