Brundage Mountain Resort is proud to host its first ‘Hope on the Slopes’ event on Saturday, January 24. The goal of the event is to harness people’s love for skiing and snowboarding and their desire to help out a good cause.

Individuals and teams of 4 to 10 participants compete for the most vertical feet skied and most donations received. All ages are welcome to participate. Proceeds raised support and fund research that leads to improved treatments, patient care and services, and education.

Hope on the Slopes – Ski and Ride for a Cure raises hundreds of thousands of dollars a yea
r for cancer research through donations to the American Cancer Society.

Prizes include K2 Skis & Snowboards, Warren Miller DVDs, and Warren Miller and Brundage Mountain hats and logo wear, plus more great swag from local shops and vendors.

Individual registration is $40. Teams of 4-10 participants can sign up for just $150. Once registered, participants will be eligible to purchase that day’s Brundage lift ticket for half-off the regular price for their age group.

“We’re very excited to work with Hope on the Slopes, Ski and Ride for a Cure and the American Cancer Society,” said resort spokesperson, April Whitney. “The vertical-challenge format is a blast and doing it all for such a worthy cause makes it even more appealing.”

Rock band Lucky Tongue will be playing at Smoky’s Bar & Grill all afternoon to add to the festivities!

More information is available at www.brundage.com/HOTS.

Here’s the schedule for the day of the event:

8:00 to 9:00am – Check in/Registration at the Side Stash Café’

At registration you will receive:  T-shirt, Card Run Card, Remembrance Flag, and a HOTS Sticker.

9:15am to 9:25am – Opening Ceremonies will be outside at the Ground Area, near the Passenger drop off area.  (Close to Bluebird).

9:30am to 3:30pm – Vertical Tracking hours

Vertical tracking will be tracked on the Blue Bird Chair and the Centennial Chair ONLY.

11:00am to 12:30pm – Card Run. 

Locations will be provided at registration.  Additional Cards are available for a suggested $5.00 Donation.

1:00pm – Scavenger Hunt. 

First clue is at registration.  This is a FREE event.  You must have all 5 slips in order to win.

3:30pm Vertical Tracking ends. 

You MUST return your tag to registration to be eligible for prizes.

3:30pm Guest Speaker/Remembrance Run. 

Please join us outside at the Base Area, near the Passenger drop off area.  (Near the Bluebird Chair).  We will have a guest speaker, thank our sponsors, then head up the chair and ski down.  This is a run dedicated to those who are no longer with us, to the survivors who have won the fight.  For those who are fighting cancer, now and for their caregivers.  Together we will win the fight against cancer.

4:30pm Closing Ceremonies will be at the Side Stash Café’