Two-year old Lachlan Brown had a blast sliding down the 'snow mountain' in downtown Port Elgin, during the first day of Port Elgin BIA’s Snow Fest winter festival, February 18.

Hub Staff

Heaps of snow brought joy and loads of family fun to Coulter Parkette during the Port Elgin BIA’s inaugural Snow Fest winter festival, February 18.

Day one of the three day Family Day weekend event drew crowds who surfed down a “Snow Mountain”, made snow balls and snow paintings while families took part in a pickup road hockey game on Green Street.

The unseasonably warm winter’s day was welcomed, with organizer Steff Allen of Port Elgin saying that if needed there could be more snow added.

“We’ve got a good turnout, it’s a nice weekend, tons of fun outside, with warm weather to get outside with the kids,” said Allen.

The event takes place until Monday, February 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, with road closures taking place on Green Street from Goderich Street to Waterloo Street until Tuesday morning.

“We have s’mores going, the snow paint, I have a radar gun to track the speed of snow balls or slap shots, impromptu road hockey, and ‘snow mountain’ with snow to make snowmen or snow forts.” Allen admitted that with the unseasonably warm weather that things could get sloppy.

“Dress for the weather and be prepared to get dirty, there’s lots of paint and lots of time to get mucky in the snow,” she said.

Shannon and Ruby, age 4, posed for a photo inside the life-sized snow globe.

Brothers Brett (left) and Blake Tolton enjoyed some gooey s’mores at Snow Fest, February 18.

An impromptu hockey team, with ringer goalies.

Children and children at heart created their own designs in the snow.

The ‘snow mountain’ slide was the main attraction during day one of Snow Fest, February 18, put on by the Port Elgin BIA.

On an unseasonably warm winter’s day, families packed Coulter Parkette February 18 during Snow Fest for fun in the sun and snow.

Lincoln Miller, age 4, was satisfied with his run down the snow slide.