It's hard to believe that Holiday Valley can be even more fun, but wait 'til you come to Winter Carnival 2012! Events take place on March 10 and 11 throughout the resort and in the Village of Ellicottville. Here's a preliminary schedule of events...as we get closer to the date, some of the events may change.

Saturday March 10, 2012

• 10-5:00 Cookout at Yodeler
• 10:30-12 Face Painting at Tamarack Club Lobby and Tannenbaum Lodge
• 12-1:00 Snow Pony Races at Yodeler
• 12-4:30 Snowbar at Yodeler
• 1:00 Queen Pageant* at Yodeler
• 2:00 Skijoring demonstration Lower Cindy's
• 3:00 Balloon Race at Creekside
• 3:15 Scavenger Hunt at Creekside
• 6:30 Mardi Gras Parade in the Village of Ellicottville

Sunday March 11, 2012

• 9:30 Pancake Breakfast at Champagne Sun Deck (Yodeler)
• 10-5:00 Cookout at Yodeler
• 10:30-12 Face Painting at Tamarack Club Lobby
• 11:45 Line up for Costume Parade at Edelweiss Lean To
• 12:00 Costume Parade on Mardi Gras and judging
• Noon Wine and Cheese Party at Clubhouse
• Noon Hot Dogs to benefit Adaptive Program at Clubhouse
• 12-4:40 Snowbar at Yodeler
• 2:00 Dummy Downhill** at Yodeler
• 3:00 Mercy Flight Raffle drawing
• 4:00-7:00 live music

Be sure to check out the wonderful snow sculptures at the lifts, sculpted by our talented lift attendants!

*Ski Queen Pageant entry form click here. 

**Download the Dummy Downhill rules and registration form click here.

Winter Carnival Prizes!!!

Enter our events and you'll have the chance to win awesome prizes...

Mercy Flight Raffle prizes to be announced.

Dummy Downhill prizes include Ellicottville Brewing Company gift certificates and a Grand Lady cruise in the Niagara River! Awards to top 3 dummies, determined by audience applause. New this year will be a HUGE HONKIN' trophy, that will be passed on through the years.

Costume Parade prizes awarded for kids and adults, singles and groups. Best of Show wins a 2011-12 season pass, other prizes include Great Wolf Lodge waterpark passes, EBC gift certificates, Holiday Valley gift cards, Niagara Falls Hilton lodging package and much more.

Ski Queen Contest

Anyone is invited to enter the Winter Carnival Ski Queen contest, scheduled for Saturday, March 10 at 1:00 at the Snow Bar. The Queen who gets the loudest crowd approval wins! Click here to download the pre-registration form. Besides the honor of being Queen of Carnival, wonderful prizes will be bestowed upon the queen and her court!  

Ski Patrol Food Drive

Please join the effort lead by the Ski Patrol to stock the Ellicottville Food Pantry. Donate non-perishable food on Friday or Saturday at Tops, in the Holiday Valley Customer Service office or during the downtown Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night.