WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- Come out to Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., for the annual St. Paddy’s Day Celebration this Sunday, March 13. Spring is here and the mountain celebrating with corn beef and cabbage, Guiness ice cream, Jameson specials and of course green beer.

There will be live music and crafts and entertainment for the little ones. Spring conditions have been great as our snowmaking team has been blowing snow and grooming night and day to make sure you get the best conditions possible.

Come out this Sunday and we’ll sweeten the deal with  a special design you own Buy One Get One Free lift ticket that can be found at www.skitheface.com. Simple, we’ve left the design to you, all you need to do is fill in the white space and turn in at any Whiteface ticket window.

Have fun, add as much or as little as you want. Draw your favorite Whiteface moment, write the name of your favorite trail or drop in a photo of your friend and tag them on Facebook and tell them to come ski with you. Use your imagination, the ideas are limitless.

As a bonus, share on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #skitheface241and be entered to win a four pack of lift tickets for spring skiing at Whiteface. The coupon is valid only if the blank portion has a photo, drawing or text and cannot be combined with any other discount, promotion or offer and cannot be resold. It must also be presented at the ticket window at the time of redemption.

If you’re looking for an investment into next year, while at Whiteface, purchase your 2016-’17 season pass and ski and ride for free the rest of this winter. Through April 29, the Adult SKI3 pass, which also includes Belleayre Ski Resort, in Highmount, N.Y., and Gore Mountain, in North Creek, N.Y. is just $759, while the Junior pass is only $299. This is one big deal.  Combined that’s 7,000 vertical feet of skiing and riding on eight peaks, 886 acres, 33 glades and 227 trails.

For those looking to ski just Whiteface next season, there’s still the very popular Whiteface Only Non-Holiday pass for just $459, when purchased by April 29.

For more information about the SKI3 season pass, or other 2016-’17 season pass specials visit http://www.whiteface.com/tickets/whiteface-season-passes. Passes can be purchased at each resort, on-line, by phone or through mail.

Don’t forget that all March long, it’s Springfest at the Olympic mountain. There’s a great lineup of events throughout the entire month to include a public race course, live music each Saturday, First Tracks every Saturday and Sunday the Apple Butter Open, March 19, and of course live music and drink specials in the Cloudspin Lounge.

For more information about all of the events and activities on ORDA’s Olympic venues, log on to www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

Media Advisory: Photos of the 2015-’16 skiing and riding season at Whiteface Mountain can be found by clicking HERE. Photos courtesy of ORDA/ Whiteface Lake Placid.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.