10:00 AM - 4:00 PM @ Holiday Valley . The Mardi Gras parade application is here! Partners . Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce. P.O. Box 456 / 9 W. Washington St After you’ve soaked in the festivities in the village, Ellicottville’s nearby ski resorts (Holiday Valley and HoliMont) offer the perfect escape for those looking to hit the slopes and enjoy more activities and entertainment! With fresh powder and stunning mountain views, this is the ideal way to combine winter sports with Mardi Gras fun. A weekend packed full of fun with the Winter Carnival at Holiday Valley which includes a costume parade down Mardi Gras and the infamous Dummy Downhill at the Yodler Lodge. The highlight of this weekend is the Saturday evening Mardi Gras Parade in the heart of the Village. Ellicottville Mardi Gras Weekend and Parade and Holiday Valley Winter Carnival on March 8-9, 2025. Features Masquerade Ball, Live Music, Pancake Breakfast, Costume Parade, Scavenger Hunt, Beer Tasting, Fireworks, Rail Jam Rail Park. Mardi Gras Weekend . Mar 8th - Mar 9th 2025 . Costumes, Floats and Good Times! The starts and finishes of both the Half Marathon & 5k are at Holiday Valley Resort Mardi Gras Weekend in Ellicottville, NY: A Celebration You Can’t Miss 2025-02-25 Canadian Friendship Week at Holiday Valley Resort: Celebrating Winter Fun and Friendship During Mardi Gras Weekend, March 9th & 10th, there will be a lot of live entertainment and fun activities for you and your family to enjoy. The Village of Ellicottville-Annual Mardi Gras Parade down Washington Street (March 9th at 6:30pm) Live entertainment throughout the bars and restaurants! Holiday Valley Resort- Ellicottville Mardi Gras Weekend and Parade and Holiday Valley Winter Carnival on March 10, 2024. Features Live Music, Pancake Breakfast, Costume Parade. Sunday March 10. 9AM: Ski Patrol Pancake Breakfast at the Mountain Top Warming Hut. 10AM – 5PM: Safety Patrol Cookout at the Base of Yodeler. 11AM – 4:30PM: Snowbar THE DAY WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR . Tomorrow, Friday, December 6, is the start of the 2024-25 ski and snowboard season at Holiday Valley!We plan on firing up four lifts (Mardi Gras 6, Yodeler, Tannenbaum, and the Creekside Quad) and will have Mardi Gras, Sugar Plum, Yodeler, Upper and Lower Crystal, Tannenbaum, Candy Cane, and the Mardi Gras Rail Park with 6 features and a small hip jump at the top. It is without a doubt one of the most fun and zany events you’ll experience in Ellicottville. Mardi Gras Weekend delivers a New Orleans style celebration with a ski town twist. Ellicottville will host its annual Mardi Gras Parade and Holiday Valley no doubt has a full schedule of fun planned for their Winter Carnival celebration. The Base Area of the Resort Center with a view of the Mardi Gras 6 and Cindy's lifts. 6557 Holiday Valley Road. Route 219, P.O. Box 370. Ellicottville, NY 14731-0370. 10 thoughts on “ Mardi Gras Xpress – Holiday Valley, NY ” Northeast Chairlifts January 20, 2021 / 8:02 pm This is the only detachable here with a normal-length ride time, with the other 2 having ride times of under 3 minutes. 10 thoughts on “ Mardi Gras Express – Holiday Valley, NY ” The Skiing Stig October 16, 2023 / 4:45 pm I can’t believe you already have pictures of this lift. The Mardi Gras lift will run for Fall Festival weekend on October 12 - 13 as well as on Saturday, October 19. Hours are noon to 4PM, $12 per rider, children 6 and under are free. Backpacks or bags are not allowed on the lift. Terrain. Holiday Valley has 60 trails nearly evenly broken out by the different ability levels over its 290 acres. It receives 180 inches of snow, which is enhanced by snowmaking on 95% of the terrain with over 600 snowguns, including over 230 automated snowguns. Holiday Valley: Mardi Gras at Holiday Valley - See 464 traveler reviews, 230 candid photos, and great deals for Ellicottville, NY, at Tripadvisor. Discover exciting events and activities at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY! From festivals and live music to winter excitement and family fun, there's always something happening year-round. Plan your visit and join us for unforgettable experiences in a vibrant, scenic setting. The decision to upgrade the Mardi Gras lift is well-aligned with the resort’s goals. “Holiday Valley has a long history of reinvesting back into the infrastructure of the resort - from lodges to landscaping to lifts and everything in-between,” Hegeman explained. Consistent with the other chairlifts at Holiday Valley, the new Mardi Gras 6-Pack lift will be manufactured by Doppelmayr USA, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The chair will have the capacity to Holiday Valley has 750’ of vertical drop spread out over two ridges, giving it the feeling of a larger mountain. It’s serviced by 13 lifts including, a high speed six, 3 high speed quads and 8 fixed grip quads. Holiday Valley has snowmaking covering 95% of the trail map and 39 of 60 trails are lit for night skiing.
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