The inaugural Huntsville SnowFest brought a whole lot of winter fun to downtown Huntsville on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Festival-goers could bring your own equipment to enjoy the rare experience of skiing or snowshoeing down Main Street, or they could partake in a variety of activities presented by the Huntsville Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce, the event hosts, or event sponsors.
There was snoga (snow yoga), a mini-terrain park with demos by Algonquin Outfitters and a kids’ Burton Riglet Park courtesy Hidden Valley Highlands Ski Area, skijoring demos courtesy of The SportLab, a disc golf course in River Mill Park, dog sledding, carnival games, and axe throwing.
At 4 p.m., the street was filled with fatbike enthusiasts for the inaugural Muskoka Fatbike Race, hosted by the Huntsville Mountain Bike Association.
Did you take in the first-ever Huntsville SnowFest? Tell us about your experience in the comments below.
Hudson Laurence, 3, checks out the Burton Riglet Park courtesy of Hidden Valley Highlands Ski Area (Cheyenne Wood)
Isaiah Scott makes this rail look easy during the Algonquin Outfitters demo (Cheyenne Wood)
Nash Gilroy, 7, struts his stuff during the Algonquin Outfitters demo (Cheyenne Wood)
Even dogs could get in on the kicksledding action…while getting the people to do all the work! (Cheyenne Wood)
Snow-loving dogs got in on the action with some skijoring, courtesy of The SportLab (Cheyenne Wood)
Residents took advantage of the opportunity to ski on the snow-covered Main Street (Cheyenne Wood)
Sugarbush Hill Maple Farm served up tasty maple taffy to festival-goers (Cheyenne Wood)
Georgia Kitchen, 7, and Henry Wheeler, 4, try out dog sledding in River Mill Park (Cheyenne Wood)
Bush Poker Axe Throwing brought the woods to downtown Huntsville (Cheyenne Wood)
Who needs an auger when you can go ‘ice fishing’ right on Main Street? (Cheyenne Wood)
Who says you can’t golf year round in Muskoka? (Cheyenne Wood)
The Huntsville Curling Club brought a mini rink and rocks to the park – no sweeping required! (Cheyenne Wood)
Fatbike enthusiasts took to the street for the inaugural Muskoka Fatbike Race, presented by the Huntsville Mountain Bike Association (Cheyenne Wood)
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Great job to everyone involved – lots of planning obviously went into this event.
Retired Proud Principal
Sharon Stahls?
Looked like alot of fun activities for everyone!! Love the main street covered in snow…Just like when the grass goes down it in the summer.