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“Hope on the Slopes” Event Comes to Canaan Valley Resort March 1-2, 2013
By M. Scott Smith, DCSki Editor

February 20, 2013 — The 2nd annual “Hope on the Slopes” event is returning to West Virginia’s Canaan Valley Resort March 1-2, 2013, to help raise funds on behalf of the American Cancer Society. In conjunction with the resort’s Wild Thing Weekend, this ski, tubing, and snowboarding event will feature contests, great prizes, food and entertainment. Registration (which includes a lift ticket) is $45 and participants can register as an individual or a team.

The event will begin on Friday evening, March 1, and run through Saturday.

For more information, visit www.acshopeontheslopescanaan.org.

Related Links:

• Hope on the Slopes
• Canaan Valley Resort

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About the Author

M. Scott Smith is the founder and Editor of DCSki. Scott loves outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, kayaking, skiing, and mountain biking. He is an avid photographer and writer. To read other articles by Scott, click here.

 

 

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