A blog about things to do in Flagstaff, Arizona. A city for all seasons, Flagstaff comes alive with sports, festivals and holiday events. Celebrate the great outdoors in the city for all seasons.
Overnight accommodations in one of our two-room suites
Two adult lift passes at Northern Arizona SnowBowl for each night’s stay
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
FLAGSTAFF HIGH COUNTRY HOLIDAY EVENTS
December 26-31
Winter Holiday Celebration Lowell Observatory
1400 West Mars Hill Rd. • 928-233-3211 • lowell.edu
Winter Holiday Celebration 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. — Lowell Observatory
will extend it's open hours and offer indoor programs and special tours during
the day. After dark, numerous telescopes will be set up for viewing celestial
objects. Closed at 5:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
December 31 The Great Pine Cone Drop, Weatherford Hotel
23 N. Leroux St. • 928-779-1919 •
Ring in the New Year in classic Flagstaff tradition as the giant, LED-Lighted
Pine Cone is lowered from the top of the Historic Weatherford Hotel. The
pine cone will drop at 10 p.m. and again at midnight.
Embassy Suites Flagstaff features Special Overnight Holiday Packages that include Free cooked -to-order breakfast and Evening Reception with complimentary drinks and snacks.
Arizona Snowbowl Celebrates 75th Anniversary Opening with Embassy Suites Flagstaff
From arizonasnowbowl.com:
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. With almost three feet of snow blanketing the
ski resort from a recent storm and up to another foot anticipated Wednesday, December
19, 2012, Arizona
Snowbowl is ready to swoosh into its 75th Anniversary Season at 9 a.m.,
Thursday, Dec. 20!
Mayor Jerry Nabours will
be welcoming excited community members, skiers and snowboarders in Arizona Snowbowl's 75th
Anniversary Opening Ceremonies at 8:30 a.m., Thursday with a ribbon cutting,
hot chocolate and donuts at Agassiz Lodge. "Flagstaff is now and always
has been a ski town," said Mayor Nabours. "Having Arizona
Snowbowl open in time for the holidays is a wonderful gift for the community
and our visitors!"
"The whole mountain
will be open Thursday. All primary runs have packed and fresh powder and our
trained staff are ready to load that First Chair!" said Arizona Snowbowl
General Manager J.R. Murray.
NamedBest Flagstaff Attractionin theArizona Daily Sun Best of Flagstaff
2012Awardsand
aTop 10 Ski Destinationby thePhoenix
Business Journal, Arizona
Snowbowl is anticipating a momentous season as it ushers in a new era with
improvements, 75th anniversary festivities and snowmaking.
New infrastructure and
equipment will make skiers' and boarders' time on the slopes more efficient and
rewarding. Grading and thinning, along with new and wider terrain, have
improved 134 of the ski resort's 777 acres. "As part of our ongoing effort
to improve the experience for beginners and introduce newcomers to the sport,
two conveyor belts brought in recently will continue to shorten lift lines and
make skiing easier for those who may be intimidated by the process of getting
on and off chairlifts," said Murray. "We'll also be offering more
than 500 free ski and boarding packages in January forLearn
to Ski and Snowboard Month.
"We believe our emphasis
on safety is one of the reasons Arizona
Snowbowl continues to be recognized for its premier outdoor recreational
experience," said Ski Patrol Director B.J. Boyle. Snowbowl is the winner
of three consecutive National Safety Awards for ski areas for 2009, 2010 and
2011.
Meantime, Arizona Snowbowl is
planning more family fun during its 75th Anniversary Celebration, Feb. 1 to 10,
2013. Festivities include a free torchlight parade, a snowman building contest,
sunset skiing and snowboarding, discounts, raffles, a fireside chat with the
ski resort's famous skiers, downtown events and the Arizona Snowbowl 75th
AnniversarySnowDown, Friday, Feb. 8 at the HighCountryConferenceCenter.
Tickets for theSnowDownare $38, commemorating the ski
area's first season in 1938, and are available online at
www.arizonasnowbowl.com/celebrate.
"This is our
opportunity to recognize Snowbowl's history as one of the longest running
established ski areas in the country, as well as celebrate our northland
community for years of support and outdoor recreational enjoyment on the San
Francisco Peaks!" said Arizona Snowbowl owner Eric Borowsky. To ensure a
longer season and supplement snow cover between storms, Arizona Snowbowl expects to be using its
snowmaking equipment for the first time this season.
Embassy Suites Flagstaffhas
partnered with the Arizona
Snowbowl and is helping to celebrate their 75 th Anniversary with the Arizona Snowbowl
Hotel Package which includes:
·Two Room Suite
·Two Arizona Snowbowl Adult lift passes for each
night’s stay
·Free cooked to order
breakfast daily
·Evening Reception with
complimentary drinks and snacks
No Snow in Flagstaff Yet? No Problem . Here are some classic Flagstaff Winter Events with no snow required.
On Friday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m., Flagstaff Children's Chorale will offer its free holiday concert at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in downtown Flagstaff.
On Saturday, Dec. 15, Orchestra Northern Arizona will present its second annual free Candy Cane Concert at 1 p.m. at the Coconino Center for the Arts.
And on Sunday, Dec. 16, the Master Chorale of Flagstaff will present "Christmas in the Mountains!" at 3 p.m. in Ardrey Auditorium at NAU (Northern Arizona University).
Santa Claus will make another grand entrance, this time by BNSF locomotive on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 5 p.m. at the downtown railway station. The event benefits Marine League Charities and its Flagstaff Youth Program.
