Holiday Valley's Winter Carnival & Mardi Gras 2011

Check out the following events taking place throughout the Holiday Valley Mountain Resort and in the Village of Ellicottville.

Saturday March 12, 2011

• 10-12 Face Painting at Customer Service
• 10-5 Cookout at Yodeler
• 11 Scavenger Hunt at Creekside
• 12-1 Snow Pony Races at Yodeler
• 12-4:30 Snowbar at Yodeler
• 1 Queen Pageant at Yodeler
• 3 Balloon Race at Creekside
• 4-7 live music at Yodeler
• 6:30 Mardi Gras Parade in the Village of Ellicottville

Sunday March 13, 2011

• 9:30 Pancake Breakfast at Champagne Sun Deck (Yodeler)
• 10-12 Face Painting at Customer Service
• 10-5 Cookout at Yodeler
• 11-12 Costume Parade on Mardi Gras
• Noon Wine and Cheese Party at Clubhouse
• Noon Hot Dogs to benefit Adaptive Program at Clubhouse
• 12-4:40 Snowbar at Yodeler
• 2 Dummy Downhill at Yodeler
• 4-7 live music at Yodeler

Be sure to check out the wonderful snow sculptures at the lifts, sculpted by Holiday Valley's talented lift attendants!

Winter Carnival Prizes!!!

Enter one of the events and you'll have the chance to win awesome prizes...

Dummy Downhill prizes include Ellicottville Brewing Company gift certificates, water-park passes at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Grand Lady cruises in the Niagara River! Awards to top 3 dummies, determined by audience applause.

Costume Parade prizes awarded for kids and adults, singles and groups. Best of Show wins a 2011-12 season pass, other prizes include Great Wolf Lodge water-park passes, EBC gift certificates, Holiday Valley gift cards, Darien Lake passes.

Balloon Race prizes...Darien Lake passes.

Ski Queen Contest

All clubs are invited to enter a contestant in the Winter Carnival Ski Queen contest, scheduled for Saturday, March 12 at 1:00 at the Snow Bar. The Queen who gets the loudest crowd approval wins! 

For more information on this event please visit http://www.holidayvalley.com/HolidayValley/info/winter-carnival.aspx