SugarFest kick starts the winter season with a weekend of pure winter fun! Sponsored by the Village of Sugar Mountain Tourism Development Authority (TDA) and hosted by Sugar Mountain Resort. SugarFest will be held Saturday, December 8th and Sunday, 9th, 2012.
The tenth annual, two-day festival is packed with a long list of winter activities and coincides with Sugar's 19th Annual Adult Preseason Ski Clinic.
Both Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm 2012 ski & snowboard equipment will be available for demo from Salomon, Volkl, Nordica, Burton, Head, Never Summer, K2, Atomic, Dynastar, Rossignol, Ride, Line, Fisher and Forum. You must have a valid lift/slope ticket as well as a valid driver's license or credit card in order to demo the equipment.
With Mother Nature's cooperation Sugar's tubing park will be open for one hour and forty-five minute sessions beginning at 10:00 am and ending a 10:00 pm.
"Ready, get set, go!" is what you'll hear if you enter the snowball eating contest at 3:00 pm on Saturday, December 8th. You'll have two minutes to eat as many tasty snowball look-a-likes as your stomach can stomach!
Be sure to bring the whole family to watch a thunderous and spectacular fireworks display at the base of Sugar Mountain Resort, Saturday evening at 5:45 pm. After a long and rewarding day of skiing and snowboarding there's nothing better than good food, warm drinks, and fun music. Come dance or listen to live bluegrass music by Boss Hawg from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm.
At 10:00 am on Sunday watch as an ice sculptor begins to turn blocks of ice into a beautiful winter work of art. Don't miss the Rail Jam Expression Session at 12 noon on Sunday as talented snowboarders pull off some of their best tricks.
And while you're here why not stay for a night or two! Lodging agencies within the Village of Sugar Mountain will be offering discounted rates for slope-side and on-mountain accommodations during SugarFest. Winter Value Packages are available too.
SugarFest is a great time to enjoy winter! For more information please contact Sugar Mountain Resort at 800-SUGAR MT.
