Sandpoint Winter Carnival - Day 3

Sunday January 16, 2011

Schedule of Events: Sunday, January 16

Schweitzer Mtn. Resort

Schweitzer Mountain Winter Passport to Fun • All Day
Join the mountain carnival festivities with free NASTAR, free Scavenger Hunts, free Kid's Candy Dig and more! Schweitzer will also have Snowshoe Hikes, a Poker ski, Paint Your Own Pottery and Kid's Crafts. Be sure to pick up a free Winter Passport to Fun at the Activity Center and enter to win a Nintendo DS! Just get thyself to the mountain or for more info call 208-255-3081 or click Schweitzer.com

Downtown Sandpoint

Shop Around Sandpoint • All day, all around town
Sometimes it pays to go shopping! In Shop Around Sandpoint, participating stores will stamp “passports” that enter shoppers into a drawing for prizes.

Dine Around Sandpoint • All day, all around town
A host of restaurants around town feature different specials each day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And every time you dine around Sandpoint at participating restaurants, you’ll be entered to win a grand prize: Dinner out once a month for a full year. Pick up a map to participating restaurants at locations around town, or get more info at DineAroundSandpoint.com

K-9 Keg Pull • 10 a.m.-noon, Eichardt’s Pub, 212 Cedar St.
Great fun, and just possibly the most endearing event you’ll ever attend, dogs of all shapes and sizes sprint for glory down a snow-packed course pulling appropriately sized “kegs” – for a chihuahua, that’s a beer can, while mighty rotts or shepherds pull full-size kegs. Dogs race against the clock while their owners urge them on and spectators contribute a cacophony of cheers. The $5 entry fee goes straight to the local animal shelter. Bring your own dog to race (just get there early) or merely enjoy the spectacle; you’ll love it.

Skijoring • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Bonner County Fairgrounds
New! Skijoring continues for the second day as participants try to combine their two-day times for the big prize money. Also featured in the afternoon is the Style division, where skiers and snowboarders try out their best jumps, jibs and tricks while being pulled by horse and rider. See all about this first-ever Winter Carnival event at SandpointSkijoring.com website