Torchlight Parade

Light Up the night This New Year’s Eve

Celebrate the New Year with this once-a-year phenomenon. Participants age 16 and up will light up the slopes in red while skiing or riding with nothing but the moonlight and lit torches!

DETAILS

Date: Thursday, December 31, 2026
Time: 8:00pm
Age: Ages 16 and up

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• Participants must be able to confidently ski or snowboard blue and black terrain in the dark and comfortably navigate uneven terrain.
• Participants must be at least 16 years old.
• Warm, dark-coloured clothing that you don't mind damaging is recommended. Clothing may become singed or stained with wax.
• Ski poles are not permitted.
• Helmets are mandatory.
• A headlamp is recommended when unloading the chairlift at the top. Headlamps must be switched off once the torches are lit.
• Participants must be lined up and ready to load the chairlift on time. For safety reasons, no additional participants will be permitted to load once the final members of the event team have boarded.
• Participants must not be intoxicated before or during the parade. Anyone who appears intoxicated at registration, while loading the chairlift or at the top of Sundance may be prohibited from participating.
• All event times are approximate and subject to change.
• We reserve the right to remove participants from the parade at our discretion.

Registration

• There is a maximum of 200 spots available.
• Participants must have a valid lift ticket for December 31, 2026. Event registration does not include a lift ticket. 
• Participants must have photo ID on their person at registration.
• Pre-registration will open at midday on December 23, 2026 and will close once full. Spaces are limited; mark your calendars to pre-register.
• All pre-registered participants must check in, in person, with ID at Guest Services to collect their wristbands between 1:00pm and 4:00pm, December 31, 2026. No exceptions.  
• Last-minute registration may be awarded to participants on a first-come, first-served basis, dependent on availability from no-shows from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.

REGISTER online

Pre-registration will open at midday on December 23, 2026.

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Event registration does not include a lift ticket. Tickets purchased on the same day of use are subject to full price rates. 

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