UPDATE: We have our winners!

Mark Spoon was the first person to ski on our trails this season. Click the link below to see the video evidence he provided to document his ski at Skyway at 12:30pm on October 19, 2024.

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Lynn Brodbelt correctly guessed the day that the first skiing would take place this year.

Lynn and Mark will receive a GMNC hat of their choice — trucker hat, BoCo Gear ski beanie (new design for this season!) or one of our new headbands from Skida.

It’s Time to Enter the 2024 First Ski Day Contest!! 

How soon will the snow arrive on the Mesa? Only time will tell, but here’s your chance to play snow forecaster and get first tracks. Correctly predict our first day of skiing and/or be the first to make ski tracks on our trails and you’ll win a prize — bragging rights and some new GMNC swag.

Two awards are up for grabs:

Most Accurate Snow Forecaster 2024

Awarded to the person or persons who correctly predict the first day of skiing on GMNC’s trails.

First Skier of 2024

Awarded to the person or persons who are first to send in photographic evidence of the season’s first ski on our trails.

ENTER HERE: https://forms.gle/JYd7FkzxTprcvdKz8

Rules

-Entries must be made a minimum of 5 days before the date chosen.

-Only one entry per person.

-The first day of of skiing will be determined by photographic confirmation that skiing has taken place. Skiing must be on the GMNC trail system — Skyway, County Line or Ward trails. (Presumably this will be before the grooming has begun.)

-First person or group to submit photos of the first ski will be declared winner of the First Skier of 2022. If multiple people submit acceptable photos, winner will be determined by time of day (photo at 9am wins over one taken at 11am).

-In the event that there are more than 3 entries meeting the winning criteria, we will announce and celebrate all winners, and have a random drawing to award up to 5 prizes total.

To submit verification of your first ski, email a photo to info@staging.gmnc.org. Include the time and place that the photo was taken.

Questions? Email info@staging.gmnc.org