Bolton, VT – For those who are desperate to get back on snow again this season, Bolton Valley is offering up a bit of of the white stuff this Labor Day Weekend at the Labor of Love Rail Jam, scheduled for Friday evening, Aug. 31. The window of opportunity is small—only one hour is available to satisfy ski and snowboard desires until Bolton Valley officially opens in December.

“To some it may feel like a tease to only be on snow for an hour and then have to wait another three plus months for the real deal,” said Josh Arneson, sales and marketing director at Bolton Valley Resort. “But we expect it to be a fun time for kids and families, and it’s a perfect complement for the largest ski and snowboard sale in Vermont, which is being held from Thursday through Monday. We hope people will come out and celebrate a bit of pre-season fun with us and get psyched for what’s to come.”

Terrain park makers will collect “snow” from a local ice rink and then cover the tennis courts next to the resort’s Sports Center. Skiers and riders will kick out the summer cobwebs on rails during the hour-long jam session. Prizes will be awarded to the best skiers and riders at the end of the jam as well as a few extra prizes being tossed out to all competitors.

Registration and bib pick up begins at 5 p.m. and space is limited so participants are encouraged to pre-register online at www.boltonvalley.com. The jam session begins at 6 p.m. with awards at 7 p.m. The cost is $10 per person.

Vermont’s largest ski and snowboard sale will be held in the Sports Center at Bolton Valley as well, from Aug. 30 through Sept. 3. Produced in conjunction with The Ski and Snowboard Liquidation Center, the ski and snowboard sale will include more than $1 million in inventory including products like skis and snowboards starting at $99 and kids snowboards starting at $59. Top manufacturer names will be sold including skis from Volkl, K2, Dynastar, Atomic, Elan, and Nordica as well as adult snowboards from Burton, Forum, K2, and Atomic. Youth ski packages begin at $99 for used and $199 for new. A large selection of adult and youth clothing and accessories also will be for sale.

To round out the weekend, the Run Strong VT 5K, a new trail race and disaster relief fundraiser to benefit ReBuild Waterbury, an organization working toward rebuilding Waterbury after the destruction from Tropical Storm Irene one year ago this month, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 1. Race cost is $35 and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit ReBuild Waterbury.