Abundant Spring Snow Means Another Cinco De Mayo Weekend At Alpental
Extended Spring Schedule
Snoqualmie Pass, Wash - Alpental will host its third Cinco de Mayo weekend celebration in as many seasons Saturday, May 3rd through Monday, May 5th from 9am to 4pm. Events are planned for each day, with $5 lift tickets available on Monday, the final scheduled day of operations for the season. Summit Central's schedule has been extended to end on May 4th.
All proceeds from Monday, May 5th's ticket sales at Alpental will be donated to Outdoors for All, a local not-for-profit organization that seeks to enrich the lives of youth and adults living with disabilities through outdoor recreation.
"We are looking forward to once again being the latest-operating ski resort in the state, and cannot think of a better way to celebrate then a weekend full of festivities," said Dan Brewster, general manager. "Thanks to amazing spring snow, including 8 inches in the past twenty-four hours, we have been able to extend Summit Central's schedule three times, making it the latest that Central has operated in over thirty years."
Cinco de Mayo Weekend Events:
* Saturday, May 3rd: Kinko de Mayo rail event at Summit Central, 12pm. Hot pepper eating contest, pinata and live music at Alpental beginning at 2pm.
* Sunday, May 4th: Cuatro de Mayo celebration at Alpental. Live music at 2pm, costume contest at 3pm.
* Monday, May 5th: Cinco de Mayo party at Alpental. $5 lift tickets all day, live music, food and drink specials. Last scheduled day of operations.
* Monday, May 5th, 2008, is the last planned day of operations at Alpental for the 2007-2008 winter season. Summit Central will conclude operations on Sunday, May 4th. All other base areas are now closed for the season.
About The Summit at Snoqualmie
The Summit at Snoqualmie, operated by Boyne USA Resorts, is a proud partner of the USFS offering equal opportunity recreation. Boyne USA Resorts is the largest family owned four- season resort company in North America; founded by Everett Kircher in 1947. In addition to The Summit, Boyne USA Resorts owns and/or operates award-winning mountain and golf resorts and attractions throughout the United States and Canada including Cypress Mountain near Vancouver, British Columbia, the Official Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Venue for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Big Sky Resort in Montana, Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort and Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark in Michigan, Brighton in Utah, Crystal Mountain in Washington, Loon Mountain in New Hampshire, Sugarloaf and Sunday River Resort in Maine and Gatlinburg Sky Lift in Tennessee. For more information on Boyne USA Resorts, please visit boyneusaresorts.com.
Wednesday, April 30th 2008 @ 11:40 AM.
© Snowboard-Revolution.com
Click to Back
