Military Winterfest

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Skiing, snowboarding, tubing, snowshoeing, nordic & more!
  • Meet-n-greet event, yoga classes, and ice skating
  • Kids snowman building and activities
  • Inter-service ski and snowboard races
  • Inter-service family Winter Olympics
  • Raffles and prizes
  • Daily Twilight Colors Retirement Parade
  • Ski & snowboard lessons for vets, by vets
  • Adaptive athlete sessions for vets with disabilities

Winterfest showcases Angel Fire Resort’s mountain with 80 runs, 3 terrain parks, gladed tree runs & nighttime skiing. The festival offers deep discounts for accommodations, rental equipment, lift tickets and ski & snowboard lessons.

Only parties registered, as a Winterfest participant, will get special Military Winterfest discounted rates on lessons, lift tickets, accommodations or rentals.

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Event Schedule

Activity/Time/Location

Registration, Dinner List, Inter-Service Race signup
8:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Resort Lodge Lobby

Skiing/Snowboarding
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ski Mountain

X/C Skiing
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Country Club Nordic Center

Vet-to-Vet Group Lessons (Reserve with Resort)
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ski School Yard

Tubing
1 – 4 p.m.
Tubing Hill

Activity/Time/Location

Service Flag Parade
8:30 – 8:45 a.m..
Exhibition Slope

Registration, Dinner List, Inter-Service Race signup
8:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Resort Lodge Lobby

Five Elements Tai Chi with Frank Gonzalez
8:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Resort Gym (2nd Floor)

Skiing/Snowboarding
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ski Mountain

Winterfest Scavenger Hunt (Winterfest App)
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ski Mountain

X/C Skiing
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Country Club Nordic Center

Vet-to-Vet Group Lessons (Reserve with Resort)
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ski School Yard

Nat’l Veterans Wellness & Healing Center Info
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Upper Middle Deck

Hot Chocolate & Smores at the NVWHC booth
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Upper Middle Deck

Guided Ski/Board Orientation (Intermediate Ability)
Noon – 2 p.m.
Meet at Chili Express

Tubing (sign up with Resort)
1 – 4 p.m.
Tubing Hill

Service Flag Parade – National Anthem by Ann Lutz, Ms. Veteran America 2022, 2nd Runner Up and New Mexico Resident
4 – 4:15 p.m.
Exhibition Slope

Meet & Greet Social
1/2 off Adult Beverage, 10% off Menu Items (with Wristband)
5 – 7 p.m.
Mikuna Grill
48 N. Angel Fire Rd.

Activity/Time/Location

Service Flag Parade
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Exhibition Slope

Registration, Dinner List, Inter-Service Race signup
8:30 – 4 p.m.
Resort Lodge Lobby

Five Elements Tai Chi with Frank Gonzalez
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Resort Gym (2nd floor)

Skiing/Snowboarding
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ski Mountain

Winterfest Scavenger Hunt (Winterfest App)
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ski Mountain

X/C Skiing
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Country Club Nordic Center

Guided Ski/Board Orientation (Intermediate ability)
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meet at Chili Express

Vet-to-Vet Group Lessons (Reserve with Resort)
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Ski School Yard

Nat’l Veterans Wellness & Healing Center Info
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Upper Middle Deck

Hot Chocolate & Smores at the NVWHC booth
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Upper Middle Deck

Inter-Service Fun Race (sign-up first)
Noon – 2 p.m.
Exhibition Race Course

Tubing (sign up with Resort)
1 – 4 p.m.
Tubing Hill

Interservice Children’s Tubing Race (12 &Under, Sign-Up, Tubing Ticket Required)
2 – 4 p.m.
Tubing Hill

Inter-Service Fun Race Awards
3 p.m.
Top Desk

Service Flag Parade – National Anthem by Ann Lutz, Ms. Veteran America 2022, 2nd Runner Up and New Mexico Resident
4 – 4:15 p.m.
Exhibition

Celebratory Dinner w/ Katy P and the Business (All welcome, please register)
5:30 – 9 p.m.
Community Center
15 Cs Ranch Rd

Activity/Time/Location

Service Flag Parade
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Exhibition Slope

Registration
9 – 11 a.m.
Resort Lodge Lobby

Skiing/Snowboarding
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ski Mountain

Snowshoeing (signup first)
9:30 a.m.
Meet in Resort Lobby

X/C Skiing
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Country Club Nordic Center

Vet-to-Vet Group Lessons (Reserve with Resort)
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Ski School Yard

Tubing (sign up with Resort)
1 – 5 p.m.
Tubing Hill

Winterfest directly supports the National Veterans Wellness & Healing Center. The Center provides treatment for military individuals & families that suffer with Post Traumatic Stress –the “Invisible Wounds of War.” Click Here to Donate

Partners in Military Winterfest 2018: National Veterans Wellness & Healing Center of Angel Fire, event host & organizer; and the Angel Fire Resort, 5-Star Corporate Sponsor.

Photos: Michael Gilcrease & Angel Fire Resort’s Chris Schell