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Aug 3, 2024, 4:22:02 PM8/3/24

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Enjoy Presidents' Day weekend with a full slate of fun, starting outside with an Alphorn concert and avalanche dog demo. After the dogs have shown their skills, head into Last Chance Lodge for a magic show and special dinner menu. Later in the evening, watch Solitude staff members ride down the mountain as a synchronized, torch-lit team. The torchlight parade will be followed by fireworks.

Please join us for these free events! Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Schedule:
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Alphorn Concert in the Village
4:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Avalanche Dog Demonstration at Bottom of Apex Chair
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Magic Show at Last Chance Lodge
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Food and Beverage available for purchase
7:00 p.m. - Torchlight Parade, followed by fireworks

Guests who prefer to view the torchlight parade only are welcome to arrive at 6:00 p.m.

Join us for 'Twas, Christmas Eve at Snowbasin. Experience the night before Christmas in the Wasatch Mountains with an appearance by Santa Claus, a skier torchlight parade and fireworks. You can participate in this event with the private buffet dinner (sold out), or attending for free on the plaza.

Join us on Earl's Plaza with festivities for the whole family. This free event includes a visit from Santa, food and drinks on the patio, a DJ and a grand finale of a torchlight parade and fireworks. Come and join the fun from 4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Outside food and drink are not permitted.

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Experience a holiday dinner buffet unlike any other. You can come and go as you please while you experience holiday festivities in the base area. Those with dinner reservations will have exclusive access to Earl's Lodge and a private VIP section for viewing the torchlight parade and fireworks. Reservations are required and sold old.

Close out 2023 with a torchlight parade and fireworks on Fanny Hill. Skiers and snowboarders ages 8 and up are invited to join in the fun making wide turns down the mountain with red flares that illuminate the night sky and snow with a festive glow.

Several years ago, we had some parents contact us with questions about Torchlight, our evening ritual. With this in mind, we decided to provide a little bit of an explanation about this important camp tradition.

The fact that we have a limited number of LTCs means that they will be escorts several times. This might look like we are honoring the same campers, but this is not the case. In fact, we had a parent ask why we were recognizing the same girls the day after a 6th summer camper made torchlight for the first time. This parent had seen the LTC and thought she was also a Torchlighter. I hope this helps clarify.

I would like to share a final thought. The term is too short and we have too many campers worthy of recognition. In other words, we would need a term that lasted for months to recognize every worthy camper. Some ask why then do we do it? I think there are important lessons here. First, we reinforce our values by recognizing individuals who exemplify them. Second, the campers get an opportunity to celebrate the success of others. Too often, we want to focus on ourselves and miss the generosity of spirit necessary to be happy for another person. Finally, it provides an opportunity to model perseverance. Each summer we have had people make Torchlighter for the first time in their 7th, 8th or 11th summer (the last case was a long-time camper-counselor who made Torchlighter during counselor orientation). These are stories of Champions that every camper can learn from!