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 December 13th and 14th, 2008.

The two-day festival is packed with a long list of winter activities and coincides with Sugar's 15th Annual Adult Preseason Ski Clinic where 1994 Olympic Gold & 1992 Olympic Silver medalist Diann Roffe and two-time (1992 & 1994) Olympian, Krista Schmidinger will both be special guest coaches.

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Both Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm the 2009 ski & snowboard equipment from just about every manufacturer displayed in store showrooms will be available for demo. Salomon, Volkl, Nordica, Burton, Head, Never Summer, K2, Atomic, Dynastar, Rossignol, Ride, Line, and Nidecker are just some of the brands available each day to demo. You must have a valid driver's license or credit card in order to demo the equipment.

Sugar's ice skating rink, located next to the Dave Nixon Pro Shop adjacent to parking lot D will be open and with Mother Nature's cooperation tubing will be open as well.

"Ready get set go!" is what you'll hear if you enter the snowball eating contest at 3:00 pm on Saturday. 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 hard day of skiing and snowboarding there's nothing better than good food, warm drinks, and fun music. Come dance and/or listen to live music by Boss Hawg from 4:00pm until 7:00pm.

Don't miss the Edge of the World/Burton Rail Jam Expression Session at 12 noon on Sunday as talented snowboarders pull off some of their best tricks. Later in the day marvel as blocks of ice become beautiful winter works of art.

And while you're here why not stay for a night or two! Lodging agencies within the Village of Sugar Mountain have come together to provide discounted rates for the SugarFest weekend.

Saturday, December 13, 2008
• 8:30am - 7:00pm
	Preseason Adult Ski Clinic featuring 1994 Olympic Gold & 1992 Olympic Silver medalist Diann Roffe and two-time (1992 & 1994) Olympian, Krista Schmidinger
• 9:00am - 3:30pm
	Consumer Demo
• 10:00am
	Ice Skating and Tubing sessions every two hours through 10:00pm
• 3:00pm
	Snowball Eating Contest
• 4:00pm - 7:00pm
	After Ski Party featuring Boss Hawg
• 5:45pm
	Fireworks Display
Sunday, December 14, 2008
• 8:30am - 3:00pm
	Preseason Adult Ski Clinic featuring 1994 Olympic Gold & 1992 Olympic Silver medalist Diann Roffe and two-time (1992 & 1994) Olympian, Krista Schmidinger
• 9:00am - 3:30pm
	Consumer Demo
• 10:00am
	Ice Skating and Tubing sessions every two hours through 10:00pm
• 10:00am
	Ice Sculpting
• 12:00pm
	Burton Rail Jam Expression Session
Schedule and event happenings subject to change due to weather and other variables.