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Here are just a few of the events in Grand County during the holidays:

12/27-10th Annual Mountai Messiah Song Session at YMCA Chapel, 12/28-Piano playing by Carolyn May at Gasthaus Eichler, 12/29- Free Night Skiing & Live Music at Sol Vista Basin Ski Area, 12/29 & 12/30-  Burton Learn to Ride Women’s Camp at Winter Park Resort, 12/31- Celebrate New Year’s at the Lodge at Sunspot, Jingle Rails at base of Winter Park Resort, Grand County Blues Society presents New Year’s with Jimmy Hall at Grand Theatre in Winter Park, New Year’s Fireworks in downtown Winter Park, Diamonds in the Sky midnight fireworks over Grand Lake, New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks at Sol Vista Basin Ski Area.

Happy Holidays from the Mainstreet Real Estate team! Tonight is the Torchlight Parade and Fireworks at Winter Park Resort, starting at 5:30pm. The resort has received over 6.5″ of new snow in the last 24 hours, bringing the season-to-date snowfall to 103″. For more information on resort activities and the 6-day forecast, click here.

30th Annual Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade is at Winter Park Resort on Monday December 24, starting at 5:30pm. Torch-bearing skiers will make their way down Lower Hughes, followed by Santa and his helpers. Fireworks will follow the parade. There will be two church services offered, an interdenominational service in the Balcony House and Catholic Church Service in West Portal Station. For more information, please check out Winter Park Resort’s website.

Finally!! That’s all anybody can say now that we got the first big snow of the season. All that wonderful white is out there waiting for you, so take advantage of it! Just yesterday Winter Park Resort got ten inches of powder…. yes real snow! The wonderful stuff came down most of last night and is forecasted to continue today. Also big news for skiiers and boarders, yesterday December 7th, 2007 @ 1pm part of Mary Jane was opened up for business. Ride the 4 open lifts on the Jane side, which are the Super Gauge Express, Pony Express, Galloping Goose, and High Lonesome. The now open runs include Mary Jane Trail, Lower Arrowhead, Shoo Fly, Lonesome Whistle to Switchyard, and Village Way. Go while the going is good and have fun out there. For updated resort information, click here.

It’s snowing! Snow showers predicted for the day saturday (4-7 inches) and most of the day sunday (1-2 inches). For a complete snow report & forecast, click here for Winter Park Resort’s website