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Enjoy this soundscape video of Snowdance 2023 by our friend Eric Roberts of Fairy Ring Video.
Snowdance 2024: Sat Jan 20 at the Falcon Ridge Ski Slopes!
Tell your pals, bring your kids, bring your grannies! Dig out the snow pants and make sure your winter tires are on ‘cause it’s time to bring the party back to Falcon Lake!
Join us for a day full of wintery Forest fun followed by a cozy and festive evening in the ski chalet featuring musical entertainment by Claire Therese and the Lockdown, Tired Cossack, Sheena Band reverend rambler, and a DJ Dance Party with Synonym!
This year the whole festival will be happening on Saturday January 20, with the daytime full of all the wonderful wintery activities that Falcon Ridge provides (skiing, snowboarding, x-country skiing, skating), as well as some Snowdance specials like the Turkey Shoot (Ryan the groomer will never let us get rid of that one), the Sauna and polar bear dip, Skijoring, a Good Neighbour Brewery Snow Bar, Wackydoodle dance party for kids (and adults) in the yurt and more! The Apres ski party and music will commence at 7:30 pm in the ski chalet!
Schedule (subject to change!)
Sat Jan 20:
9:30 am- 4:30 pm: Owl Wing Coffee House open! Located at the resort main office (just up the hill from the ski chalet), featuring little sister specialty coffee and an assortment of baked goods! The perfect place to boot up if you are heading out on the trails!
10:30 am - 4:30 pm: Ski Hill open! Grab a lift pass and hit the slopes! Alpine Skiing! Snowboarding! Tubing! And enjoy food at Brooke’s Trail’s End Restaurant.
All Day: Skating rink! Bring your skates! Get your friends together for some shinny! We will have our skating rink up and running near the ski chalet. We will have the link lit up for when it gets dark too!
1 pm - 3 pm: Skijoring! Our friends at the Falcon Beach Ranch will have the horses at the hill and you too can try being pulled behind a galloping horse on skis!
1 pm - 4 pm: Open Sauna and Polar Bear dip! Our sauna meister Kurtis will have the log sauna fired up and a hole cut in the ice for the traditional polar bear dip.
1 pm - 3 pm: Laser rifle demo with Biathlon Manitoba!
2 pm - Wackadoodle DANCE PARTY in the Yurt! Wackydoodle is just what it sounds like: an energetic, engaging, and seriously fun live DJ performance geared specifically for children from husband-and-wife duo K Chedda and DJ Co-op.
3 pm - 5 pm: Snowdance Photo Booth By Robby Bobby and Dharma! At the Ski Patrol Hut!
3 pm - 4 pm Turkey Shoot! Join Ryan the Groomer on the ice for our annual Turkey shoot. What the heck is that you ask? Well, Ryan draws a target on the ice and we all try and “curl” (slide) a frozen turkey down the ice to be as close as possible to the target. Closest throw brings the bird home!
3 pm - 6 pm: Brûlée Beers with Good Neighbour Brewing! Try a stout beer caramelized with a hot iron poker, as was the fashion with blacksmiths in the 1300s! It is TASTY!
5 pm - 7 pm: Snow Bar! We will have our sculpted snow bar and outdoor beer garden area open!
5 - 7 pm - Snowdance stew served over the fire at the snow bar! $8 for a hearty bowl and some of Julie’s homemade sourdough.
5 pm: MUSIC IN THE YURT: Claire Therese and the Lockdown! In the Yurt! The most magical place to watch music! Go early to grab a seat!
5 pm - 7 pm: Night Tubing! We will be firing up our lit up tubing lift during this time for all Snowdance pass holders! It’s exhilarating! Lift pass for the tube run is included with your Snowdance Pass.
7 pm: MUSIC in the Chalet, MC’ing by Menno Simone!
7 pm - 12 am: Chalet Bar open! Local Beer, Organic wines, Ciders and a few other treats
7:30 pm: MUSIC: Tired Cossack!
8 - 10 pm: Poutine Bar open in chalet! Let some of Maddie Magnus-Walker’s specialty poutine fuel you through the night!
8:45 pm: Sheena Band!
9:45 pm: Menno Simone! Live on stage!
10 pm - 12 am: DJ Dance Party by Synonym!
SUNDAY Jan 21
9:30 am - 4:30 pm: Owl Wing Coffee House Open
10:30 am - 4:30 pm: Ski Hill Open! Breakfast available to order at the Chalet Restaurant!
11 am: MUSIC: Morning Gospel in the yurt with Reverend Rambler! Let’s all bask in the glory of the morning after! The yurt will be cozy and the tunes will have your feet stompin’!
1 - 3 pm: Coffee at the High Lake/ Ima ode kamajeegik warm-up shelter. Ben and Simon will be warming up the High Lake and serving up some coffee! Let’s all enjoy a group ski and hang at High Lake shall we?
1 pm: Biathlon Race at the Biathlon Range! Hosted by Biathlon Manitoba at our on-site Biathlon range! Go cheer on these amazing athletes!
artwork by Seth Heinrichs
Lets all head out to the woods for Snowdance, the wintery music festival at the Falcon Ridge Ski Slopes.
Wanna make a weekend of it? LOCAL ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS:
This is the on-site resort at the ski slopes, however all of the Falcon Trails cabins are unfortunately booked full already. If you would like to get on their cancellation list for the weekend you can call them at (204) 349-8273 between 9 am - 5 pm or email relax@falcontrailsresort.com
The 3 rental cabins at the Falcon Beach Ranch are booked full, but if you would like to join their mailing list, shoot them an email at: vacation@falconbeachranch.com
Located in the townsite of Falcon Lake (a 20 min drive from the ski resort). 1-204-349-8400
Located in the townsite of West Hawk Lake (a 35 min drive from the Ski Slopes), Keystone has motel units and cabins with 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms. 1-204-349-2250
Located in the West Hawk Lake townsite (35 min drive from the slopes), WHL Resort has 1, 2 and 3 bedroom cabins available for rent. 1-204-349-2244
Located in the townsite of West Hawk Lake (a 35 min drive from the Ski Slopes), CBC Cottages has 1,2, and 3 bedroom cottages with fully furnished kitchens. 1-204-349-2214
Tallpine’s cabins accommodate a maximum of two people each and are located in the townsite of West Hawk Lake (a 35 min drive from the ski slopes). +1 866-349-2209
All this cute artwork (and most of the artwork all over Falcon Ridge, including all that dang graffiti) is done by our resident T-bar Guru Seth Heinrichs