Mont Tremblant Eastern Canada Largest Resort New Years Eve Bashes
Ski resorts offer a festive atmosphere everyday of the season
, beginning with fresh track breakfasts, proceeding through aprs wind downs and concluding amid the bounce of late night frivolity. Given the experience of this daily party atmosphere, New Years Eve expectations run high, well beyond traditional torchlight parades and party hats. Many resorts are ramping up their celebrations, so we decided to make a list of what we think are some of the best parties on the continent.
10. Beaver Creek
Kids, parents and ski school instructors lead the Glow Worm Ski Down with fireworks concluding the festivities at just 7:30, so the kids can settle into long New Years Eve naps content theyve experienced New Years in all its glory. Adults can then head to the ice rink or one of many lodges and saloons to count down the seconds until 2010.
9. Mont Sainte Anne Ski Resort
Live music serenades skiers on the 31st, a prelude to village festivities later that evening. Come 2010, the resort ruins your first resolution with offers of slopeside Mimosas to take some hair out of the St. Bernard that bit ya. Goodies and surprises for the kiddies as well.
8. Telluride
Following a trend at ski resorts throughout the world, Telluride focuses first on the children, inviting kids to lead the first of two torch light parades down Meadows Trail. Adults follow on one of the countrys only double sided torch lit ski downs to the upper village and town, followed by fireworks and live music on Main Street to ring in the New Year.
7. Mont Tremblant
Eastern Canadas largest resort adds canuck flair to the season with specific ice rink games everyday leading up to New Years day actually through the weekend. Closer to the piste, the staff puts on a torch light parade down the mountain that concludes with a freestyle exhibition performed by the ski school. Place St. Bernard hosts a dance party for all comers and fireworks illuminate the heavens at midnight.
6. Schweitzer Mountain
Schweitzer Mountain plans to entertain kids of every age this New Years Eve, providing snacks and a midnight toast at its Tween Party, campfire, tubing and a midnight group Soda Belch at the Teen Tubing Party and flamenco music at Taps Lounge. Theyve even arranged a special concert bus to head off the mountain to Sandpoint at 1am.
5. Stratton
Stratton is all about family this year, beginning with a huge family style dinner in the Base Lodge, where diners will cut into an international buffet and also cut a rug with DJ, bar and kids crafts. Outside, fireworks, torchlight parade and more family activities run from 6-10pm.
4. Squaw Valley
Squaw gets into the early evening act by taking revelers of all ages up the cable car for skating, dining and an east coast countdown at 8:59. Kids can kiss their parents or hang out in their own space in the High Camp Observation Room. Then its down the mountain with plenty of time to celebrate New Years all over again at 11:59 PST.
3. Whistler
At this year's most celebrated resort, the celebration never ends, especially in 2010. Energy will be high at the Town Plaza Gazebo when the countdown follows hours of fire dances, street performers and live bands. The entire family is invited, of course, but those 21 and over will find more than enough parties along the Village Stroll or more formal affairs in the resorts premier restaurants.
2. Vail
Vail is always up for a glitzy gala and New Years Eve is no exception. The evening commences with the requisite torch lit parade that leads from Golden Peak to a street bash with music and fireworks.
1. Heavenly
Trust a casino town to go big for New Years Eve. Theres a street party that draws tens of thousands and the clubs remain open until the wee hours.
Honorary Mentions: Crystal Mountain ramps up the holiday cheer with fireworks and noisemakers at the Bullwheels dance party, while revelers pour into Sugarbushs Widowmakers Lounge in Maine.
by: Gregory Matt
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