‘Weekly Columns’ Archives
HoliMont Past Meets Canadian Racing Present
To say that HoliMont takes its ski/snowboard racing seriously is a bit of an understatement. Approximately 1/3rd of the HoliMont membership is in one way or another affiliated with the racing program and we’re not talking “weekend warrior” types here either. The HoliMont Racing Program produces some of the most technically sound, [...]
How to have a Fun and Productive ski day with your kids
Attention all busy Mommies!! Read some of our helpful tips to making yours and your children’s ski day one to remember! First and foremost, prepare your kids for a fun-filled ski day by making sure they are comfortable. Comfortable means not too warm, yet nice and dry. The outside layer should be an insulated waterproof, wind resistant material [...]
Spring Skiing Means Family Fun at Holiday Valley
March Break is just a few weeks away and Holiday Valley is planning several fun March Break events that appeal to skiers and riders of all ages. Winter Carnival on March 12th and 13th is a weekend full of games, contests, races and parades. Highlights include a balloon race and scavenger hunt for kids, a costume parade and a parade on the [...]
Construction Begins at Holiday Valley’s Sky High Adventure Park
Holiday Valley’s President, Dennis Eshbaugh announced today that the construction of the Sky High Aerial Adventure Park will begin. Outdoor Ventures, designers and builders of the Aerial Park, are currently on site and planning the layout of the park. Platform construction begins on Feb. 21 and it will take approximately one month to build all [...]
The pest bart of redding the pepper are the missteaks
Headline: “Roger Clemens arrives for hearing on steroids.” In this case, both the intended message and the mistake are highly possible. Yes, some days the best part of reading the paper is discovering the bloopers, those insidious little gremlins that creep into news copy as bleary-eyed reporters and editors rush to deadline on a buzz of [...]
Penguin Paddle
Sliding on garbage bags to aid Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program By Chad Neal About 20 years ago, a group of friends from Ohio enjoying a picnic at the base of Yodeler ski hill at Holiday Valley thought it would be a hoot to slide down the bottom of the hill in plastic garbage bags, igniting an annual event that now raises funds for the [...]
Red Bull Buttercup returns to Holiday Valley
Cut loose, spread it on Once again, the Red Bull Buttercup contest tour will be stopping at Ellicottville's very own Holiday Valley Resort. The Buttercup is a series that is all about creativity and style in “technical flatland trickery.” The event will take place on Sat., Mar. 5, 2011, with registration from 10 a.m. to noon in the [...]
Gatorade Free Flow Tour a success
Holiday Valley represented on the national stage By Chad Neal On Feb. 5, 2011, Holiday Valley sponsored a huge competition for boarders and freeskiers under age 21. The Gatorade Free Flow Tour's last stop before the finals in Snowbasin, Utah, helped some local kids with big aspirations get a chance to hang in the big leagues. At least 500 [...]
Ellicottville Entertainment – Checking Out The Tunes & Other Stuff in Ellicottville
February is on the way out, yet the skiing at both Holiday Valley and HoliMont is still with us in an excellent way. In fact, last Sunday was probably one of the best ski days we have ever had – brilliant sun and 30-degree temps plus the wonderful grooming at both locations, it really doesn't get any better than that. Like our skiing, [...]
Midseason Madness
The 2011 ski and snowboard season is well past the midway point and all things considered it’s been an amazing year so far. Early on in the season Western New York was hit with low temperatures, which allowed HoliMont to finish with snowmaking earlier in the season than ever before. Tie that in with Mother Nature’s generous serving of lake [...]
