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About the Enchanted Mountains
Holiday Valley, It's Just Fun All Year 'Round - adds E-Bikes!

It is sad to say good bye to another great ski season, but at Holiday Valley you’ll find fun all year long.
Canadian Friendship Week at Holiday Valley Resort: Celebrating Winter Fun and Friendship

Every January, Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, NY, hosts a special event known as Canadian Friendship Week, celebrating the strong bond between the United States and Canada.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

It’s time to get into the Christmas Spirit! The Enchanted Mountains has many fun events that are perfect for friends and family of all ages, which start the day after Thanksgiving. Start planning your trip!
November 25th
Christmas in Ellicottville
Avoid the Winter Blues

You may think that the winter in the Enchanted Mountains is only for skiiers and snowboarders, but it's not! Check out the variety of events happening for you to enjoy without skis or a snowboard.
Holiday Valley ranks an astonishing #3 in SKI Magazine 2015

Holiday Valley 3rd in the East 2015
SKI Magazine Reader Rankings
HoliTrot Fall Fest Trail Run

Join in for the HoliTrot Fall Festival Trail Run!
Get ready to lace up your running shoes and celebrate the vibrant autumn season at HoliMont! You're invited to the exciting HoliTrot Fall Festival Trail Run, featuring a Kids Race and a scenic 5k trail run through our beautiful trails.
Schedule:
- 10:00 AM - Kids Race
- Immediately Following Kids Race - 5k Trail Run
Race Highlights:
2nd Annual "Ski 4 a Cure"

EVL Halloween Half Marathon

Live Music with the Iron Eyes Experience

Get ready to rock and join the fun at Ellicottville Brewing Co. - Little Valley on July 13th from 1-4pm for an unforgettable afternoon of live music with the Iron Eyes Experience!
Come groove to the sounds of this talented band and enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with friends and family. Whether you're a fan of rock, blues, or just great music, Iron Eyes Experience is sure to bring the energy!
2025 EVL Halloween Half Marathon

Sunday Sound Series- at Griffis Sculpture Park

Kids Mountain Bike Camp

Summer Music Festival

Happy Half Marathon, 5K & Beer Mile

Santa Express Train Ride 2023

Join us on a fun and festive Christmas train ride where the kids get to meet Santa! He might even have gifts for all the boys and girls!
All trips have an on-board cash sale concession.
Times of Train Rides:
- Train departs at 11:00am, 1:00pm & 3:00pm on each day
Happy Holidays! Purchase your tickets!
Winter Art Crawl at The Onohsagwe:de' Cultural Center

Join the Onöhsagwë: de’ Cultural Center for a day of shopping. Native artists and craftspeople will be set up indoors, throughout the building. Free and open to the public. Museum admission is free for the day.
Holiday Valley's Your Turn Women's Ski Clinic

This 2 day clinic is perfect for the intermediate to advanced level woman skier who wants to have more control, more confidence and more fun with their skiing!
Lisa Ballard is a renowned coach and former US Ski Team member who has a unique way of presenting the technical aspects of good skiing in a consise and easy to understand method. Lisa and several Holiday Valley's women instructors lead the groups through free skiing, drills, non-intimidating race training and video analysis. Women's ski demos are included.
Registration is limited.
News & Information
We, Enchanted Mountains (Cattaraugus County) Tourism, post news releases for the media / press on our Press Releases page, on our blog and may post on www.CattCo.org/news but we get a lot of our news from the sources below.
News & Information Sources
A list of news and information sources that are in or around the Enchanted Mountains. These sources may be newspapers, magazines, or websites.
- The Villager - weekly Newspaper covering Ellicottville, New York
- EllicottvilleNow - bi-weekly newspaper covering Ellicottville, NY and surrounding area.
- Times Herald - daily newspaper covering Olean, NY and five counties.
- The Salamanca Press - Weekly newspaper covering Salamanca, NY and the surrounding area.
- The Buffalo News - daily newspaper covering Buffalo, NY and the surrounding area.
- The Post-Journal - daily newspaper covering Jamestown, NY and the surrounding area.
- The Bradford Era - daily newspaper covering Bradford, PA and the surrounding area.