Golden (BC), Canada – British Columbia’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR) is gearing up to wind down its ski and snowboard season in style with the Second Annual Sun Splash Funk Fest happening Apr. 9-11, featuring an 80s retro party, mountain bike racing on snow, a Dummy Downhill, pond skimming and more.n“It is all about the sun, patios, music and good laughs,” explains Steve Paccagnan, President and General Manager at Kicking Horse.

The fun kicks off on Friday, April 9th with an 80’s retro day on the mountain. Guests are encouraged to sport their best retro gear with prizes for best costume. On Friday evening, make way to the Eagle’s Eye Restaurant for a Brew Master’s Dinner with Big Rock Brewery and an Untapped Musical performance by Shane Philip.

The Big Rock Brewery Untapped stage in the Plaza will continue to provide live entertainment throughout the weekend. DJs will be spinning the vinyl funk and live bands include Shane Philips and Mocking Shadows. The patio is open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

The Melt Freeze Cup, a Snow Mountain Bike race will be rolling and sliding under the Catamount Chair beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, with prizes for the fastest female and male racers, followed by the Dummy Downhill at 2:00 p.m. with a celebration of fine construction and total destruction. Public and businesses are encouraged to craft up a snow sliding creation to send down the course and over the jump with points for the best crash and biggest laughs. Family and open classes are available with prizes from KHMR, Coca-Cola, Rossignol, Wrangler Clothing and Big Rock Brewery.

On Sunday, KHMR’s final day of scheduled operation for the 2009-10 ski and snowboard season, the action will continue at 11:30 a.m. with a Modified GT snow race under the Catamount Chair, followed by the 2nd Annual Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Slush Cup at 2:00 p.m., when costumed competitors try to skim across a 70-foot pond of water.