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Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc.
1009 Sugar Mountain Drive
Sugar Mountain, NC 28604
CONTACT: Kim Jochl x262
DATE: Monday, December 7, 2015
SUGARFEST – Rescheduled to December 18-20th
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, North Carolina. Monday, Monday, December 7, 2015 –Sugar Mountain Resort’s thirteenth annual SugarFest lights up winter in Western North Carolina from December 18th through the 20th with Olympic figure skating medalist, Paul Wylie and two-time Olympic alpine skiing medalist, Diann Roffe.
Weekend festivities begin Friday morning with the twenty-third annual Pre-Season Ski Clinic The all-inclusive three-day training camp welcomes serious ski racers. Diann Roffe, two-time Olympic medalist, Elmar Schmidinger, trainer and Dad of Olympian, Krista Schmidinger, and Sean McKee, Sugar Mountain Ski Club’s long-time head coach, lead the charge.
At 7:00 pm, 1992 Olympic Medalist Paul Wylie performs his signature skate routines free of charge. The approachable Wylie is a great showman who eagerly interacts with anyone on or off the ice. If you’ve never seen or held a real Olympic silver medal, stop by the ice rink. Paul will share his medal and Olympic experiences with you.
Delight in the beginning of the three-day SugarFEAST during the evening’s skate show on Sugar’s 10,000 sq. ft. outdoor ice rink. To keep warm and well-hydrated a hot chocolate and whipped cream bar will flow creamy, smooth chocolate pleasures.
All day Saturday and Sunday ski and snowboard manufacturers roll out their newest equipment with an unmatched demo inventory. Other than a valid lift/slope ticket or pass and a driver’s license the demo is free of charge.
Participating brands include Salomon, Blizzard, Volkl, Nordica, Burton, Head, Never Summer, K2, Atomic, Rossignol, Ride and Line. Just bring your boots, register, and test drive the goods from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm. The SugarFest demo is made possible by Ski Country Sports.
SugarFEAST runs throughout the weekend. Browse through the newly renovated cafeteria line on Saturday and experience the “Soup Safari”. Beginning at 11:00 am each day North Carolina BBQ and Sweet Tea should satisfy your appetite during or after a productive and rewarding day demoing this season’s new equipment.
At SugarFest, Après ski isn’t a thing of the past. A fireworks display free of charge will take place just before 6:00 pm on Saturday. The deck at the base lodge is a great place to take it all in. Kick off your boots and enjoy great food, warm drinks and live bluegrass music from favorite local music group, Mountain Creek.
To enjoy the total SugarFest experience, you’ll want to spend the weekend on the mountain. Participating lodging agencies within the Village of Sugar Mountain offer discounted rates for slope-side and on-mountain accommodations.
Sugar Mountain Resort’s Winter Value Packages are available too.
To learn more about SugarFest please call 1-800-SUGAR-MT and become a part of Sugar Mountain’s fun-filled winter celebration.
Think Snow!
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